वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-95, verse-25

प्रायुध्येतामविच्छिन्नमस्यन्तौ सव्यदक्षिणम् ।
चक्रतुस्तौ शरौघैस्तु निरुच्छ्वासमिवाम्बरम् ॥२५॥

25. prāyudhyetāmavicchinnamasyantau savyadakṣiṇam ,
cakratustau śaraughaistu nirucchvāsamivāmbaram.

25. prāyudhyetām avicchinnam asyantau savyadakṣiṇam
cakratuḥ tau śaraughaiḥ tu nirucchvāsam iva ambaram

25. tau avicchinnam savyadakṣiṇam asyantau prāyudhyetām.
tu śaraughaiḥ ambaram nirucchvāsam iva cakratuḥ.

25. They fought incessantly, shooting arrows to their left and right. With their volleys of arrows, they made the sky, as it were, breathless.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रायुध्येताम् (prāyudhyetām) - they two fought

• अविच्छिन्नम् (avicchinnam) - incessantly, continuously, undivided

• अस्यन्तौ (asyantau) - shooting, discharging, throwing (dual)

• सव्यदक्षिणम् (savyadakṣiṇam) - to the left and right

• चक्रतुः (cakratuḥ) - they two made/did

• तौ (tau) - Rāma and Rāvaṇa (those two (masculine))

• शरौघैः (śaraughaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows, by multitudes of arrows

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• निरुच्छ्वासम् (nirucchvāsam) - breathless, stifling, without breath

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky, atmosphere, cloth

Words meanings and morphology

प्रायुध्येताम् (prāyudhyetām) - they two fought

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pra-yudh

Imperfect tense

Imperfect (laṅ), ātmanepada, 3rd person dual

Prefix: pra

Root: yudh (class 4)

अविच्छिन्नम् (avicchinnam) - incessantly, continuously, undivided

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avicchinna

avicchinna - undivided, continuous, incessant, uninterrupted

Past Passive Participle

Negative prefix 'a' + Past Passive Participle of `vi-chid`

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (a+vicchinna)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• vicchinna – cut off, divided, separated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root 'chid' with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially here, modifying the action of fighting.

अस्यन्तौ (asyantau) - shooting, discharging, throwing (dual)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of asyat

asyat - throwing, discharging, shooting

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of `as` (4th class, P.)

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'tau' (Rāma and Rāvaṇa).

सव्यदक्षिणम् (savyadakṣiṇam) - to the left and right

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of savyadakṣiṇa

savyadakṣiṇa - left and right

Compound type : dvandva (savya+dakṣiṇa)

• savya – left, left hand
  noun (neuter)
• dakṣiṇa – right, southern, skillful
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate direction.

चक्रतुः (cakratuḥ) - they two made/did

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect tense

Perfect (liṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person dual

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तौ (tau) - Rāma and Rāvaṇa (those two (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to Rāma and Rāvaṇa.

शरौघैः (śaraughaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows, by multitudes of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaraugha

śaraugha - flood/multitude/volley of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+ogha)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, torrent, multitude
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

Particle

निरुच्छ्वासम् (nirucchvāsam) - breathless, stifling, without breath

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirucchvāsa

nirucchvāsa - without breath, breathless, suffocating

Formed from `nis` (without) + `ucchvāsa` (breath)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ucchvāsa)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
  Prefix/preposition
• ucchvāsa – exhalation, breath, sigh
  noun (masculine)
  From `ud` + `śvas`
  Prefix: ud
  Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially to describe the state of `ambaram`.

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky, atmosphere, cloth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment, cloth

Note: Object of `cakratuḥ` (they made the sky breathless).

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