वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-88, verse-16

तस्य बाणैश्च चिच्छेद धनुर्गजकरोपमम् ।
लक्ष्मणो राक्षसेन्द्रस्य पञ्चभिर्निशितैः शरैः ॥१६॥

16. tasya bāṇaiśca ciccheda dhanurgajakaropamam ,
lakṣmaṇo rākṣasendrasya pañcabhirniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ.

16. tasya bāṇaiḥ ca ciccheda dhanuḥ gajakaropamam
lakṣmaṇaḥ rākṣasendrasya pañcabhiḥ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

16. lakṣmaṇaḥ pañcabhiḥ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ca tasya
rākṣasendrasya gajakaropamam dhanuḥ ciccheda

16. With five sharp arrows, Lakṣmaṇa then cut off the bow of that chief of rākṣasas, which resembled an elephant's trunk.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• च (ca) - and, also

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, cut off, severed

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• गजकरोपमम् (gajakaropamam) - (the bow) resembling an elephant's trunk (resembling an elephant's trunk)

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa

• राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of the chief of rākṣasas

• पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, with keen

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Pronominal stem

Note: Agrees with rākṣasendrasya.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Used to describe the instrument.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, cut off, severed

(verb)

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

Perfect active

Reduplicated form (ci-ccheda) for Perfect Tense.

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Transitive verb, takes dhanuḥ as object.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.

गजकरोपमम् (gajakaropamam) - (the bow) resembling an elephant's trunk (resembling an elephant's trunk)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gajakaropama

gajakaropama - resembling an elephant's trunk

Compound

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (gaja+kara+upama)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• kara – hand, trunk (of an elephant), ray
  noun (masculine)
  From root √kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• upama – comparison, simile, resemblance, equal, like
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with dhanuḥ.

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rāma)

Note: Subject of 'ciccheda'.

राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of the chief of rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of rākṣasas, king of demons

Compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – a rākṣasa, demon, evil being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, 'of the rākṣasendra'.

पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five

(numeral)

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, with keen

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, pointed

Past Passive Participle

From root √śi (to sharpen) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: śi (class 2)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed