वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-88, verse-25

तं विमोक्षयितुं वीरश्चापमायम्य लक्ष्मणः ।
रावणं शक्तिहस्तं तं शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥२५॥

25. taṃ vimokṣayituṃ vīraścāpamāyamya lakṣmaṇaḥ ,
rāvaṇaṃ śaktihastaṃ taṃ śaravarṣairavākirat.

25. tam vimokṣayitum vīraḥ cāpam āyamya lakṣmaṇaḥ
rāvaṇam śaktihastam tam śaravarṣaiḥ avākirat

25. vīraḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ tam vimokṣayitum cāpam āyamya
śaktihastam tam rāvaṇam śaravarṣaiḥ avākirat

25. To free him (Vibhīṣaṇa), the heroic Lakṣmaṇa, drawing his bow, showered Rāvaṇa, who held the (śakti) in his hand, with volleys of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Vibhīṣaṇa) (him, that (masculine accusative))

• विमोक्षयितुम् (vimokṣayitum) - to free (to liberate, to release, to cause to be freed)

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - the heroic (Lakṣmaṇa) (hero, brave, valiant)

• चापम् (cāpam) - his bow (bow)

• आयम्य (āyamya) - having drawn (his bow) (having drawn, having stretched)

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

• शक्तिहस्तम् (śaktihastam) - holding the (śakti) weapon in his hand (having a śakti (weapon) in hand, holding a spear/javelin)

• तम् (tam) - him (Rāvaṇa) (him, that (masculine accusative))

• शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows (with showers of arrows)

• अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered (with arrows) (showered upon, scattered, covered)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Vibhīṣaṇa) (him, that (masculine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of vimokṣayitum.

विमोक्षयितुम् (vimokṣayitum) - to free (to liberate, to release, to cause to be freed)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive of the causative verb

Causative stem mokṣayi from vi-muc, infinitive suffix tum.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

वीरः (vīraḥ) - the heroic (Lakṣmaṇa) (hero, brave, valiant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man; heroic, valiant

चापम् (cāpam) - his bow (bow)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cāpa

cāpa - bow

Note: Object of āyamya.

आयम्य (āyamya) - having drawn (his bow) (having drawn, having stretched)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

From ā-yam, gerund suffix ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: yam (class 1)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rāma's younger brother)

Note: Subject of avākirat.

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

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

Note: Object of avākirat.

शक्तिहस्तम् (śaktihastam) - holding the (śakti) weapon in his hand (having a śakti (weapon) in hand, holding a spear/javelin)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaktihasta

śaktihasta - holding a śakti (a spear-like weapon) in hand

Compound of śakti (weapon/javelin) and hasta (hand).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śakti+hasta)

• śakti – power, ability; spear, javelin, weapon
  noun (feminine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies rāvaṇam.

तम् (tam) - him (Rāvaṇa) (him, that (masculine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies rāvaṇam by referring to it again.

शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows (with showers of arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows, volley of arrows

Compound of śara (arrow) and varṣa (rain, shower).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, showering, falling
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered (with arrows) (showered upon, scattered, covered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ava-√kṛ

Imperfect active

From ava + √kṛ, imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Prefix: ava

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: The subject is Lakṣmaṇa.