वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-90, verse-22

अस्त्रे प्रतिहते क्रुद्धो रावणो राक्षसाधिपः ।
अभ्यवर्षत्तदा रामं घोराभिः शरवृष्टिभिः ॥२२॥

22. astre pratihate kruddho rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ ,
abhyavarṣattadā rāmaṃ ghorābhiḥ śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ.

22. astre pratihate kruddhaḥ rāvaṇaḥ rākṣasādhipaḥ
abhyavarṣat tadā rāmam ghorābhiḥ śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ

22. When his missile was repelled, the enraged Ravana, lord of the rākṣasas, then showered Rama with terrible volleys of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्त्रे (astre) - when the missile (of Rama) (in the missile, in the weapon)

• प्रतिहते (pratihate) - (when it was) repelled (repelled, struck down, defeated)

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged (Ravana) (enraged, angry, furious)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

• राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - lord of rākṣasas

• अभ्यवर्षत् (abhyavarṣat) - showered, rained upon

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• रामम् (rāmam) - upon Rama (Rama (accusative))

• घोराभिः (ghorābhiḥ) - terrible, dreadful, fearful

• शरवृष्टिभिः (śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with showers of arrows, with volleys of arrows

Words meanings and morphology

अस्त्रे (astre) - when the missile (of Rama) (in the missile, in the weapon)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - missile, weapon, arrow, magical weapon

प्रतिहते (pratihate) - (when it was) repelled (repelled, struck down, defeated)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pratihata

pratihata - repelled, struck back, defeated, checked

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike) with prati (against)

Prefix: prati

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with astre.

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged (Ravana) (enraged, angry, furious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root krudh (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with rāvaṇaḥ.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (name of the demon king)

Root: ru

Note: Subject of the sentence.

राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - lord of rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord of demons/rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+adhipa)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: In apposition to rāvaṇaḥ.

अभ्यवर्षत् (abhyavarṣat) - showered, rained upon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of abhi-vṛṣ

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

रामम् (rāmam) - upon Rama (Rama (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king, an incarnation of Vishnu)

Root: ram

Note: Object of abhyavarṣat.

घोराभिः (ghorābhiḥ) - terrible, dreadful, fearful

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, frightful, fierce, awful

Note: Agrees with śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ.

शरवृष्टिभिः (śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with showers of arrows, with volleys of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of śaravṛṣṭi

śaravṛṣṭi - shower of arrows, volley of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+vṛṣṭi)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means by which Ravana showered (arrows).