वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-7, verse-24

प्रभग्ने राक्षसबले नारायणशराहते ।
सुमाली शरवर्षेण आववार रणे हरिम् ॥२४॥

24. prabhagne rākṣasabale nārāyaṇaśarāhate ,
sumālī śaravarṣeṇa āvavāra raṇe harim.

24. prabhagne rākṣasabale nārāyaṇaśarāhate
/ sumālī śaravarṣeṇa āvavāra raṇe harim

24. rākṣasabale prabhagne nārāyaṇaśarāhate (sati),
sumālī raṇe śaravarṣeṇa harim āvavāra

24. When the demon army was routed and struck by Nārāyaṇa's arrows, Sumāli assailed Hari in battle with a shower of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभग्ने (prabhagne) - when routed, when shattered

• राक्षसबले (rākṣasabale) - in the demon army, when the demon army

• नारायणशराहते (nārāyaṇaśarāhate) - struck by Nārāyaṇa's arrows

• सुमाली (sumālī) - Sumāli (name of a demon)

• शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows

• आववार (āvavāra) - showered (with arrows), assailed (covered, surrounded, assailed, obstructed)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

• हरिम् (harim) - Hari (Viṣṇu)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभग्ने (prabhagne) - when routed, when shattered

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of prabhagna

prabhagna - broken, shattered, defeated, routed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From pra-bhañj (to break, shatter)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction with 'rākṣasabale'.

राक्षसबले (rākṣasabale) - in the demon army, when the demon army

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rākṣasabala

rākṣasabala - demon army, force of demons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+bala)

• rākṣasa – demon, pertaining to demons
  adjective (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, army, force, military
  noun (neuter)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction.

नारायणशराहते (nārāyaṇaśarāhate) - struck by Nārāyaṇa's arrows

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nārāyaṇaśarāhata

nārāyaṇaśarāhata - struck by Nārāyaṇa's arrows

Compound adjective describing 'rākṣasabale'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nārāyaṇa+śara+āhata)

• nārāyaṇa – Nārāyaṇa (epithet of Viṣṇu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• āhata – struck, hit, wounded, assailed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā-han (to strike, hit)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction, agreeing with 'rākṣasabale'.

सुमाली (sumālī) - Sumāli (name of a demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumālin

sumālin - Sumālin (name of a Rākṣasa)

Note: Subject of 'āvavāra'.

शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows, rain of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower, year
  noun (neuter)

Note: Means by which Sumāli assailed.

आववार (āvavāra) - showered (with arrows), assailed (covered, surrounded, assailed, obstructed)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect active of root ā-vṛ

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Subject is 'sumālī', object is 'harim'.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat, conflict

Note: Place of action.

हरिम् (harim) - Hari (Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari (epithet of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa), lion, monkey

Note: Object of 'āvavāra'.