वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-81, verse-25

भ्रमन्तीं काञ्चनीं कोटिं कार्मुकस्य महात्मनः ।
अलातचक्रप्रतिमां ददृशुस्ते न राघवम् ॥२५॥

25. bhramantīṃ kāñcanīṃ koṭiṃ kārmukasya mahātmanaḥ ,
alātacakrapratimāṃ dadṛśuste na rāghavam.

25. bhramantīm kāñcanīm koṭim kārmukasya mahātmanaḥ
alāta-cakra-pratimām dadṛśuḥ te na rāghavam

25. te rāghavam na dadṛśuḥ mahātmanaḥ kārmukasya
bhramantīm kāñcanīm alāta-cakra-pratimām koṭim dadṛśuḥ

25. They did not see Rāghava, but rather saw the golden tip of the great-souled one's bow whirling, resembling a firebrand wheel.

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रमन्तीम् (bhramantīm) - the whirling tip of the bow (whirling, revolving, moving around)

• काञ्चनीम् (kāñcanīm) - golden, made of gold

• कोटिम् (koṭim) - the tip of the bow (tip, end, apex, point)

• कार्मुकस्य (kārmukasya) - of the bow

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Rāma (of the great-souled one, of the noble-minded)

• अलात-चक्र-प्रतिमाम् (alāta-cakra-pratimām) - resembling a firebrand wheel

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw, they beheld

• ते (te) - the Rākṣasas (demons) (they, them)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāma (as descendant of Raghu) (Rāghava, descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रमन्तीम् (bhramantīm) - the whirling tip of the bow (whirling, revolving, moving around)

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhramat

bhramat - whirling, revolving, moving, unsteady

Present Active Participle

Root bhram (class 1, P) + śatṛ pratyaya, feminine form

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'koṭim'.

काञ्चनीम् (kāñcanīm) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāñcanī

kāñcanī - golden, made of gold

Derived from kāñcana (gold)

Note: Modifies 'koṭim'.

कोटिम् (koṭim) - the tip of the bow (tip, end, apex, point)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of koṭi

koṭi - tip, end, point, apex

Note: Object of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

कार्मुकस्य (kārmukasya) - of the bow

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kārmuka

kārmuka - bow

Note: Possessive, 'of the bow'.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Rāma (of the great-souled one, of the noble-minded)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, great (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'kārmukasy' (of the great-souled Rāma's bow).

अलात-चक्र-प्रतिमाम् (alāta-cakra-pratimām) - resembling a firebrand wheel

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of alātacakrapratimā

alātacakrapratimā - resembling a firebrand wheel, like a whirling firebrand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alāta+cakra+pratimā)

• alāta – firebrand, half-burnt wood
  noun (neuter)
• cakra – wheel, disk
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• pratimā – image, likeness, resemblance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'koṭim'.

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw, they beheld

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd plural

Root dṛś (class 1, P), reduplicated perfect

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ते (te) - the Rākṣasas (demons) (they, them)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the Rākṣasas implicitly.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāma (as descendant of Raghu) (Rāghava, descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rāma

Note: Object of 'did not see'.