वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-87, verse-17

एकमेकेन बाणेन त्रिभिस्त्रीन्दशभिर्दश ।
लक्ष्मणस्य प्रचिच्छेद दर्शयन्पाणिलाघवम् ॥१७॥

17. ekamekena bāṇena tribhistrīndaśabhirdaśa ,
lakṣmaṇasya praciccheda darśayanpāṇilāghavam.

17. ekam ekena bāṇena tribhiḥ trīn daśabhiḥ daśa
lakṣmaṇasya praciccheda darśayan pāṇilāghavam

17. ekam ekena bāṇena trīn tribhiḥ daśa daśabhiḥ
lakṣmaṇasya praciccheda pāṇilāghavam darśayan

17. He severed Lakṣmaṇa's arrows—one with one (of his own) arrow, three with three, and ten with ten—thus demonstrating the swiftness of his hand.

Words meanings summery:

• एकम् (ekam) - one (arrow of Lakṣmaṇa) (one)

• एकेन (ekena) - with one (of his own) arrow (with one)

• बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three (of his own arrows) (with three)

• त्रीन् (trīn) - three (arrows of Lakṣmaṇa) (three)

• दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten (of his own arrows) (with ten)

• दश (daśa) - ten (arrows of Lakṣmaṇa) (ten)

• लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakṣmaṇa

• प्रचिच्छेद (praciccheda) - he cut off, he severed

• दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing, displaying

• पाणिलाघवम् (pāṇilāghavam) - dexterity of hand, swiftness of hand

Words meanings and morphology

एकम् (ekam) - one (arrow of Lakṣmaṇa) (one)

(numeral)

एकेन (ekena) - with one (of his own) arrow (with one)

(numeral)

बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three (of his own arrows) (with three)

(numeral)

त्रीन् (trīn) - three (arrows of Lakṣmaṇa) (three)

(numeral)

दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten (of his own arrows) (with ten)

(numeral)

दश (daśa) - ten (arrows of Lakṣmaṇa) (ten)

(numeral)

लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother)

प्रचिच्छेद (praciccheda) - he cut off, he severed

(verb)

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

From root chid (to cut, cleave) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: chid (class 7)

दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing, displaying

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of darśayant

darśayant - showing, displaying, causing to see

present active participle (causative)

Present active participle of the causative form of root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पाणिलाघवम् (pāṇilāghavam) - dexterity of hand, swiftness of hand

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāṇilāghava

pāṇilāghava - lightness/swiftness/dexterity of hand

Compound of pāṇi (hand) and lāghava (lightness, swiftness, dexterity)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇi+lāghava)

• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)
• lāghava – lightness, quickness, dexterity, skill
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from laghu (light, quick)

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