वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-87, verse-21

ताञ् शरौघांस्ततो भल्लैस्तीक्ष्णैश्चिच्छेद राघवः ।
दीप्यमानान्महावेगान् क्रुद्धानाशीविषानिव ॥२१॥

21. tāñ śaraughāṃstato bhallaistīkṣṇaiściccheda rāghavaḥ ,
dīpyamānānmahāvegān kruddhānāśīviṣāniva.

21. tān śaraughān tataḥ bhallaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ ciccheda
rāghavaḥ dīpyamānān mahāvegān kruddhān āśīviṣān iva

21. tataḥ rāghavaḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ bhallaiḥ dīpyamānān mahāvegān
kruddhān āśīviṣān iva tān śaraughān ciccheda

21. Then, Rama, with sharp 'bhalla' arrows, intercepted those very swift, blazing showers of arrows, which were like enraged venomous snakes.

Words meanings summery:

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

• शरौघान् (śaraughān) - showers of arrows (streams/showers of arrows)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, thence)

• भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with bhalla arrows

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

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he intercepted/cut down (he cut, pierced)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

• दीप्यमानान् (dīpyamānān) - blazing (arrows) (shining, blazing, glowing)

• महावेगान् (mahāvegān) - very swift (arrows) (of great speed, very swift)

• क्रुद्धान् (kruddhān) - furious (snakes) (angry, enraged)

• आशीविषान् (āśīviṣān) - venomous snakes

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Direct object.

शरौघान् (śaraughān) - showers of arrows (streams/showers of arrows)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śaraugha

śaraugha - stream/multitude of arrows

Tatpurusha compound: śara (arrow) + ogha (stream, flood)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+ogha)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, stream, multitude
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, thence)

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + -tas suffix

Note: Adverb of time.

भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with bhalla arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhalla

bhalla - a kind of arrow (with a crescent-shaped or broad head)

Note: Instrument of action.

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

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pungent, severe

From root √tij (to be sharp)

Root: tij (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'bhallaiḥ'.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he intercepted/cut down (he cut, pierced)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of √chid

Perfect (Lit)

From root √chid (to cut). Reduplicated for perfect.

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

Patronymic from Raghu

Note: Subject of the verb.

दीप्यमानान् (dīpyamānān) - blazing (arrows) (shining, blazing, glowing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dīpyamāna

dīpyamāna - shining, blazing, illuminating

Present Middle Participle

From root √dīp (to shine, blaze) + śānac suffix

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Adjective for 'śaraughān'.

महावेगान् (mahāvegān) - very swift (arrows) (of great speed, very swift)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāvega

mahāvega - great speed, very swift

Karmadharaya or Bahuvrihi compound: mahā (great) + vega (speed)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vega)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem of mahat. Used as first element of compounds.
• vega – speed, velocity, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  From √vij (to move quickly)
  Root: vij (class 3)

Note: Adjective for 'śaraughān'.

क्रुद्धान् (kruddhān) - furious (snakes) (angry, enraged)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kruddha

kruddha - angry, enraged, wrathful

Past Passive Participle

From root √krudh (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Adjective for 'āśīviṣān'.

आशीविषान् (āśīviṣān) - venomous snakes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āśīviṣa

āśīviṣa - a venomous snake (lit. "one whose poison is in his fangs")

Bahuvrihi compound: āśī (fang) + viṣa (poison)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (āśī+viṣa)

• āśī – fang, curved sword, blessing
  noun (feminine)
  From root √aś (to eat, obtain)
  Root: aś (class 5)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
  From √viṣ (to pervade)
  Root: viṣ (class 3)

Note: Object of comparison with 'śaraughān'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle

Note: Particle for comparison.