वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-76, verse-1

ततः शरं दाशरथिः संधायामित्रकर्शनः ।
ससर्ज राक्षसेन्द्राय क्रुद्धः सर्प इव श्वसन् ॥१॥

1. tataḥ śaraṃ dāśarathiḥ saṃdhāyāmitrakarśanaḥ ,
sasarja rākṣasendrāya kruddhaḥ sarpa iva śvasan.

1. tataḥ śaram dāśarathiḥ sandhāya amitra-karśanaḥ
sasarja rākṣasa-indrāya kruddhaḥ sarpaḥ iva śvasan

1. Tatah amitra-karśanaḥ dāśarathiḥ kruddhaḥ sarpaḥ iva śvasan śaram sandhāya rākṣasa-indrāya sasarja.

1. Then, the destroyer of foes, Lakṣmaṇa, son of Daśaratha, having aimed an arrow, shot it at the lord of the rākṣasas, enraged and hissing like a serpent.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

• शरम् (śaram) - arrow

• दाशरथिः (dāśarathiḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (son of Daśaratha)

• सन्धाय (sandhāya) - having fixed, having aimed, having joined

• अमित्र-कर्शनः (amitra-karśanaḥ) - destroyer of foes, tormentor of enemies

• ससर्ज (sasarja) - he discharged, released, threw

• राक्षस-इन्द्राय (rākṣasa-indrāya) - to Indrajit (to the lord of rākṣasas)

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry

• सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - snake, serpent

• इव (iva) - like, as

• श्वसन् (śvasan) - hissing, breathing heavily

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

शरम् (śaram) - arrow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow

दाशरथिः (dāśarathiḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (son of Daśaratha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāśarathi

dāśarathi - son of Daśaratha

patronymic from Daśaratha

Note: Refers to Lakṣmaṇa in this context.

सन्धाय (sandhāya) - having fixed, having aimed, having joined

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

sam (together) + dhā (to place) + lyap (absolutive suffix)

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

अमित्र-कर्शनः (amitra-karśanaḥ) - destroyer of foes, tormentor of enemies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amitrakarśana

amitrakarśana - destroyer of foes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amitra+karśana)

• amitra – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• karśana – destroying, tormenting
  adjective/agent noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from √kṛś (to emaciate, weaken)
  Root: kṛś (class 1)

Note: An epithet for Lakṣmaṇa.

ससर्ज (sasarja) - he discharged, released, threw

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (liṭ) 3rd person singular of √sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

राक्षस-इन्द्राय (rākṣasa-indrāya) - to Indrajit (to the lord of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - lord of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Indrajit.

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry

Past Passive Participle

from √krudh + kta

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Describes Daśarathi (Lakṣmaṇa).

सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - snake, serpent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - snake, serpent

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

श्वसन् (śvasan) - hissing, breathing heavily

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śvasat

śvasat - hissing, breathing

Present Active Participle

from √śvas + śatṛ

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Describes Lakṣmaṇa by analogy with the snake.