वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-55, verse-14

तेषु शान्तेषु ब्रह्मास्त्रं क्षिप्तवान् गाधिनन्दनः ।
तदस्त्रमुद्यतं दृष्ट्वा देवाः साग्निपुरोगमाः ॥१४॥

14. teṣu śānteṣu brahmāstraṃ kṣiptavān gādhinandanaḥ ,
tadastramudyataṃ dṛṣṭvā devāḥ sāgnipurogamāḥ.

14. teṣu śānteṣu brahmāstram kṣiptavān gādhinandanaḥ
tat astram udyatam dṛṣṭvā devāḥ sa-agni-purōgamāḥ

14. teṣu śānteṣu gādhinandanaḥ brahmāstram kṣiptavān.
tat astram udyatam dṛṣṭvā sa-agni-purōgamāḥ devāḥ.
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14. When those (weapons) were pacified, Gādhi's son (Viśvāmitra) hurled the Brahmāstra. Seeing that weapon raised, the gods, with Agni at their forefront,

Words meanings summery:

• तेषु (teṣu) - Among those previously mentioned weapons (in/among those)

• शान्तेषु (śānteṣu) - When the weapons were pacified or neutralized (in/among the pacified ones)

• ब्रह्मास्त्रम् (brahmāstram) - the Brahmā weapon (Brahmāstra)

• क्षिप्तवान् (kṣiptavān) - he hurled, he threw

• गाधिनन्दनः (gādhinandanaḥ) - Viśvāmitra (the son of Gādhi)

• तत् (tat) - Referring to the Brahmāstra (that)

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - The Brahmāstra (weapon)

• उद्यतम् (udyatam) - The weapon being raised or aimed (raised, uplifted, prepared)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

• स-अग्नि-पुर्ओगमाः (sa-agni-purōgamāḥ) - with Agni (the fire-god) as their leader/foremost

Words meanings and morphology

तेषु (teṣu) - Among those previously mentioned weapons (in/among those)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those, it

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction

शान्तेषु (śānteṣu) - When the weapons were pacified or neutralized (in/among the pacified ones)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of śānta

śānta - pacified, calm, tranquil, ceased

past passive participle

Past passive participle of √śam (to be calm, cease)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction, modifying 'teṣu'

ब्रह्मास्त्रम् (brahmāstram) - the Brahmā weapon (Brahmāstra)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahmāstra

brahmāstra - weapon of Brahmā, a powerful divine missile

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+astra)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator god)
  proper noun (masculine)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √as (to throw, cast) with suffix -tra
  Root: as (class 4)

क्षिप्तवान् (kṣiptavān) - he hurled, he threw

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣiptavat

kṣiptavat - one who has hurled/thrown

past active participle

Derived from √kṣip (to throw) with suffix -tavat

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Functions as a finite verb in this context.

गाधिनन्दनः (gādhinandanaḥ) - Viśvāmitra (the son of Gādhi)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gādhinandana

gādhinandana - son of Gādhi (referring to Viśvāmitra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (gādhi+nandana)

• gādhi – Gādhi (name of a king, father of Viśvāmitra)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delight, son, child
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √nand (to rejoice) with suffix -ana
  Root: nand (class 1)

तत् (tat) - Referring to the Brahmāstra (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Modifies 'astram'

अस्त्रम् (astram) - The Brahmāstra (weapon)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile, projectile

Derived from root √as (to throw, cast) with suffix -tra

Root: as (class 4)

उद्यतम् (udyatam) - The weapon being raised or aimed (raised, uplifted, prepared)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of udyata

udyata - raised, uplifted, prepared, ready, exerted

past passive participle

Past passive participle of √yam (to raise, hold) with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'astram'

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being; celestial

स-अग्नि-पुर्ओगमाः (sa-agni-purōgamāḥ) - with Agni (the fire-god) as their leader/foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāgnipurōgama

sāgnipurōgama - accompanied by Agni as the foremost, having Agni at the front

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+agnipurōgama)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• agnipurōgama – having Agni as foremost
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'devāḥ'