वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-92, verse-23

इत्येवं स वदन् वीरो रामः शत्रुनिबर्हणः ।
राक्षसेन्द्रं समीपस्थं शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥२३॥

23. ityevaṃ sa vadan vīro rāmaḥ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ ,
rākṣasendraṃ samīpasthaṃ śaravarṣairavākirat.

23. iti evam saḥ vadan vīraḥ rāmaḥ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ
rākṣasendram samīpastham śaravarṣaiḥ avākirat

23. saḥ vīraḥ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ rāmaḥ iti evam vadan
samīpastham rākṣasendram śaravarṣaiḥ avākirat

23. Thus speaking, that heroic Rama, the annihilator of enemies, showered the nearby lord of rākṣasas with volleys of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• सः (saḥ) - he, referring to Rama (he, that (masculine singular nominative))

• वदन् (vadan) - speaking, saying

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man, warrior

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (a proper name)

• शत्रुनिबर्हणः (śatrunibarhaṇaḥ) - destroyer of enemies

• राक्षसेन्द्रम् (rākṣasendram) - Rāvaṇa, the king of the rākṣasas (the lord of rākṣasas)

• समीपस्थम् (samīpastham) - standing near Rama (standing nearby, situated close by)

• शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows

• अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered upon, assailed, scattered

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, referring to Rama (he, that (masculine singular nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

वदन् (vadan) - speaking, saying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadat

vadat - speaking, saying (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √vad (to speak) + śatṛ suffix

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with 'rāmaḥ'

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man, warrior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, warrior

Note: Agreeing with 'rāmaḥ'

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, a proper name

शत्रुनिबर्हणः (śatrunibarhaṇaḥ) - destroyer of enemies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatrunibarhaṇa

śatrunibarhaṇa - destroyer of enemies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+nibarhaṇa)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• nibarhaṇa – destroying, killing, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  Verbal Noun
  From root √bṛh (to kill) with prefix ni-
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bṛh (class 10)

Note: Agreeing with 'rāmaḥ'

राक्षसेन्द्रम् (rākṣasendram) - Rāvaṇa, the king of the rākṣasas (the lord of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - lord of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa, a type of demon
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra (the deity)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'avākirat'

समीपस्थम् (samīpastham) - standing near Rama (standing nearby, situated close by)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samīpastha

samīpastha - standing near, nearby

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samīpa+stha)

• samīpa – near, proximity
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, situated, residing
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -stha from √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with 'rākṣasendram'

शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

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

Note: Means by which Rama assailed

अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered upon, assailed, scattered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of avakīr

Prefix: ava

Root: kṛ (class 6)