वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-92, verse-29

क्षिप्ताश्चापि शरास्तेन शस्त्राणि विविधानि च ।
न रणार्थाय वर्तन्ते मृत्युकाले ऽभिवर्ततः ॥२९॥

29. kṣiptāścāpi śarāstena śastrāṇi vividhāni ca ,
na raṇārthāya vartante mṛtyukāle'bhivartataḥ.

29. kṣiptāḥ ca api śarāḥ tena śastrāṇi vividhāni ca
na raṇārthāya vartante mṛtyukāle abhivartataḥ

29. tena kṣiptāḥ ca api śarāḥ ca vividhāni śastrāṇi
raṇārthāya na vartante mṛtyukāle abhivartataḥ

29. Even the arrows and various weapons hurled by him proved useless for battle, as he was approaching his moment of death.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षिप्ताः (kṣiptāḥ) - thrown, cast, hurled

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons

• विविधानि (vividhāni) - various, manifold, diverse

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not, nor, neither

• रणार्थाय (raṇārthāya) - for the purpose of battle, for battle

• वर्तन्ते (vartante) - they are, they exist, they function, they act

• मृत्युकाले (mṛtyukāle) - at the time of death

• अभिवर्ततः (abhivartataḥ) - of one who is approaching, for one who is about to experience

Words meanings and morphology

क्षिप्ताः (kṣiptāḥ) - thrown, cast, hurled

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣipta

kṣipta - thrown, cast, hurled, sent

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kṣip' (to throw, cast).

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'śarāḥ' and 'śastrāṇi'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes.

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

From root 'śṛ' (to break, crush).

Root: śṛ (class 9)

Note: Subject of the clause.

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Instrumental singular masculine/neuter of 'tad'.

शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, implement, instrument, sword

From root 'śaṃs' (to praise, to cut).

Root: śas (class 2)

Note: Subject of the clause.

विविधानि (vividhāni) - various, manifold, diverse

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse, different kinds

Compound of 'vi' (various) and 'vidha' (kind, sort).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (vi+vidha)

• vi – apart, various
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'śastrāṇi'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

न (na) - not, nor, neither

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

रणार्थाय (raṇārthāya) - for the purpose of battle, for battle

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of raṇārtha

raṇārtha - purpose of battle, for battle

Compound of 'raṇa' (battle) and 'artha' (purpose, meaning).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+artha)

• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
  Root: raṇ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

वर्तन्ते (vartante) - they are, they exist, they function, they act

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Present tense, middle voice, 3rd person plural.

From root 'vṛt'.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

मृत्युकाले (mṛtyukāle) - at the time of death

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mṛtyukāla

mṛtyukāla - time of death

Compound of 'mṛtyu' (death) and 'kāla' (time).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛtyu+kāla)

• mṛtyu – death
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• kāla – time, season, black
  noun (masculine)

अभिवर्ततः (abhivartataḥ) - of one who is approaching, for one who is about to experience

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abhivartat

abhivartat - approaching, turning towards, about to experience

Present Active Participle

From root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist) with prefix 'abhi-' (towards).

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally.