वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-61, verse-10

शत्रुघ्नश्चापि तेजस्वी वृक्षानापततो बहून् ।
त्रिभिश्चतुर्भिरेकैकं चिच्छेद नतपर्वभिः ॥१०॥

10. śatrughnaścāpi tejasvī vṛkṣānāpatato bahūn ,
tribhiścaturbhirekaikaṃ ciccheda nataparvabhiḥ.

10. śatrughnaḥ ca api tejasvī vṛkṣān āpatataḥ bahūn
tribhiḥ caturbhiḥ eka-ekam ciccheda nata-parvabhiḥ

10. tejasvī śatrughnaḥ ca api tribhiḥ caturbhiḥ
nata-parvabhiḥ āpatataḥ bahūn vṛkṣān eka-ekam ciccheda

10. And the radiant Śatrughna also, with three or four arrows, each having bent joints (nata-parva), cut down each of the many falling trees.

Words meanings summery:

• शत्रुघ्नः (śatrughnaḥ) - Śatrughna (name of a brother of Rama)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - radiant, glorious, powerful, spirited

• वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees

• आपततः (āpatataḥ) - falling, descending, rushing down

• बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three, with three

• चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - by four, with four

• एक-एकम् (eka-ekam) - each (tree) (each one, one by one, singly)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he pierced, he broke

• नत-पर्वभिः (nata-parvabhiḥ) - with arrows having bent shafts (with bent-jointed (arrows), with arrows having bent shafts/notches)

Words meanings and morphology

शत्रुघ्नः (śatrughnaḥ) - Śatrughna (name of a brother of Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatrughna

śatrughna - Śatrughna, 'slayer of foes', name of Rama's youngest brother.

Compound `śatru` (foe) + `ghna` (slayer).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śatru+ghna)

• śatru – enemy, foe, adversary
  noun (masculine)
• ghna – slayer, destroying
  adjective
  From root `han` (to strike, kill) with suffix `ḍa` (P. 3.2.52)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject of the verb `ciccheda`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Particle.

तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - radiant, glorious, powerful, spirited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tejasvin

tejasvin - glorious, brilliant, spirited, powerful, splendid

Adjective from `tejas` (splendor, energy) with suffix `vin`.

वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

आपततः (āpatataḥ) - falling, descending, rushing down

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ā-patat

ā-patat - falling, descending, rushing towards

Present Active Participle

From root `pat` (to fall) with prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three, with three

(numeral)

Note: In conjunction with `caturbhiḥ`.

चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - by four, with four

(numeral)

Note: In conjunction with `tribhiḥ`.

एक-एकम् (eka-ekam) - each (tree) (each one, one by one, singly)

(indeclinable)

Repetitive compound for distributive sense.

Compound type : Abhiyukta (eka+eka)

• eka – one, single, unique, alone
  numeral
• eka – one, single, unique, alone
  numeral

Note: Used adverbially to mean "each one (of the trees)".

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he pierced, he broke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of chid

Perfect Tense (Lit), Active Voice

3rd person singular perfect active of root `chid` (7P). Reduplication.

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

नत-पर्वभिः (nata-parvabhiḥ) - with arrows having bent shafts (with bent-jointed (arrows), with arrows having bent shafts/notches)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nata-parvan

nata-parvan - having bent joints/knots; (referring to arrows) having bent shafts/notches.

Bahuvrihi compound 'whose joints are bent'. Here refers to arrows.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (nata+parvan)

• nata – bent, bowed, humble
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `nam` (to bend, bow)
  Root: nam (class 1)
• parvan – joint, knot, segment, festival, chapter
  noun (neuter)

Note: Implies "with arrows that have bent joints."