वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-86, verse-11

जाम्बवन्तं त्रिभिर्बाणैराजघान स्तनान्तरे ।
ऋक्षराजं गवाक्षं च जघान बहुभिः शरैः ॥११॥

11. jāmbavantaṃ tribhirbāṇairājaghāna stanāntare ,
ṛkṣarājaṃ gavākṣaṃ ca jaghāna bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ.

11. jāmbavantaṃ tribhiḥ bāṇaiḥ ājaghāna stanāntare
ṛkṣarājaṃ gavākṣaṃ ca jaghāna bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ

11. (sa) tribhiḥ bāṇaiḥ stanāntare jāmbavantaṃ ājaghāna.
ca (sa) bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ ṛkṣarājaṃ gavākṣaṃ jaghāna

11. He struck Jāmbavant with three arrows in the chest. He also struck the king of bears (ṛkṣarāja) Gavākṣa with many arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• जाम्बवन्तं (jāmbavantaṁ) - Jāmbavant (proper noun)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

• आजघान (ājaghāna) - he struck, he hit, he killed

• स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the middle of the chest, between the breasts

• ऋक्षराजं (ṛkṣarājaṁ) - the king of bears, specifically Gavākṣa here as an epithet (king of bears)

• गवाक्षं (gavākṣaṁ) - Gavākṣa (proper noun)

• च (ca) - and, also

• जघान (jaghāna) - he struck (he killed, he struck)

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

Words meanings and morphology

जाम्बवन्तं (jāmbavantaṁ) - Jāmbavant (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jāmbavant

jāmbavant - Jāmbavant (name of the king of bears)

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three

(numeral)

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

आजघान (ājaghāna) - he struck, he hit, he killed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of āhan

Perfect Active

Root √han with prefix ā-. Perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: ā

Root: han (class 2)

स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the middle of the chest, between the breasts

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of stanāntara

stanāntara - middle of the chest, interstice of the breasts

Compound of 'stana' (breast) and 'antara' (middle, interval)

Compound type : tatpurusha (stana+antara)

• stana – breast, udder
  noun (masculine)
• antara – interior, middle, interval, difference
  noun (neuter)

ऋक्षराजं (ṛkṣarājaṁ) - the king of bears, specifically Gavākṣa here as an epithet (king of bears)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛkṣarāja

ṛkṣarāja - king of bears

Compound of 'ṛkṣa' (bear) and 'rāja' (king)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ṛkṣa+rāja)

• ṛkṣa – bear
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

गवाक्षं (gavākṣaṁ) - Gavākṣa (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gavākṣa

gavākṣa - Gavākṣa (name of a monkey/bear chief)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

जघान (jaghāna) - he struck (he killed, he struck)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of han

Perfect Active

Root √han, Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: han (class 2)

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, abundant

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow