वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-82, verse-3

निहतानि शरैस्तीक्ष्णैस्तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणैः ।
रावणेन प्रयुक्तानि रामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा ॥३॥

3. nihatāni śaraistīkṣṇaistaptakāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ ,
rāvaṇena prayuktāni rāmeṇākliṣṭakarmaṇā.

3. nihatāni śaraiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ
rāvaṇena prayuktāni rāmeṇa akliṣṭakarmaṇā

3. rāvaṇena prayuktāni akliṣṭakarmaṇā rāmeṇa
tīkṣṇaiḥ taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ śaraiḥ nihatāni

3. (These), which had been dispatched by Ravana, were destroyed by Rama, whose actions are effortless, with sharp arrows adorned with pure gold.

Words meanings summery:

• निहतानि (nihatāni) - (these armies and demons) were destroyed (killed, destroyed)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - by sharp (arrows) (by sharp ones, keen)

• तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणैः (taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ) - by (arrows) adorned with refined gold (by those adorned with refined gold)

• रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Ravana

• प्रयुक्तानि (prayuktāni) - (armies and demons) dispatched (by Ravana) (dispatched, employed, sent forth)

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

• अक्लिष्टकर्मणा (akliṣṭakarmaṇā) - by Rama, whose actions are effortless (by one of effortless deeds, by one whose actions are unwearied/unhindered)

Words meanings and morphology

निहतानि (nihatāni) - (these armies and demons) were destroyed (killed, destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nihata

nihata - killed, destroyed, struck down

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike/kill) with prefix ni + kta

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, dart

From root śṛ (to crush, break) + a

Root: śṛ (class 9)

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - by sharp (arrows) (by sharp ones, keen)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, fierce

From root tij (to sharpen) + sna

Root: tij (class 6)

तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणैः (taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ) - by (arrows) adorned with refined gold (by those adorned with refined gold)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇa

taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇa - adorned with molten/refined gold

Bahuvrihi compound: 'whose adornment is molten gold'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapta+kāñcana+bhūṣaṇa)

• tapta – heated, molten, refined
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root tap (to heat, burn) + kta
  Root: tap (class 1)
• kāñcana – gold, golden, made of gold
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, adornment, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhūṣ (to adorn) + lyuṭ
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Ravana

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (proper name)

Derived from root ru (to roar)

Root: ru (class 2)

प्रयुक्तानि (prayuktāni) - (armies and demons) dispatched (by Ravana) (dispatched, employed, sent forth)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of prayukta

prayukta - dispatched, employed, sent forth, joined

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join/employ) with prefix pra + kta

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name); charming, pleasing

Root: ram (class 1)

अक्लिष्टकर्मणा (akliṣṭakarmaṇā) - by Rama, whose actions are effortless (by one of effortless deeds, by one whose actions are unwearied/unhindered)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of akliṣṭakarman

akliṣṭakarman - one whose deeds are unwearied/unhindered/effortless

Bahuvrihi compound: 'one whose actions (karman) are not (a) wearied (kliṣṭa)'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kliṣṭa+karman)

• a – not, un-, in-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kliṣṭa – troubled, afflicted, wearied
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kliś (to suffer/trouble) + kta
  Root: kliś (class 4)
• karman – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do) + manin
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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