वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-87, verse-16

तान्मुक्तमात्रानाकाशे लक्ष्मणेन धनुष्मता ।
बाणान्बाणैर्महातेजा रावणः प्रत्यवारयत् ॥१६॥

16. tānmuktamātrānākāśe lakṣmaṇena dhanuṣmatā ,
bāṇānbāṇairmahātejā rāvaṇaḥ pratyavārayat.

16. tān muktamātrān ākāśe lakṣmaṇena dhanuṣmatā
bāṇān bāṇaiḥ mahātejāḥ rāvaṇaḥ pratyavārayat

16. mahātejāḥ rāvaṇaḥ lakṣmaṇena dhanuṣmatā ākāśe
muktamātrān tān bāṇān bāṇaiḥ pratyavārayat

16. The mighty Rāvaṇa, with his own arrows, countered those arrows that were just released into the sky by Lakṣmaṇa, the archer.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - those (arrows of Lakṣmaṇa) (those)

• मुक्तमात्रान् (muktamātrān) - just released, as soon as released

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

• लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakṣmaṇa

• धनुष्मता (dhanuṣmatā) - by the archer, by the one possessing a bow

• बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - mighty, greatly effulgent, brilliant

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

• प्रत्यवारयत् (pratyavārayat) - he obstructed, he warded off, he countered

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those (arrows of Lakṣmaṇa) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मुक्तमात्रान् (muktamātrān) - just released, as soon as released

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of muktamātra

muktamātra - just released, no sooner released than

compound involving a past passive participle

Compound of mukta (released, PPP of muc) and mātra (mere, only, just).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mukta+mātra)

• mukta – released, freed, let go
  participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root muc-
  Root: muc (class 6)
• mātra – measure, mere, only, just
  adjective (neuter)

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother)

धनुष्मता (dhanuṣmatā) - by the archer, by the one possessing a bow

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhanuṣmat

dhanuṣmat - possessing a bow, an archer

Derived from dhanus (bow) with the possessive suffix -mat

बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - mighty, greatly effulgent, brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great energy/brilliance; one of great energy/brilliance

Compound of mahat (great) and tejas (splendor, power)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+tejas)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Laṅkā)

प्रत्यवारयत् (pratyavārayat) - he obstructed, he warded off, he countered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of prativṛ

causative imperfect

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of the causative of root vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefixes prati- and ava-

Prefixes: prati+ava

Root: vṛ (class 5)