वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-23, verse-27

समीक्ष्य स्वबलं संख्ये वरुणस्या सुतास्तदा ।
अर्दिताः शरजालेन निवृत्ता रणकर्मणः ॥२७॥

27. samīkṣya svabalaṃ saṃkhye varuṇasyā sutāstadā ,
arditāḥ śarajālena nivṛttā raṇakarmaṇaḥ.

27. samīkṣya svabalam saṅkhye varuṇasya sutāḥ
tadā arditāḥ śarajālena nivṛttāḥ raṇakarmaṇaḥ

27. tadā varuṇasya sutāḥ svabalam saṅkhye samīkṣya
śarajālena arditāḥ raṇakarmaṇaḥ nivṛttāḥ

27. Having observed their own army in battle, then Varuṇa's sons, distressed by a shower of arrows, retreated from the act of war.

Words meanings summery:

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having observed, having seen, having perceived

• स्वबलम् (svabalam) - their own army, one's own force

• सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in conflict

• वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuṇa

• सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अर्दिताः (arditāḥ) - distressed, afflicted, tormented

• शरजालेन (śarajālena) - by a shower/net of arrows

• निवृत्ताः (nivṛttāḥ) - retreated, turned back, ceased

• रणकर्मणः (raṇakarmaṇaḥ) - from the act of war, from fighting

Words meanings and morphology

समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having observed, having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund) with 'sam'

Derived from root √īkṣ (to see, to look) with upasarga 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

स्वबलम् (svabalam) - their own army, one's own force

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svabala

svabala - one's own army, one's own strength

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bala)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• bala – army, force, strength
  noun (neuter)

सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṅkhya

saṅkhya - battle, conflict, war

वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuṇa (Vedic deity, lord of water and cosmic order)

Note: The original verse uses 'varuṇasyā' which is an archaic/epic genitive form of 'varuṇa'.

सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, offspring

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

Derived from root √sū (to beget, to produce)

Root: sū (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अर्दिताः (arditāḥ) - distressed, afflicted, tormented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ardita

ardita - distressed, afflicted, hurt

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √ard (to hurt, to pain)

Root: ard (class 1)

शरजालेन (śarajālena) - by a shower/net of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śarajāla

śarajāla - shower of arrows, net of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+jāla)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, multitude, collection, shower
  noun (neuter)

निवृत्ताः (nivṛttāḥ) - retreated, turned back, ceased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nivṛtta

nivṛtta - turned back, retreated, ceased, abstained from

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vṛt (to turn, to exist) with upasarga 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

रणकर्मणः (raṇakarmaṇaḥ) - from the act of war, from fighting

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of raṇakarman

raṇakarman - act of war, fighting, battle-work

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+karman)

• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
• karman – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)