वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-95, verse-18

मायाविहितमेतत्तु शस्त्रवर्षमपातयत् ।
सहस्रशस्ततो बाणानश्रान्तहृदयोद्यमः ॥१८॥

18. māyāvihitametattu śastravarṣamapātayat ,
sahasraśastato bāṇānaśrāntahṛdayodyamaḥ.

18. māyāvihitam etat tu śastravārṣam apātayat
sahasraśaḥ tataḥ bāṇān aśrāntahṛdayodyamaḥ

18. aśrāntahṛdayodyamaḥ etat tu māyāvihitam
śastravārṣam apātayat tataḥ sahasraśaḥ bāṇān

18. This shower of weapons, created by illusion (māyā), he rained down. Then, with unwearied heart and effort, he released thousands of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• मायाविहितम् (māyāvihitam) - created by illusion

• एतत् (etat) - this, that

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• शस्त्रवार्षम् (śastravārṣam) - shower of weapons

• अपातयत् (apātayat) - he caused to fall, he rained down, he showered

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

• अश्रान्तहृदयोद्यमः (aśrāntahṛdayodyamaḥ) - whose heart's effort is unwearied, with tireless heart and effort

Words meanings and morphology

मायाविहितम् (māyāvihitam) - created by illusion

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māyāvihita

māyāvihita - created by illusion, illusory

Past Passive Participle

From 'vi-dhā' (to create, arrange) with 'māyā' (illusion) as instrument or agent

Compound type : tatpurusha (māyā+vihita)

• māyā – illusion, magical power, cosmic illusion
  noun (feminine)
• vihita – made, created, arranged, done
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dhā' with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'śastravārṣam'.

एतत् (etat) - this, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the shower of weapons described in the previous verse.

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for emphasis or slight adversative.

शस्त्रवार्षम् (śastravārṣam) - shower of weapons

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śastravārṣa

śastravārṣa - shower of weapons

Compound type : tatpurusha (śastra+varṣa)

• śastra – weapon, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas (class 2)
• varṣa – rain, showering, year
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Compound.

अपातयत् (apātayat) - he caused to fall, he rained down, he showered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Causative Imperfect 3rd singular

From root 'pat' (to fall), causative 'pātay', imperfect 'apātayat'

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Causative form, meaning 'caused to fall'.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -śas

Note: Adverbial form.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Accusative plural, object of an implied verb like 'released' or 'poured'.

अश्रान्तहृदयोद्यमः (aśrāntahṛdayodyamaḥ) - whose heart's effort is unwearied, with tireless heart and effort

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśrāntahṛdayodyama

aśrāntahṛdayodyama - one whose heart's effort is tireless

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aśrānta+hṛdaya+udyama)

• aśrānta – unwearied, tireless
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (negative)
  Negative of 'śrānta' (wearied), which is from root 'śram'
  Prefix: a
  Root: śram (class 4)
• hṛdaya – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)
• udyama – effort, exertion, enterprise
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ud-yam'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Bahuvrihi compound, refers to the implied subject (Rāvaṇa).