वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-36, verse-29

गृहीत्वा क्षीरमेकाह्ना सुकुमार वपुस्तदा ।
अजयत् स्वेन वीर्येण दैत्यसैन्यगणान् विभुः ॥२९॥

29. gṛhītvā kṣīramekāhnā sukumāra vapustadā ,
ajayat svena vīryeṇa daityasainyagaṇān vibhuḥ.

29. gṛhītvā kṣīram ekāhnā sukumāra vapuḥ tadā
ajayat svena vīryeṇa daitya-sainya-gaṇān vibhuḥ

29. tada ekāhnā kṣīram gṛhītvā sukumāra vapuḥ vibhuḥ
(saḥ) svena vīryeṇa daitya-sainya-gaṇān ajayat

29. Having taken the milk, then, with a tender body, in a single day, that powerful lord (vibhu) conquered the hordes of demon armies by his own valor.

Words meanings summery:

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized, having received

• क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - The milk consumed by Kartikeya. (milk, milky fluid)

• एकाह्ना (ekāhnā) - in a single day, in one day

• सुकुमार (sukumāra) - Refers to Kartikeya's body, indicating his youth. (very tender, delicate, soft, youthful)

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - Refers to Kartikeya's youthful body. (body, form)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अजयत् (ajayat) - he conquered, he overcame, he won

• स्वेन (svena) - by his own, by oneself

• वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by valor, by energy

• दैत्य-सैन्य-गणान् (daitya-sainya-gaṇān) - The enemies Kartikeya conquered. (hordes of demon armies, groups of demon forces)

• विभुः (vibhuḥ) - Refers to Kartikeya, indicating his supreme power. (powerful, mighty, lord, omnipresent, supreme being)

Words meanings and morphology

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized, having received

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root grah (to seize, take) with suffix -tvā.

Root: grah (class 9)

क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - The milk consumed by Kartikeya. (milk, milky fluid)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣīra

kṣīra - milk, milky juice, water

Note: Object of 'gṛhītvā'.

एकाह्ना (ekāhnā) - in a single day, in one day

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ekāha

ekāha - one day, a single day

Feminine instrumental singular of 'ekāha'. 'Aha' can form compounds meaning day, and 'ahna' is derived.

Compound type : karmadharaya (eka+ahan)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)
• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)
  Root ah, n-stem.
  Root: ah

Note: Denotes time within which an action takes place.

सुकुमार (sukumāra) - Refers to Kartikeya's body, indicating his youth. (very tender, delicate, soft, youthful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukumāra

sukumāra - very tender, delicate, soft, young, graceful

'su-' (good, well, very) + 'kumāra' (young, tender).

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+kumāra)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix for intensification or goodness.
• kumāra – boy, youth, young, tender, prince
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vapuḥ' implicitly (or the subject 'vibhuḥ').

वपुः (vapuḥ) - Refers to Kartikeya's youthful body. (body, form)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, beautiful appearance

's'-stem noun.

Root: vap (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from 'tad' (that).

अजयत् (ajayat) - he conquered, he overcame, he won

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ji

Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice. With augment 'a-'.

Root: ji (class 1)

स्वेन (svena) - by his own, by oneself

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property

Instrumental singular of 'sva'.

Note: Agrees with 'vīryeṇa'.

वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by valor, by energy

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, energy, strength, prowess, virility

Root: vīr

दैत्य-सैन्य-गणान् (daitya-sainya-gaṇān) - The enemies Kartikeya conquered. (hordes of demon armies, groups of demon forces)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of daitya-sainya-gaṇa

daitya-sainya-gaṇa - multitude of demon armies

Compound type : tatpurusha (sainya-gaṇa of daitya) (daitya+sainya+gaṇa)

• daitya – a demon, descendant of Diti
  noun (masculine)
• sainya – army, host, military
  noun (neuter)
• gaṇa – group, host, multitude, troop
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'ajayat'.

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - Refers to Kartikeya, indicating his supreme power. (powerful, mighty, lord, omnipresent, supreme being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - omnipresent, pervading, powerful, mighty, ruler, lord, master

From prefix vi + root bhū (to be, become).

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'ajayat'.