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

ततः शरसहस्राणि क्षिप्रहस्तो निशाचरः ।
निजघानोरसि क्रुद्धो राघवस्य महात्मनः ॥६॥

6. tataḥ śarasahasrāṇi kṣiprahasto niśācaraḥ ,
nijaghānorasi kruddho rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ.

6. tataḥ śarasahasrāṇi kṣiprahastaḥ niśācaraḥ
nijaghāna urasi kruddhaḥ rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ

6. tataḥ kṣiprahastaḥ kruddhaḥ niśācaraḥ mahātmanaḥ
rāghavasya urasi śarasahasrāṇi nijaghāna

6. Then, the swift-handed night-wanderer (niśācara), Rāvaṇa, enraged, struck thousands of arrows into the chest of the great-souled Rāma (rāghava).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence, afterwards)

• शरसहस्राणि (śarasahasrāṇi) - thousands of arrows

• क्षिप्रहस्तः (kṣiprahastaḥ) - swift-handed (swift-handed, quick-handed)

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - the night-wanderer (Rāvaṇa) (night-wanderer, demon, goblin)

• निजघान (nijaghāna) - he struck (he struck, he killed, he hit)

• उरसि (urasi) - into the chest (in the chest, on the breast)

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

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāma (of Rāghava (Rama))

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one (Rama) (of the great-souled, of the noble)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

शरसहस्राणि (śarasahasrāṇi) - thousands of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śarasahasra

śarasahasra - a thousand arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+sahasra)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – a thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'nijaghāna'.

क्षिप्रहस्तः (kṣiprahastaḥ) - swift-handed (swift-handed, quick-handed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣiprahasta

kṣiprahasta - swift-handed, quick-handed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣipra+hasta)

• kṣipra – swift, quick, rapid
  adjective
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'niśācaraḥ'.

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - the night-wanderer (Rāvaṇa) (night-wanderer, demon, goblin)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, Rākṣasa

Compound: niśā (night) + cara (mover).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, wanderer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'car'
  From root 'car' (to move) with 'a' suffix.
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'nijaghāna'.

निजघान (nijaghāna) - he struck (he struck, he killed, he hit)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of han

Perfect tense, third person singular, active voice

Root 'han' (to strike) with prefix 'ni-' and perfect tense ending.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

उरसि (urasi) - into the chest (in the chest, on the breast)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of uras

uras - chest, breast

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

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

From root 'krudh' (to be angry) with 'kta' suffix.

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'niśācaraḥ'.

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāma (of Rāghava (Rama))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; Rama

Patronymic suffix 'aṇ' from Raghu.

Note: Qualifies 'mahātmanaḥ'.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one (Rama) (of the great-souled, of the noble)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, highly endowed

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'rāghavasya'.

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