वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-90, verse-16

ते रावणधनुर्मुक्ताः शराः काञ्चनभूषणाः ।
अभ्यवर्तन्त काकुत्स्थं सर्पा भूत्वा महाविषाः ॥१६॥

16. te rāvaṇadhanurmuktāḥ śarāḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇāḥ ,
abhyavartanta kākutsthaṃ sarpā bhūtvā mahāviṣāḥ.

16. te rāvaṇa dhanuḥ muktāḥ śarāḥ kāñcana bhūṣaṇāḥ
abhyavartanta kākutstham sarpāḥ bhūtvā mahā viṣāḥ

16. te rāvaṇa dhanuḥ muktāḥ kāñcana bhūṣaṇāḥ śarāḥ
mahā viṣāḥ sarpāḥ bhūtvā kākutstham abhyavartanta

16. Those golden-adorned arrows, released from Rāvaṇa's bow, became greatly venomous serpents and attacked Rāma (kākutstha).

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those

• रावणधनुर्मुक्ताः (rāvaṇadhanurmuktāḥ) - released from Rāvaṇa's bow

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• काञ्चनभूषणाः (kāñcanabhūṣaṇāḥ) - adorned with gold, golden-ornamented

• अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - attacked, came towards

• काकुत्स्थम् (kākutstham) - towards Kakutstha (Rāma) (towards Kakutstha)

• सर्पाः (sarpāḥ) - serpents, snakes

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

• महाविषाः (mahāviṣāḥ) - greatly venomous, highly poisonous

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'śarāḥ' (arrows)

रावणधनुर्मुक्ताः (rāvaṇadhanurmuktāḥ) - released from Rāvaṇa's bow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāvaṇadhanurmukta

rāvaṇadhanurmukta - released from Rāvaṇa's bow

Compound type : pañcamī-tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+dhanus+mukta)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (proper noun)
  proper noun (masculine)
• dhanus – bow, arc, rainbow
  noun (neuter)
• mukta – released, discharged, freed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root muc (to release) with kta suffix
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'śarāḥ'

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Note: Subject of the sentence

काञ्चनभूषणाः (kāñcanabhūṣaṇāḥ) - adorned with gold, golden-ornamented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāñcanabhūṣaṇa

kāñcanabhūṣaṇa - adorned with gold, having golden ornaments

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāñcana+bhūṣaṇa)

• kāñcana – gold; golden
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, adornment, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root bhūṣ (to adorn)
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'śarāḥ'

अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - attacked, came towards

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vṛt

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: vṛt (class 1)

काकुत्स्थम् (kākutstham) - towards Kakutstha (Rāma) (towards Kakutstha)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha; an epithet of Rāma

Note: Object of 'abhyavartanta'

सर्पाः (sarpāḥ) - serpents, snakes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake; crawling, moving

Note: Predicate nominative with 'bhūtvā'

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root bhū (to be) with ktvā suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

महाविषाः (mahāviṣāḥ) - greatly venomous, highly poisonous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāviṣa

mahāviṣa - having great poison, very venomous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+viṣa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• viṣa – poison, venom, toxic substance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'sarpāḥ'