वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-78, verse-16

ताभ्यां तौ धनुषि श्रेष्ठे संहितौ सायकोत्तमौ ।
विकृष्यमाणौ वीराभ्यां भृशं जज्वलतुः श्रिया ॥१६॥

16. tābhyāṃ tau dhanuṣi śreṣṭhe saṃhitau sāyakottamau ,
vikṛṣyamāṇau vīrābhyāṃ bhṛśaṃ jajvalatuḥ śriyā.

16. tābhyām tau dhanuṣi śreṣṭhe saṃhitau sāyakottamau
vikṛṣyamāṇau vīrābhyām bhṛśam jajvalatuḥ śriyā

16. tābhyām vīrābhyām dhanuṣi śreṣṭhe saṃhitau
vikṛṣyamāṇau tau sāyakottamau bhṛśam śriyā jajvalatuḥ

16. As the two heroes drew their bows, those two excellent, best-of-arrows, fixed upon them, blazed intensely with splendor.

Words meanings summery:

• ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - by those two (heroes) (by those two, for those two)

• तौ (tau) - those two (arrows) (those two)

• धनुषि (dhanuṣi) - on the two bows (on the bow, on the bows)

• श्रेष्ठे (śreṣṭhe) - excellent (bows) (excellent, best, superior)

• संहितौ (saṁhitau) - fixed (on the bows) (placed, fixed, joined)

• सायकोत्तमौ (sāyakottamau) - best of arrows

• विकृष्यमाणौ (vikṛṣyamāṇau) - being drawn, pulled

• वीराभ्याम् (vīrābhyām) - by the two heroes

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly, greatly, intensely

• जज्वलतुः (jajvalatuḥ) - shone, blazed

• श्रिया (śriyā) - with splendor, with glory, with beauty

Words meanings and morphology

ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - by those two (heroes) (by those two, for those two)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the two heroes (Indrajit and Lakshmana).

तौ (tau) - those two (arrows) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the arrows, subject of 'blazed'.

धनुषि (dhanuṣi) - on the two bows (on the bow, on the bows)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Dual locative for 'on the two bows'.

श्रेष्ठे (śreṣṭhe) - excellent (bows) (excellent, best, superior)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, dual of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, superior

superlative of praśasya (prasastā)

Note: Agrees with 'dhanuṣi'.

संहितौ (saṁhitau) - fixed (on the bows) (placed, fixed, joined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃhita

saṁhita - placed, fixed, connected, joined

Past Passive Participle

From √dhā with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'sāyakottamau'.

सायकोत्तमौ (sāyakottamau) - best of arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sāyakottama

sāyakottama - best arrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāyaka+uttama)

• sāyaka – arrow, missile
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective
  superlative of ud

Note: Main subject of the sentence (the arrows).

विकृष्यमाणौ (vikṛṣyamāṇau) - being drawn, pulled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vikṛṣyamāṇa

vikṛṣyamāṇa - being drawn, being pulled

Present Passive Participle

From √kṛṣ with prefix vi- and middle voice suffix -māṇa

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sāyakottamau'.

वीराभ्याम् (vīrābhyām) - by the two heroes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: Agent of 'vikṛṣyamāṇau' (by whom the arrows are drawn).

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly, greatly, intensely

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'jajvalatuḥ'.

जज्वलतुः (jajvalatuḥ) - shone, blazed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of jval

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'sāyakottamau'.

श्रिया (śriyā) - with splendor, with glory, with beauty

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - splendor, glory, beauty, prosperity, wealth