वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-76, verse-19

तस्य बाणैस्तु विध्वस्तं कवचं हेमभूषितम् ।
व्यशीर्यत रथोपस्थे ताराजालमिवाम्बरात् ॥१९॥

19. tasya bāṇaistu vidhvastaṃ kavacaṃ hemabhūṣitam ,
vyaśīryata rathopasthe tārājālamivāmbarāt.

19. tasya bāṇaiḥ tu vidhvastaṃ kavacaṃ hemabhūṣitam
| vyaśīryata rathopasthe tārājālam iva ambarāt

19. tasya hemabhūṣitam kavacaṃ tu bāṇaiḥ vidhvastaṃ
rathopasthe ambarāt tārājālam iva vyaśīryata

19. Indeed, his golden-adorned armor, shattered by (Lakṣmaṇa's) arrows, disintegrated upon the platform of the chariot, just like a cluster of stars falling from the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Rāvaṇa's son's) (his, its, of him)

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by Lakṣmaṇa's arrows (by arrows)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• विध्वस्तं (vidhvastaṁ) - shattered (armor) (shattered, destroyed, ruined)

• कवचं (kavacaṁ) - his armor (armor, coat of mail)

• हेमभूषितम् (hemabhūṣitam) - gold-adorned (armor) (adorned with gold, gold-ornamented)

• व्यशीर्यत (vyaśīryata) - it (the armor) disintegrated (it disintegrated, it scattered, it fell apart)

• रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - upon the platform of the chariot (on the chariot floor/platform)

• ताराजालम् (tārājālam) - a cluster of stars (net of stars, cluster of stars)

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as it were)

• अम्बरात् (ambarāt) - from the sky (from the sky, from the atmosphere)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (Rāvaṇa's son's) (his, its, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Genitive singular of tad

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by Lakṣmaṇa's arrows (by arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Denotes the agent of shattering.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

विध्वस्तं (vidhvastaṁ) - shattered (armor) (shattered, destroyed, ruined)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidhvasta

vidhvasta - shattered, destroyed, ruined, scattered

Past Passive Participle

Ppp. of root dhvaṃs with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

कवचं (kavacaṁ) - his armor (armor, coat of mail)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kavaca

kavaca - armor, cuirass, coat of mail

Note: Subject of the verb vyaśīryata.

हेमभूषितम् (hemabhūṣitam) - gold-adorned (armor) (adorned with gold, gold-ornamented)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hemabhūṣita

hemabhūṣita - adorned with gold, golden-ornamented

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (heman+bhūṣita)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated, ornamented
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Ppp. of root bhūṣ (to adorn)
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with kavacaṃ.

व्यशीर्यत (vyaśīryata) - it (the armor) disintegrated (it disintegrated, it scattered, it fell apart)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of vyaśīr

Imperfect Middle

Root śīr with prefix vi, Imperfect 3rd singular middle (pass.)

Prefix: vi

Root: śīr (class 9)

रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - upon the platform of the chariot (on the chariot floor/platform)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rathopastha

rathopastha - part of a chariot, chariot seat, chariot floor, platform of a chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+upastha)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• upastha – lap, private parts, inner part, platform, seat
  noun (masculine)

Note: Denotes the place where the armor fell.

ताराजालम् (tārājālam) - a cluster of stars (net of stars, cluster of stars)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tārājāla

tārājāla - net of stars, multitude of stars, cluster of stars

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tārā+jāla)

• tārā – star
  noun (feminine)
• jāla – net, multitude, cluster
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison

अम्बरात् (ambarāt) - from the sky (from the sky, from the atmosphere)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, cloth, garment

Ablative singular of ambara

Note: Denotes the source of falling.