वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-95, verse-22

स मुमोच ततो बाणान् रणे शतसहस्रशः ।
तान्दृष्ट्वा रावणश्चक्रे स्वशरैः खं निरन्तरम् ॥२२॥

22. sa mumoca tato bāṇān raṇe śatasahasraśaḥ ,
tāndṛṣṭvā rāvaṇaścakre svaśaraiḥ khaṃ nirantaram.

22. sa mumoca tataḥ bāṇān raṇe śatasahasraśaḥ tān
dṛṣṭvā rāvaṇaḥ cakre svaśaraiḥ kham nirantaram

22. tataḥ sa raṇe śatasahasraśaḥ bāṇān mumoca.
tān dṛṣṭvā rāvaṇaḥ svaśaraiḥ kham nirantaram cakre.

22. Then, he (Rama) released hundreds of thousands of arrows in battle. Upon seeing them, Ravana, with his own arrows, made the sky entirely covered.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• मुमोच (mumoca) - released, discharged, sent forth

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

• बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• शतसहस्रशः (śatasahasraśaḥ) - by hundreds of thousands, in hundreds and thousands

• तान् (tān) - those, them

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

• चक्रे (cakre) - made, did, performed, rendered

• स्वशरैः (svaśaraiḥ) - with his own arrows

• खम् (kham) - sky, space, ether

• निरन्तरम् (nirantaram) - without gaps, continuous, completely filled, dense

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rama. Subject of 'mumoca'.

मुमोच (mumoca) - released, discharged, sent forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √muc

Perfect Active, 3rd person singular

From verb root √muc (to release). Reduplicated perfect form (liṭ) in Parasmaipada.

Root: √muc (class 6)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

adverbial suffix -tas

बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Object of 'mumoca'.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

शतसहस्रशः (śatasahasraśaḥ) - by hundreds of thousands, in hundreds and thousands

(indeclinable)

adverbial suffix -śas indicating distribution or measure

तान् (tān) - those, them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

Note: Refers to the arrows released by Rama. Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā from root √dṛś.

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (proper name of the Rakshasa king)

Note: Subject of 'cakre'.

चक्रे (cakre) - made, did, performed, rendered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of √kṛ

Perfect Middle, 3rd person singular

From verb root √kṛ (to do, make). Reduplicated perfect form (liṭ) with Atmanepada endings.

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

स्वशरैः (svaśaraiḥ) - with his own arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of svaśara

svaśara - one's own arrow

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+śara)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrument for 'cakre'.

खम् (kham) - sky, space, ether

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether

Note: Object of 'cakre'.

निरन्तरम् (nirantaram) - without gaps, continuous, completely filled, dense

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirantara

nirantara - without gaps, continuous, dense, completely filled

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+antara)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, space, interior
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'kham'.

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