वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-77, verse-25

न ह्यादानं न संधानं धनुषो वा परिग्रहः ।
न विप्रमोक्षो बाणानां न विकर्षो न विग्रहः ॥२५॥

25. na hyādānaṃ na saṃdhānaṃ dhanuṣo vā parigrahaḥ ,
na vipramokṣo bāṇānāṃ na vikarṣo na vigrahaḥ.

25. na hi ādānam na sandhānam dhanuṣaḥ vā parigrahaḥ
| na vipramokṣaḥ bāṇānām na vikarṣaḥ na vigrahaḥ

25. For neither the taking of an arrow, nor the nocking of it, nor the proper holding of the bow, nor the release of arrows, nor the drawing back of the bowstring, nor even the deliberate action of shooting could be discerned.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - neither, nor (not, nor, no)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, for, because)

• आदानम् (ādānam) - the taking (of an arrow) (taking, seizing, grasping)

• न (na) - nor (not, nor, no)

• सन्धानम् (sandhānam) - the nocking (of an arrow to the bowstring) (joining, fixing, combining, nocking (an arrow))

• धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• परिग्रहः (parigrahaḥ) - the holding or handling (of the bow) (holding, grasping, taking, seizing)

• न (na) - nor (not, nor, no)

• विप्रमोक्षः (vipramokṣaḥ) - the release (of arrows) (release, liberation, discharge)

• बाणानाम् (bāṇānām) - of arrows

• न (na) - nor (not, nor, no)

• विकर्षः (vikarṣaḥ) - the drawing back (of the bowstring) (drawing back, pulling)

• न (na) - nor (not, nor, no)

• विग्रहः (vigrahaḥ) - the deliberate action of shooting / aiming (separation, conflict, form, body, aiming (of a weapon))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - neither, nor (not, nor, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following noun.

हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle, expressing reason or emphasis.

आदानम् (ādānam) - the taking (of an arrow) (taking, seizing, grasping)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādāna

ādāna - taking, seizing, receiving

verbal noun

Derived from root dā (to give) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Refers to picking up an arrow.

न (na) - nor (not, nor, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following noun.

सन्धानम् (sandhānam) - the nocking (of an arrow to the bowstring) (joining, fixing, combining, nocking (an arrow))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sandhāna

sandhāna - joining, fixing, nocking (an arrow)

verbal noun

Derived from root dhā (to place) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to attaching the arrow to the string.

धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Qualifies 'parigrahaḥ'.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective.

परिग्रहः (parigrahaḥ) - the holding or handling (of the bow) (holding, grasping, taking, seizing)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parigraha

parigraha - holding, grasping, seizing, taking

verbal noun

Derived from root grah (to seize, hold) with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Refers to taking hold of the bow.

न (na) - nor (not, nor, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following noun.

विप्रमोक्षः (vipramokṣaḥ) - the release (of arrows) (release, liberation, discharge)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipramokṣa

vipramokṣa - release, discharge, liberation

verbal noun

Derived from root muc (to release) with prefixes vi- and pra-

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Refers to letting go of the arrow.

बाणानाम् (bāṇānām) - of arrows

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Qualifies 'vipramokṣaḥ'.

न (na) - nor (not, nor, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following noun.

विकर्षः (vikarṣaḥ) - the drawing back (of the bowstring) (drawing back, pulling)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikarṣa

vikarṣa - drawing back, pulling, stretching

verbal noun

Derived from root kṛṣ (to pull, draw) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the action of pulling the bowstring back.

न (na) - nor (not, nor, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following noun.

विग्रहः (vigrahaḥ) - the deliberate action of shooting / aiming (separation, conflict, form, body, aiming (of a weapon))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vigraha

vigraha - separation, disjunction, conflict, battle, form, body, aiming (of a weapon)

verbal noun

Derived from root grah (to seize, hold) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Last of the series of archery actions.