वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-61, verse-27

एष वै कैटभस्यार्थे मधुनश्च महाशरः ।
सृष्टो महात्मना तेन वधार्थं दैत्ययोस्तयोः ॥२७॥

27. eṣa vai kaiṭabhasyārthe madhunaśca mahāśaraḥ ,
sṛṣṭo mahātmanā tena vadhārthaṃ daityayostayoḥ.

27. eṣa vai kaiṭabhasya arthe madhunaḥ ca mahāśaraḥ
sṛṣṭaḥ mahātmanā tena vadhārtham daityayoḥ tayoḥ

27. This great arrow was indeed created by that great-souled one for the sake of Kaiṭabha and Madhu, for the purpose of killing those two demons.

Words meanings summery:

• एष (eṣa) - this (masculine nominative singular)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• कैटभस्य (kaiṭabhasya) - of Kaiṭabha

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

• मधुनः (madhunaḥ) - of Madhu

• च (ca) - and

• महाशरः (mahāśaraḥ) - a great arrow

• सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - created

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• वधार्थम् (vadhārtham) - for the purpose of killing

• दैत्ययोः (daityayoḥ) - of the two demons Kaiṭabha and Madhu (of the two demons)

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (demons) (of those two)

Words meanings and morphology

एष (eṣa) - this (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

कैटभस्य (kaiṭabhasya) - of Kaiṭabha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaiṭabha

kaiṭabha - name of a demon

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, sake

मधुनः (madhunaḥ) - of Madhu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of madhu

madhu - honey, sweet, name of a demon

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महाशरः (mahāśaraḥ) - a great arrow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāśara

mahāśara - great arrow

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+śara)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)

सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - created

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, released, poured out

Past Passive Participle

derived from root sṛj (to create)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, sublime, great person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Viṣṇu, who created the arrow.

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'great-souled one' (Viṣṇu).

वधार्थम् (vadhārtham) - for the purpose of killing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadhārtha

vadhārtha - purpose of killing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vadha+artha)

• vadha – killing, slaughter
  noun (masculine)
  from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: The suffix -artham makes it function adverbially, meaning 'for the sake of killing'.

दैत्ययोः (daityayoḥ) - of the two demons Kaiṭabha and Madhu (of the two demons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of daitya

daitya - demon, son of Diti

Note: Refers to Kaiṭabha and Madhu.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (demons) (of those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with `daityayoḥ`.