वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-75, verse-27

स शरैराहतस्तेन सरोषो रावणात्मजः ।
सुप्रयुक्तैस्त्रिभिर्बाणैः प्रतिविव्याध लक्ष्मणम् ॥२७॥

27. sa śarairāhatastena saroṣo rāvaṇātmajaḥ ,
suprayuktaistribhirbāṇaiḥ prativivyādha lakṣmaṇam.

27. saḥ śaraiḥ āhataḥ tena saroṣaḥ rāvaṇātmajaḥ
suprayuktaiḥ tribhiḥ bāṇaiḥ prativivyādha lakṣmaṇam

27. tena śaraiḥ āhataḥ saḥ rāvaṇātmajaḥ saroṣaḥ,
suprayuktaiḥ tribhiḥ bāṇaiḥ lakṣmaṇam prativivyādha.

27. Struck by those arrows from Lakṣmaṇa, Rāvaṇa's son, enraged, retaliated by piercing Lakṣmaṇa with three well-aimed arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to Rāvaṇa's son. (he, that)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• आहतः (āhataḥ) - struck, wounded, hit

• तेन (tena) - by Lakṣmaṇa (by him)

• सरोषः (saroṣaḥ) - enraged, full of wrath, furious

• रावणात्मजः (rāvaṇātmajaḥ) - Indrajit (Meghanada), Rāvaṇa's son. (son of Rāvaṇa)

• सुप्रयुक्तैः (suprayuktaiḥ) - well-aimed, well-employed, skillfully discharged

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

• प्रतिविव्याध (prativivyādha) - he pierced in return, he retaliated by piercing

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa (proper name)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Refers to Rāvaṇa's son. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'prativivyādha'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Note: Agent or instrument of 'āhataḥ'.

आहतः (āhataḥ) - struck, wounded, hit

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āhata

āhata - struck, hit, wounded, injured

Past Passive Participle

From root √han (to strike, kill) with prefix 'ā-' and kta suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Describes the state of Rāvaṇa's son.

तेन (tena) - by Lakṣmaṇa (by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, 3rd person.

Note: Agent of the past passive participle 'āhataḥ'.

सरोषः (saroṣaḥ) - enraged, full of wrath, furious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saroṣa

saroṣa - enraged, full of wrath, furious

Bahuvrihi compound 'sa-roṣa' (with wrath).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+roṣa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• roṣa – anger, wrath, fury
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ruṣ (class 1)

Note: Describes Rāvaṇa's son's state.

रावणात्मजः (rāvaṇātmajaḥ) - Indrajit (Meghanada), Rāvaṇa's son. (son of Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇātmaja

rāvaṇātmaja - son of Rāvaṇa (i.e., Indrajit)

Compound of 'rāvaṇa' and 'ātmaja' (born of, son).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+ātmaja)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born of oneself
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'ātman' and 'ja' (born).

Note: Principal subject.

सुप्रयुक्तैः (suprayuktaiḥ) - well-aimed, well-employed, skillfully discharged

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suprayukta

suprayukta - well-aimed, well-employed, skillful, appropriate

Past Passive Participle

From root √yuj (to join, employ) with prefixes 'su-' (well) and 'pra-'.

Prefixes: su+pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Describes the arrows used by Rāvaṇa's son.

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three

(numeral)

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Instrument of 'prativivyādha'.

प्रतिविव्याध (prativivyādha) - he pierced in return, he retaliated by piercing

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of prativivyādha

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

From root √vyadh (to pierce) with prefixes 'prati-' (in return) and 'vi-' (asunder, through).

Prefixes: prati+vi

Root: vyadh (class 4)

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa, brother of Rama

Note: Object of 'prativivyādha'.