वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-90, verse-21

ते तान् सर्वाञ् शराञ्जघ्नुः सर्परूपान्महाजवान् ।
सुपर्णरूपा रामस्य विशिखाः कामरूपिणः ॥२१॥

21. te tān sarvāñ śarāñjaghnuḥ sarparūpānmahājavān ,
suparṇarūpā rāmasya viśikhāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ.

21. te tān sarvān śarān jaghnuḥ sarparūpān mahājavān
suparṇarūpāḥ rāmasya viśikhāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ

21. rāmasya viśikhāḥ te suparṇarūpāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ
tān sarvān sarparūpān mahājavān śarān jaghnuḥ

21. Rāma's arrows (viśikhāḥ), which had taken the form of eagles (suparṇā) and could assume any shape (kāmarūpiṇaḥ) at will, struck down all those swift enemy arrows that were in the form of serpents.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they (Rāma's arrows) (they, those)

• तान् (tān) - those enemy arrows (those)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (of them) (all, every)

• शरान् (śarān) - (enemy's) arrows (arrows)

• जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they struck down (they killed, slew, struck)

• सर्परूपान् (sarparūpān) - in the form of serpents (snake-shaped, in the form of serpents)

• महाजवान् (mahājavān) - very swift (very swift, with great speed)

• सुपर्णरूपाः (suparṇarūpāḥ) - in the form of eagles (in the form of eagles/Garuḍas)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• विशिखाः (viśikhāḥ) - Rāma's arrows (arrows)

• कामरूपिणः (kāmarūpiṇaḥ) - capable of assuming any form at will (shape-shifters, assuming any form at will)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they (Rāma's arrows) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Subject of 'jaghnuḥ'.

तान् (tān) - those enemy arrows (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Object of 'jaghnuḥ', refers to the enemy's 'śarān'.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (of them) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Adjective modifying 'śarān'.

शरान् (śarān) - (enemy's) arrows (arrows)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ (class 9)

Note: Object of 'jaghnuḥ'.

जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they struck down (they killed, slew, struck)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of han

perfect

From root han (to strike)

Root: han (class 2)

सर्परूपान् (sarparūpān) - in the form of serpents (snake-shaped, in the form of serpents)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarparūpa

sarparūpa - having the form of a serpent, snake-shaped

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarpa+rūpa)

• sarpa – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛp (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, image
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'śarān'.

महाजवान् (mahājavān) - very swift (very swift, with great speed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahājāva

mahājāva - very swift, having great speed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+java)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• java – speed, swiftness, velocity
  noun (masculine)
  From root ju (to be quick)
  Root: ju (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'śarān'.

सुपर्णरूपाः (suparṇarūpāḥ) - in the form of eagles (in the form of eagles/Garuḍas)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suparṇarūpa

suparṇarūpa - having the form of a suparṇa (eagle/Garuḍa)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (suparṇa+rūpa)

• suparṇa – eagle, well-winged; name of Garuḍa
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'viśikhāḥ'.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a prominent deity in Hinduism, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Possessive, refers to 'viśikhāḥ'.

विशिखाः (viśikhāḥ) - Rāma's arrows (arrows)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viśikha

viśikha - arrow (literally 'without a tuft or point', though used generally for arrows)

Prefix: vi

Root: śikh

Note: Main noun in the second part of the verse, subject of 'jaghnuḥ' along with 'te'.

कामरूपिणः (kāmarūpiṇaḥ) - capable of assuming any form at will (shape-shifters, assuming any form at will)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāmarūpin

kāmarūpin - assuming any form at will, shape-shifter

From kāma (wish) + rūpa (form) + -in (possessing)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+rūpa)

• kāma – desire, wish, will
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'viśikhāḥ'.