वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-87, verse-15

तमिच्छन्प्रथमं योद्धुं लक्ष्मणो निशितैः शरैः ।
मुमोच धनुरायम्य शरानग्निशिखोपमान् ॥१५॥

15. tamicchanprathamaṃ yoddhuṃ lakṣmaṇo niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ,
mumoca dhanurāyamya śarānagniśikhopamān.

15. tam icchan prathamam yoddhum lakṣmaṇaḥ niśitaiḥ
śaraiḥ mumoca dhanuḥ āyamya śarān agniśikhopamān

15. lakṣmaṇaḥ tam prathamam yoddhum icchan dhanuḥ
āyamya niśitaiḥ agniśikhopamān śarān mumoca

15. Lakṣmaṇa, wishing to fight him first, drew his bow and released sharp arrows, which resembled flames of fire.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Rāvaṇa) (him, that)

• इच्छन् (icchan) - desiring, wishing

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, foremost

• योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, with sharpened

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• मुमोच (mumoca) - he released, he let go

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• आयम्य (āyamya) - having drawn (the bow) (having drawn, stretching)

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• अग्निशिखोपमान् (agniśikhopamān) - resembling flames of fire

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Rāvaṇa) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

इच्छन् (icchan) - desiring, wishing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of icchant

icchant - desiring, wishing

present active participle

Derived from root iṣ (to wish, desire)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, foremost

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, chief

Note: Used adverbially here

योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root yudh

Root: yudh (class 4)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother)

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, with sharpened

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, sharp

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root śā (to sharpen) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 2)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

मुमोच (mumoca) - he released, he let go

(verb)

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

Root: muc (class 6)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

आयम्य (āyamya) - having drawn (the bow) (having drawn, stretching)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Absolutive (gerund) of root yam (to hold, restrain, stretch) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: yam (class 1)

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

अग्निशिखोपमान् (agniśikhopamān) - resembling flames of fire

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of agniśikhopama

agniśikhopama - resembling flames of fire

Compound formed from agniśikhā (flame of fire) and upama (resembling)

Compound type : upama-samāsa (agniśikhā+upama)

• agniśikhā – flame of fire
  noun (feminine)
  Compound: agni (fire) + śikhā (flame)
• upama – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective