वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-55, verse-16

तदप्यस्त्रं महाघोरं ब्राह्मं ब्राह्मेण तेजसा ।
वसिष्ठो ग्रसते सर्वं ब्रह्मदण्डेन राघव ॥१६॥

16. tadapyastraṃ mahāghoraṃ brāhmaṃ brāhmeṇa tejasā ,
vasiṣṭho grasate sarvaṃ brahmadaṇḍena rāghava.

16. tat api astram mahāghoram brāhmam brāhmeṇa tejasā
vasiṣṭhaḥ grasate sarvam brahmadaṇḍena rāghava

16. rāghava tat api mahāghoram brāhmam brāhmeṇa tejasā
astram vasiṣṭhaḥ brahmadaṇḍena sarvam grasate

16. Even that extremely dreadful, divine (brāhma) weapon (astra), possessing the power (tejas) of Brahman (brāhma), Vasiṣṭha completely consumed (grasate) with his divine staff (brahmadaṇḍa), O Rāghava.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (weapon) (that, it, this)

• अपि (api) - even (that) (also, even, too)

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon (referring to Viśvāmitra's weapon) (weapon, missile)

• महाघोरम् (mahāghoram) - extremely dreadful (describing the weapon) (very dreadful, terrible)

• ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - divine (weapon, originating from Brahman) (divine, relating to Brahman)

• ब्राह्मेण (brāhmeṇa) - by divine (power), related to Brahman (power) (by divine, by Brahman's)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by (divine) power (by power, by brilliance, by energy)

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - the sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (proper noun))

• ग्रसते (grasate) - consumes, absorbs (swallows, devours)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - completely, entirely (referring to the weapon) (all, every, whole)

• ब्रह्मदण्डेन (brahmadaṇḍena) - by his divine staff (brahmadaṇḍa) (by the divine staff, by the staff of Brahman)

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (vocative addressing Rama) (O Rāghava, O descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (weapon) (that, it, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

अपि (api) - even (that) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon (referring to Viśvāmitra's weapon) (weapon, missile)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile, projectile

महाघोरम् (mahāghoram) - extremely dreadful (describing the weapon) (very dreadful, terrible)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāghora

mahāghora - very dreadful, exceedingly terrible, frightful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ghora)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'astram'.

ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - divine (weapon, originating from Brahman) (divine, relating to Brahman)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brāhma

brāhma - relating to Brahman, divine, sacred, priestly

derived from 'brahman'

Note: Agrees with 'astram'.

ब्राह्मेण (brāhmeṇa) - by divine (power), related to Brahman (power) (by divine, by Brahman's)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of brāhma

brāhma - relating to Brahman, divine, sacred, priestly

derived from 'brahman'

Note: Agrees with 'tejasā'.

तेजसा (tejasā) - by (divine) power (by power, by brilliance, by energy)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, radiance, power, energy, spiritual energy

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - the sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a famous sage)

Note: Subject of the verb 'grasate'.

ग्रसते (grasate) - consumes, absorbs (swallows, devours)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gras

Present Tense

3rd person singular, ātmanepada

Root: gras (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - completely, entirely (referring to the weapon) (all, every, whole)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every, entire

Note: Agrees with 'astram' (implied accusative object).

ब्रह्मदण्डेन (brahmadaṇḍena) - by his divine staff (brahmadaṇḍa) (by the divine staff, by the staff of Brahman)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brahmadaṇḍa

brahmadaṇḍa - the staff of Brahmā, a divine staff, a magic staff wielded by Brahmins

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+daṇḍa)

• brahman – Brahman (the absolute reality), prayer, sacred word
  noun (neuter)
• daṇḍa – staff, stick, rod, punishment, power
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrument of the action.

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (vocative addressing Rama) (O Rāghava, O descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, son of Raghu, an epithet of Rama