वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-77, verse-38

ततो महेन्द्रप्रतिमः स लक्ष्मणः पदातिनं तं निशितैः शरोत्तमैः ।
सृजन्तमादौ निशिताञ् शरोत्तमान्भृशं तदा बाणगणैर्न्यवारयत् ॥३८॥

38. tato mahendrapratimaḥ sa lakṣmaṇaḥ padātinaṃ taṃ niśitaiḥ śarottamaiḥ ,
sṛjantamādau niśitāñ śarottamānbhṛśaṃ tadā bāṇagaṇairnyavārayat.

38. tataḥ mahendrapratimaḥ saḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ
padātinaṃ taṃ niśitaiḥ śarottamaiḥ
sṛjantam ādau niśitān śarottamān
bhṛśaṃ tadā bāṇagaṇaiḥ nyavārayat

38. Then, Lakṣmaṇa, who was equal to Mahendra (Indra), severely checked that infantryman (Indrajit) with his own excellent arrows, as Indrajit was profusely releasing sharp, excellent arrows at the beginning of the fight.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• महेन्द्रप्रतिमः (mahendrapratimaḥ) - equal to Mahendra, like Mahendra (Indra)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa

• पदातिनं (padātinaṁ) - Indrajit, who was fighting on foot (infantryman, one who goes on foot)

• तं (taṁ) - Indrajit (him, that)

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, sharpened

• शरोत्तमैः (śarottamaiḥ) - with excellent arrows

• सृजन्तम् (sṛjantam) - releasing arrows (releasing, emitting, creating)

• आदौ (ādau) - at first, in the beginning

• निशितान् (niśitān) - sharp, sharpened

• शरोत्तमान् (śarottamān) - excellent arrows

• भृशं (bhṛśaṁ) - greatly, intensely, profusely

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• बाणगणैः (bāṇagaṇaiḥ) - with hosts of arrows, with multitudes of arrows

• न्यवारयत् (nyavārayat) - he checked, he obstructed, he stopped

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

महेन्द्रप्रतिमः (mahendrapratimaḥ) - equal to Mahendra, like Mahendra (Indra)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahendrapratima

mahendrapratima - equal to Mahendra, resembling Mahendra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahendra+pratima)

• mahendra – great Indra, a name of Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• pratima – image, likeness, resembling, equal to
  adjective (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rama)

पदातिनं (padātinaṁ) - Indrajit, who was fighting on foot (infantryman, one who goes on foot)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of padātin

padātin - infantryman, foot-soldier, one who goes on foot

तं (taṁ) - Indrajit (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, sharpened

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, whetted

Past Passive Participle

From root śo (to sharpen) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

शरोत्तमैः (śarottamaiḥ) - with excellent arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śarottama

śarottama - best of arrows, excellent arrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+uttama)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)

सृजन्तम् (sṛjantam) - releasing arrows (releasing, emitting, creating)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sṛjant

sṛjant - releasing, creating, emitting

Present Active Participle

From root sṛj (to create, release)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

आदौ (ādau) - at first, in the beginning

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, first, origin

Note: Can also be considered an indeclinable when used adverbially.

निशितान् (niśitān) - sharp, sharpened

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, whetted

Past Passive Participle

From root śo (to sharpen) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

शरोत्तमान् (śarottamān) - excellent arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śarottama

śarottama - best of arrows, excellent arrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+uttama)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)

भृशं (bhṛśaṁ) - greatly, intensely, profusely

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

बाणगणैः (bāṇagaṇaiḥ) - with hosts of arrows, with multitudes of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇagaṇa

bāṇagaṇa - multitude of arrows, host of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+gaṇa)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – multitude, host, troop, collection
  noun (masculine)

न्यवारयत् (nyavārayat) - he checked, he obstructed, he stopped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vṛ

Prefixes: ni+ava

Root: vṛ (class 5)