वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-76, verse-26

अन्यैः सुनिशितैः शस्त्रैराकाशे संजघट्टिरे ।
बभञ्जुश्चिच्छिदुश्चापि तयोर्बाणाः सहस्रशः ॥२६॥

26. anyaiḥ suniśitaiḥ śastrairākāśe saṃjaghaṭṭire ,
babhañjuścicchiduścāpi tayorbāṇāḥ sahasraśaḥ.

26. anyaiḥ suniśitaiḥ śastraiḥ ākāśe saṃjaghaṭṭire
babhañjuḥ cicchiduḥ ca api tayoḥ bāṇāḥ sahasraśaḥ

26. tayoḥ bāṇāḥ sahasraśaḥ anyaiḥ suniśitaiḥ śastraiḥ
ākāśe saṃjaghaṭṭire ca api babhañjuḥ cicchiduḥ

26. Thousands of their arrows clashed in the sky with other very sharp weapons, and they (the arrows) broke and cut (the opposing arrows).

Words meanings summery:

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others, by other (weapons)

• सुनिशितैः (suniśitaiḥ) - by very sharp, by well-sharpened

• शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - by weapons, by arms

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

• संजघट्टिरे (saṁjaghaṭṭire) - clashed, collided, struck together

• बभञ्जुः (babhañjuḥ) - broke, shattered

• चिच्छिदुः (cicchiduḥ) - cut, severed, pierced

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two, their

• बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

Words meanings and morphology

अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others, by other (weapons)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Qualifies 'śastraiḥ'.

सुनिशितैः (suniśitaiḥ) - by very sharp, by well-sharpened

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of suniśita

suniśita - very sharp, well-sharpened

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'su' (very) and 'niśita' (sharpened, P.P.P. from root 'śo' with 'ni').

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+niśita)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  prefix
• niśita – sharpened, keen
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. from root 'śo' (to sharpen) with prefix 'ni'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'śastraiḥ'.

शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - by weapons, by arms

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, arm, instrument

From root 'śas' (to cut, to kill).

Root: śas (class 2)

Note: Denotes the means by which collision occurs.

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

From root 'kāś' (to shine) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Denotes the location.

संजघट्टिरे (saṁjaghaṭṭire) - clashed, collided, struck together

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, Perfect (Lit) of saṃghaṭṭ

From root 'ghaṭṭ' (to move, to stir) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: ghaṭṭ (class 10)

बभञ्जुः (babhañjuḥ) - broke, shattered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (Lit) of bhañj

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Subject is 'bāṇāḥ'.

चिच्छिदुः (cicchiduḥ) - cut, severed, pierced

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (Lit) of chid

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Subject is 'bāṇāḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunction

Note: Connects the two verbs.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

particle

Note: Emphasizes the action.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Possessive adjective for 'bāṇāḥ'.

बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Subject of 'saṃjaghaṭṭire', 'babhañjuḥ', and 'cicchiduḥ'.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

Adverbial formation from 'sahasra' (thousand) with suffix '-śaḥ'.

Note: Modifies the quantity of arrows involved in the action.

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