वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-99, verse-7

शरा नानाविधाश्चापि धनुरायतविग्रहम् ।
अनुव्रजन्ति काकुत्स्थं सर्वे पुरुषविग्रहाः ॥७॥

7. śarā nānāvidhāścāpi dhanurāyatavigraham ,
anuvrajanti kākutsthaṃ sarve puruṣavigrahāḥ.

7. śarāḥ nānāvidhāḥ ca api dhanuḥ āyatavigraham
anuvrajanti kākutstham sarve puruṣavigrahāḥ

7. Numerous kinds of arrows, as well as the long-bodied bow, all in human form, followed Rama (kākutstha).

Words meanings summery:

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• नानाविधाः (nānāvidhāḥ) - of various kinds, various

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• आयतविग्रहम् (āyatavigraham) - having an extended body, long-bodied

• अनुव्रजन्ति (anuvrajanti) - they follow, they accompany

• काकुत्स्थम् (kākutstham) - to Rama (to Kakutstha (an epithet for Rama))

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• पुरुषविग्रहाः (puruṣavigrahāḥ) - in human form, having a man's body

Words meanings and morphology

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

नानाविधाः (nānāvidhāḥ) - of various kinds, various

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nānāvidha

nānāvidha - of various kinds, diverse

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+vidha)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, type
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

आयतविग्रहम् (āyatavigraham) - having an extended body, long-bodied

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyatavigraha

āyatavigraha - having an extended body, long-bodied

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āyata+vigraha)

• āyata – extended, long, stretched
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yam (to restrain, stretch)
  Root: yam (class 1)
• vigraha – body, form, shape, statue
  noun (masculine)

अनुव्रजन्ति (anuvrajanti) - they follow, they accompany

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of anuvraj

Prefix: anu

Root: vraj (class 1)

काकुत्स्थम् (kākutstham) - to Rama (to Kakutstha (an epithet for Rama))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha (an epithet of Rama)

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

पुरुषविग्रहाः (puruṣavigrahāḥ) - in human form, having a man's body

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣavigraha

puruṣavigraha - having a human form, embodied as a man

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puruṣa+vigraha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, spirit (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• vigraha – body, form, shape, statue
  noun (masculine)

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