वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-77, verse-24

अभीक्ष्णमन्तर्दधतुः शरजालैर्महाबलौ ।
चन्द्रादित्याविवोष्णान्ते यथा मेघैस्तरस्विनौ ॥२४॥

24. abhīkṣṇamantardadhatuḥ śarajālairmahābalau ,
candrādityāvivoṣṇānte yathā meghaistarasvinau.

24. abhīkṣṇam antardadhtuḥ śarajālaiḥ mahābalau |
candrādityau iva uṣṇānte yathā meghaiḥ tarasvinau

24. The two powerful warriors repeatedly hid themselves behind volleys of arrows, just as the moon and the sun are obscured by swift clouds at the end of the hot season (before the monsoon).

Words meanings summery:

• अभीक्ष्णम् (abhīkṣṇam) - repeatedly (repeatedly, frequently, constantly)

• अन्तर्दध्तुः (antardadhtuḥ) - they two concealed themselves (they two hid themselves, disappeared, concealed themselves)

• शरजालैः (śarajālaiḥ) - by volleys of arrows (by nets of arrows, by showers of arrows)

• महाबलौ (mahābalau) - the two mighty warriors (Lakshmana and Indrajit) (two mighty ones, two powerful ones)

• चन्द्रादित्यौ (candrādityau) - the moon and the sun

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• उष्णान्ते (uṣṇānte) - at the end of the hot season

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, how)

• मेघैः (meghaiḥ) - by clouds

• तरस्विनौ (tarasvinau) - the two swift (clouds) (two swift ones, two powerful ones)

Words meanings and morphology

अभीक्ष्णम् (abhīkṣṇam) - repeatedly (repeatedly, frequently, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'antardadhtuḥ'.

अन्तर्दध्तुः (antardadhtuḥ) - they two concealed themselves (they two hid themselves, disappeared, concealed themselves)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (liṭ) of antardhā

Perfect

Root dhā (to place, hold) with prefix antar (within). Perfect active, 3rd person dual.

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Main verb.

शरजालैः (śarajālaiḥ) - by volleys of arrows (by nets of arrows, by showers of arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śarajāla

śarajāla - a net of arrows, a shower/multitude of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+jāla)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, web, multitude
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the means by which they concealed themselves.

महाबलौ (mahābalau) - the two mighty warriors (Lakshmana and Indrajit) (two mighty ones, two powerful ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, powerful, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bala – strength, power, might
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies the implied subjects (Lakshmana and Indrajit).

चन्द्रादित्यौ (candrādityau) - the moon and the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of candrāditya

candrāditya - the moon and the sun

Compound type : dvandva (candra+āditya)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• āditya – sun (son of Aditi)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of the simile, compared to the warriors.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

उष्णान्ते (uṣṇānte) - at the end of the hot season

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of uṣṇānta

uṣṇānta - end of the hot season

Compound type : tatpurusha (uṣṇa+anta)

• uṣṇa – hot, warmth
  adjective (neuter)
• anta – end, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Temporal setting for the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, how)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the main clause with the simile.

मेघैः (meghaiḥ) - by clouds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of megha

megha - cloud

Note: Agent in the simile.

तरस्विनौ (tarasvinau) - the two swift (clouds) (two swift ones, two powerful ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tarasvin

tarasvin - swift, quick, powerful

Note: Modifies the implied 'clouds' in the simile, referring to their quick movement to obscure.