वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-75, verse-15

ते निसृष्टा महावेगाः शराः सर्पविषोपमाः ।
संप्राप्य लक्ष्मणं पेतुः श्वसन्त इव पन्नगाः ॥१५॥

15. te nisṛṣṭā mahāvegāḥ śarāḥ sarpaviṣopamāḥ ,
saṃprāpya lakṣmaṇaṃ petuḥ śvasanta iva pannagāḥ.

15. te nisṛṣṭāḥ mahāvegāḥ śarāḥ sarpaviṣopamāḥ
samprāpya lakṣmaṇam petuḥ śvasantaḥ iva pannagāḥ

15. te mahāvegāḥ sarpaviṣopamāḥ nisṛṣṭāḥ śarāḥ
lakṣmaṇam samprāpya śvasantaḥ pannagāḥ iva petuḥ

15. Those arrows, released with great velocity and resembling serpent poison, reached Lakshmana and fell upon him, as if they were hissing snakes.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those arrows (those)

• निसृष्टाः (nisṛṣṭāḥ) - released, discharged

• महावेगाः (mahāvegāḥ) - of great speed, very swift

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• सर्पविषोपमाः (sarpaviṣopamāḥ) - resembling serpent poison, like serpent venom

• सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having reached, having attained

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell, they descended

• श्वसन्तः (śvasantaḥ) - hissing, breathing, puffing

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - snakes, serpents

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those arrows (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

निसृष्टाः (nisṛṣṭāḥ) - released, discharged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nisṛṣṭa

nisṛṣṭa - released, discharged, sent forth, hurled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root √sṛj (to release, create) with prefix nis-

Prefix: nis

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'śarāḥ'.

महावेगाः (mahāvegāḥ) - of great speed, very swift

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāvega

mahāvega - of great velocity, very swift, highly impetuous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vega)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vega – speed, velocity, force, impulse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'śarāḥ'.

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, dart, reed

सर्पविषोपमाः (sarpaviṣopamāḥ) - resembling serpent poison, like serpent venom

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarpaviṣopama

sarpaviṣopama - resembling serpent venom, similar to snake poison

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarpa+viṣa+upama)

• sarpa – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• upama – like, similar, resembling
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'śarāḥ'.

सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having reached, having attained

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from verb root √āp (to obtain, reach) with prefixes sam- and pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's younger brother)

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell, they descended

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

श्वसन्तः (śvasantaḥ) - hissing, breathing, puffing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śvasat

śvasat - breathing, hissing, puffing

Present Active Participle

Derived from verb root √śvas (to breathe, hiss)

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'pannagāḥ'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - snakes, serpents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pannaga

pannaga - snake, serpent (lit. 'moving on its belly')

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (panna+ga)

• panna – fallen, descended
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √pad 'to go, fall'
  Root: pad (class 4)
• ga – going, moving
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gam (class 1)