वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-96, verse-5

क्षिपतोः शरजालानि तयोस्तौ स्यन्दनोत्तमौ ।
चेरतुः संयुगमहीं सासारौ जलदाविव ॥५॥

5. kṣipatoḥ śarajālāni tayostau syandanottamau ,
ceratuḥ saṃyugamahīṃ sāsārau jaladāviva.

5. kṣipatoḥ śarajālāni tayoḥ tau syandanottamau
ceratuḥ saṃyugamahīm sāsārau jaladau iva

5. śarajālāni kṣipatoḥ tayoḥ (satoḥ),
tau syandanottamau sāsārau jaladau iva saṃyugamahīm ceratuḥ

5. While those two were showering arrows, their two excellent chariots traversed the battleground like two clouds with showers.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षिपतोः (kṣipatoḥ) - of Rāma and Rāvaṇa who were throwing (arrows) (of the two throwing, of the two casting)

• शरजालानि (śarajālāni) - volleys of arrows (nets of arrows, volleys of arrows)

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of Rāma and Rāvaṇa (of those two)

• तौ (tau) - those two (chariots) (those two)

• स्यन्दनोत्तमौ (syandanottamau) - their two excellent chariots (the two best chariots, excellent chariots)

• चेरतुः (ceratuḥ) - they moved, traversed (they moved, they roamed, they traversed)

• संयुगमहीम् (saṁyugamahīm) - the battleground (the battlefield, the ground of combat)

• सासारौ (sāsārau) - accompanied by showers (of arrows or rain, implying intense action) (with showers, accompanied by rain)

• जलदौ (jaladau) - two clouds (as a simile) (two clouds (rain-givers))

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

क्षिपतोः (kṣipatoḥ) - of Rāma and Rāvaṇa who were throwing (arrows) (of the two throwing, of the two casting)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of kṣipat

kṣipat - throwing, casting, hurling

Present Active Participle

From root kṣip 'to throw, cast', with the present participle suffix -at.

Root: kṣip (class 6)

शरजालानि (śarajālāni) - volleys of arrows (nets of arrows, volleys of arrows)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śarajāla

śarajāla - a net or shower of arrows

Compound of śara ('arrow') and jāla ('net').

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+jāla)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, snare, web, collection, multitude
  noun (neuter)

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of Rāma and Rāvaṇa (of those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

तौ (tau) - those two (chariots) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

स्यन्दनोत्तमौ (syandanottamau) - their two excellent chariots (the two best chariots, excellent chariots)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of syandanottama

syandanottama - excellent chariot

Compound of syandana ('chariot') and uttama ('best, excellent').

Compound type : tatpurusha (syandana+uttama)

• syandana – chariot, flow, stream
  noun (masculine)
  From root syand 'to flow'.
  Root: syand (class 1)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)

चेरतुः (ceratuḥ) - they moved, traversed (they moved, they roamed, they traversed)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Third person dual, perfect active.

Root: car (class 1)

संयुगमहीम् (saṁyugamahīm) - the battleground (the battlefield, the ground of combat)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃyugamahī

saṁyugamahī - battlefield

Compound of saṃyuga ('battle, combat') and mahī ('earth, ground').

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃyuga+mahī)

• saṃyuga – conjunction, battle, combat
  noun (masculine)
  From root yuj 'to join' with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)

सासारौ (sāsārau) - accompanied by showers (of arrows or rain, implying intense action) (with showers, accompanied by rain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sāsāra

sāsāra - with showers (of rain), accompanied by a shower

Compound formed with sa- (with) and āsāra ('shower, downpour').

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+āsāra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• āsāra – shower, downpour, heavy rain
  noun (masculine)
  From root sṛ 'to flow' with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

जलदौ (jaladau) - two clouds (as a simile) (two clouds (rain-givers))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of jalada

jalada - cloud (giver of water)

Compound of jala ('water') and da ('giver').

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (jala+da)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  suffix
  From root dā 'to give'.
  Root: dā (class 3)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)