वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-23, verse-38

मुसलानि विचित्राणि ततो भल्लशतानि च ।
पट्टसांश्चैव शक्तीश्च शतघ्नीस्तोमरांस्तथा ।
पातयामास दुर्धर्षस्तेषामुपरि विष्ठितः ॥३८॥

38. musalāni vicitrāṇi tato bhallaśatāni ca ,
paṭṭasāṃścaiva śaktīśca śataghnīstomarāṃstathā ,
pātayāmāsa durdharṣasteṣāmupari viṣṭhitaḥ.

38. musalāni vicitrāṇi tataḥ bhallaśatāni
ca paṭṭasān ca eva śaktīḥ ca
śataghnīḥ tomarān tathā pātayāmāsa
durdharṣaḥ teṣām upari viṣṭhitaḥ

38. tataḥ durdharṣaḥ viṣṭhitaḥ teṣām
upari vicitrāṇi musalāni bhallaśatāni
ca paṭṭasān ca eva śaktīḥ ca
śataghnīḥ tomarān tathā pātayāmāsa

38. Then, the formidable [Ravana], positioned above them, discharged various maces, hundreds of lances, sharp-edged spears (paṭṭasa), javelins (śakti), śataghnī weapons, and tomara javelins upon them.

Words meanings summery:

• मुसलानि (musalāni) - maces (maces, clubs, pestles)

• विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - various (various, diverse, strange, beautiful)

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

• भल्लशतानि (bhallaśatāni) - hundreds of lances (hundreds of lances, hundreds of spears)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पट्टसान् (paṭṭasān) - sharp-edged spears (sharp-edged spears, battle-axes)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed, also (only, indeed, just, certainly)

• शक्तीः (śaktīḥ) - javelins (as a type of weapon) (spears, javelins, powers, abilities)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• शतघ्नीः (śataghnīḥ) - śataghnī weapons ('hundred-killer' weapons (a type of missile/machine))

• तोमरान् (tomarān) - tomara javelins (javelins, iron clubs)

• तथा (tathā) - and likewise (thus, so, in like manner, also)

• पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - he discharged (he caused to fall, he discharged, he threw)

• दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - formidable (referring to Ravana) (unassailable, formidable, irresistible)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - upon them (referring to the warriors) (of them, their)

• उपरि (upari) - upon (them) (above, upon, over)

• विष्ठितः (viṣṭhitaḥ) - positioned (referring to Ravana) (situated, standing, appeared, existing)

Words meanings and morphology

मुसलानि (musalāni) - maces (maces, clubs, pestles)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of musala

musala - mace, club, pestle

विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - various (various, diverse, strange, beautiful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vicitra

vicitra - various, diverse, variegated, wonderful

From vi- and citra "clear, bright". Literally "diversely clear/bright".

Prefix: vi

Root: citr

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

(indeclinable)

भल्लशतानि (bhallaśatāni) - hundreds of lances (hundreds of lances, hundreds of spears)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhallaśata

bhallaśata - hundred of lances/spears

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhalla+śata)

• bhalla – lance, spear, arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhall (class 1)
• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पट्टसान् (paṭṭasān) - sharp-edged spears (sharp-edged spears, battle-axes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of paṭṭasa

paṭṭasa - sharp-edged spear, battle-axe

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, also (only, indeed, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

शक्तीः (śaktīḥ) - javelins (as a type of weapon) (spears, javelins, powers, abilities)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śakti

śakti - power, strength, ability, spear, javelin

From root √śak "to be able".

Root: śak (class 5)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

शतघ्नीः (śataghnīḥ) - śataghnī weapons ('hundred-killer' weapons (a type of missile/machine))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śataghnī

śataghnī - a weapon capable of killing a hundred, a kind of missile or engine

Feminine noun from "śataghna" (killing hundreds).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śata+ghnī)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• ghnī – killing, slayer
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √han "to strike, kill".
  Root: han (class 2)

तोमरान् (tomarān) - tomara javelins (javelins, iron clubs)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tomara

tomara - javelin, spear, iron club

तथा (tathā) - and likewise (thus, so, in like manner, also)

(indeclinable)

पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - he discharged (he caused to fall, he discharged, he threw)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Perfect (causative)

Perfect 3rd person singular, causative stem from root √pat (1st class, P-type).

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Causative form of √pat 'to fall' meaning 'to cause to fall'.

दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - formidable (referring to Ravana) (unassailable, formidable, irresistible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durdharṣa

durdharṣa - unassailable, formidable, difficult to overcome

From prefix dur- "difficult" and √dhṛṣ "to dare, to attack".

Prefix: dur

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - upon them (referring to the warriors) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used with 'upari' to mean 'upon them'.

उपरि (upari) - upon (them) (above, upon, over)

(indeclinable)

Note: Takes genitive case.

विष्ठितः (viṣṭhitaḥ) - positioned (referring to Ravana) (situated, standing, appeared, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṭhita

viṣṭhita - situated, standing, established, appeared

Past Passive Participle

From root √sthā with prefix vi- and suffix -ta, with change of dental to retroflex 'ṣ' due to 'ṣ' in 'viṣ'. Also a nominal derivative from √viś.

Prefix: vi

Root: sthā (class 1)