वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-87, verse-22

राघवो रावणं तूर्णं रावणो राघवं तथा ।
अन्योन्यं विविधैस्तीक्ष्णैः शरैरभिववर्षतुः ॥२२॥

22. rāghavo rāvaṇaṃ tūrṇaṃ rāvaṇo rāghavaṃ tathā ,
anyonyaṃ vividhaistīkṣṇaiḥ śarairabhivavarṣatuḥ.

22. rāghavaḥ rāvaṇam tūrṇam rāvaṇaḥ rāghavam tathā
anyonyaṃ vividhaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ śaraiḥ abhivavarṣatuḥ

22. rāghavaḥ rāvaṇam tūrṇam tathā rāvaṇaḥ rāghavam
anyonyaṃ vividhaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ śaraiḥ abhivavarṣatuḥ

22. Rāghava swiftly showered Rāvaṇa with arrows, and Rāvaṇa similarly showered Rāghava. They rained various sharp arrows upon each other.

Words meanings summery:

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (Rāghava, descendant of Raghu (a name for Rāma))

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly (swiftly, quickly, immediately)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāma (Rāghava, descendant of Raghu (a name for Rāma))

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)

• अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṁ) - each other (each other, mutually)

• विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - with various (with various, with diverse)

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

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows (with arrows, by means of arrows)

• अभिववर्षतुः (abhivavarṣatuḥ) - they showered upon (each other) (they showered upon, they rained upon)

Words meanings and morphology

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (Rāghava, descendant of Raghu (a name for Rāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

derived from Raghu + aṇ (patronymic suffix)

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (the demon king of Laṅkā)

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly (swiftly, quickly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

from √tvar (to hasten)

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Used as an adverb here.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (the demon king of Laṅkā)

राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāma (Rāghava, descendant of Raghu (a name for Rāma))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

derived from Raghu + aṇ (patronymic suffix)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)

(indeclinable)

from demonstrative base tad + thā (manner suffix)

अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṁ) - each other (each other, mutually)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - mutual, each other, reciprocal

anya + anya (reduplication, often treated as a compound)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (anya+anya)

• anya – other, another
  pronoun

Note: Used adverbially here to mean "mutually" or "each other".

विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - with various (with various, with diverse)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

vi + vidha (kind, sort)

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (vi+vidha)

• vi – apart, asunder, denoting distribution, separation, intensity
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner, part
  noun (masculine)

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

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pungent, hot, severe

from √tij (to be sharp)

Root: tij (class 6)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows (with arrows, by means of arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

from √śṛ (to hurt, destroy) or √śṝ (to break)

Root: śṛ (class 9)

अभिववर्षतुः (abhivavarṣatuḥ) - they showered upon (each other) (they showered upon, they rained upon)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (Lit) of vṛṣ

perfect tense (Lit), 3rd dual

Intensive/reduplicated perfect form from √vṛṣ. Prefix abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject implied: Rāghava and Rāvaṇa.

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