वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-55, verse-12

स्रष्टुकामेन लोकांस्त्रींस्तौ चानेन हतौ युधि ।
अनेन शरमुख्येन ततो लोकांश्चकार सः ॥१२॥

12. sraṣṭukāmena lokāṃstrīṃstau cānena hatau yudhi ,
anena śaramukhyena tato lokāṃścakāra saḥ.

12. sraṣṭukāmena lokān trīn tau ca anena hatau
yudhi anena śaramukhyena tataḥ lokān cakāra saḥ

12. trīn lokān sraṣṭukāmena anena ca tau yudhi
hatau anena śaramukhyena tataḥ saḥ lokān cakāra

12. By the one desirous of creating the three worlds, those two (Madhu and Kaiṭabha) were killed in battle by him. Thereafter, with this foremost arrow, he created the worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• स्रष्टुकामेन (sraṣṭukāmena) - by one desirous of creating, by the creator-minded

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

• त्रीन् (trīn) - three

• तौ (tau) - those two (Madhu and Kaiṭabha) (those two)

• च (ca) - and

• अनेन (anena) - by this (creator) (by this)

• हतौ (hatau) - killed, struck

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• अनेन (anena) - by this (foremost arrow) (by this)

• शरमुख्येन (śaramukhyena) - by the principal arrow, by the foremost arrow

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

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

• चकार (cakāra) - he made, he created, he did

• सः (saḥ) - the creator (Vishnu) (he, that one)

Words meanings and morphology

स्रष्टुकामेन (sraṣṭukāmena) - by one desirous of creating, by the creator-minded

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sraṣṭukāma

sraṣṭukāma - desirous of creating

Formed from the infinitive sraṣṭum (to create) and kāma (desire).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sraṣṭu+kāma)

• sraṣṭu – to create
  indeclinable
  infinitive
  From √sṛj (to create) with suffix -tum.
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  From √kam (to desire).
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implicit creator (Vishnu).

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

From √lok (to see, perceive).

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Object of 'sraṣṭukāmena' and 'cakāra'.

त्रीन् (trīn) - three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with lokān.

तौ (tau) - those two (Madhu and Kaiṭabha) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the passive verb hatau.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects phrases.

अनेन (anena) - by this (creator) (by this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

हतौ (hatau) - killed, struck

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From √han (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with tau.

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war

From √yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Indicates the location of the action.

अनेन (anena) - by this (foremost arrow) (by this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Instrumental for the means of action.

शरमुख्येन (śaramukhyena) - by the principal arrow, by the foremost arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śaramukhya

śaramukhya - principal arrow, chief arrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+mukhya)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  From √śṝ (to crush, break).
  Root: śṝ (class 9)
• mukhya – principal, chief, foremost
  adjective
  From mukha (face, mouth, front).

Note: Means by which the worlds were created.

ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter, then, from that

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + -tas (ablative suffix).

Note: Indicates sequence of events.

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

From √lok (to see, perceive).

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Object of cakāra.

चकार (cakāra) - he made, he created, he did

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular of √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Its subject is saḥ.

सः (saḥ) - the creator (Vishnu) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of cakāra.