वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-55, verse-5

तस्यास्त्रं गाधिपुत्रस्य घोरमाग्नेयमुत्तमम् ।
ब्रह्मदण्डेन तच्छान्तमग्नेर्वेग इवाम्भसा ॥५॥

5. tasyāstraṃ gādhiputrasya ghoramāgneyamuttamam ,
brahmadaṇḍena tacchāntamagnervega ivāmbhasā.

5. tasya astram gādhi-putrasya ghoram āgneyam uttamam
brahma-daṇḍena tat śāntam agneḥ vegaḥ iva ambhasā

5. gādhi-putrasya tasya ghoram āgneyam uttamam astram,
brahma-daṇḍena śāntam,
iva agneḥ vegaḥ ambhasā.

5. That fearsome, fiery (āgneya), and excellent weapon of the son of Gādhi (Viśvāmitra) was quelled by the spiritual staff (brahmadaṇḍa), just as the force of fire is subdued by water.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of Viśvāmitra (his, of him, that)

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - a magical missile invoked by Viśvāmitra (weapon, missile)

• गाधि-पुत्रस्य (gādhi-putrasya) - referring to Viśvāmitra (of the son of Gādhi)

• घोरम् (ghoram) - fearsome, terrible, dreadful

• आग्नेयम् (āgneyam) - a weapon (āgneya) endowed with the power of fire (fiery, relating to Agni (fire god))

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

• ब्रह्म-दण्डेन (brahma-daṇḍena) - referring to Vasiṣṭha's staff, charged with spiritual power (brahmabala) (by the Brahmanical staff, by the spiritual staff)

• तत् (tat) - referring to 'astram' (the weapon) (that)

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - was brought to a state of calm, neutralized (quelled, appeased, pacified, calm)

• अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of fire

• वेगः (vegaḥ) - force, impulse, speed

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्भसा (ambhasā) - by water

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of Viśvāmitra (his, of him, that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'gādhi-putrasya'.

अस्त्रम् (astram) - a magical missile invoked by Viśvāmitra (weapon, missile)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - missile, weapon, arrow

From root 'as' (to throw) + 'tra' suffix.

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied 'was').

गाधि-पुत्रस्य (gādhi-putrasya) - referring to Viśvāmitra (of the son of Gādhi)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gādhi-putra

gādhi-putra - son of Gādhi

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gādhi+putra)

• gādhi – name of a king, father of Viśvāmitra
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive of the weapon.

घोरम् (ghoram) - fearsome, terrible, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

Note: Adjective modifying 'astram'.

आग्नेयम् (āgneyam) - a weapon (āgneya) endowed with the power of fire (fiery, relating to Agni (fire god))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āgneya

āgneya - fiery, belonging to Agni, presided over by Agni

From 'agni' (fire) + 'eya' suffix.

Note: Adjective modifying 'astram'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

Superlative of 'ud' (up) + 'tama' suffix.

Note: Adjective modifying 'astram'.

ब्रह्म-दण्डेन (brahma-daṇḍena) - referring to Vasiṣṭha's staff, charged with spiritual power (brahmabala) (by the Brahmanical staff, by the spiritual staff)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brahma-daṇḍa

brahma-daṇḍa - a staff of a Brāhmaṇa, spiritual staff, Brahman's rod

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+daṇḍa)

• brahman – Brahman, spiritual, sacred knowledge
  noun (neuter)
• daṇḍa – staff, rod, stick, punishment
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the action of quelling.

तत् (tat) - referring to 'astram' (the weapon) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers back to 'astram'.

शान्तम् (śāntam) - was brought to a state of calm, neutralized (quelled, appeased, pacified, calm)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - appeased, calm, tranquil, ended, extinguished

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śam' (to be calm, to cease) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'tat astram'.

अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of fire

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Possessive of 'vegaḥ'.

वेगः (vegaḥ) - force, impulse, speed

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impulse, stream

From root 'vij' (to tremble, move quickly) + 'a' suffix.

Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Subject in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्भसा (ambhasā) - by water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water, fluid

's'-stem noun.

Note: Agent in the simile.