वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-73, verse-18

स्कन्धे चासज्य परशुं धनुर्विद्युद्गणोपमम् ।
प्रगृह्य शरमुख्यं च त्रिपुरघ्नं यथा हरम् ॥१८॥

18. skandhe cāsajya paraśuṃ dhanurvidyudgaṇopamam ,
pragṛhya śaramukhyaṃ ca tripuraghnaṃ yathā haram.

18. skandhe ca āsajya paraśum dhanuḥ vidyudgaṇopamam
pragṛhya śaramukhyam ca tripuraghnam yathā haram

18. ca skandhe paraśum āsajya,
vidyudgaṇopamam dhanuḥ pragṛhya,
ca śaramukhyam (pragṛhya),
tripuraghnam haram yathā

18. Having placed an axe on his shoulder, grasping a bow resembling a cluster of lightning bolts, and holding a primary arrow, he was like Hara (Shiva), the destroyer of Tripura.

Words meanings summery:

• स्कन्धे (skandhe) - on his shoulder (on the shoulder)

• च (ca) - (implicitly 'and') (and, also)

• आसज्य (āsajya) - having placed (having placed, having fixed, having thrown)

• परशुम् (paraśum) - an axe (axe, battle-axe)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - a bow (bow)

• विद्युद्गणोपमम् (vidyudgaṇopamam) - resembling a cluster of lightning bolts (resembling a multitude of lightning bolts, like a cluster of lightning)

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - grasping (having seized, having grasped, having taken)

• शरमुख्यम् (śaramukhyam) - a primary arrow (principal arrow, chief arrow)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• त्रिपुरघ्नम् (tripuraghnam) - the destroyer of Tripura (the slayer of Tripura, destroyer of the three cities)

• यथा (yathā) - like (as, like, just as)

• हरम् (haram) - Hara (Shiva) (Hara (an epithet of Shiva))

Words meanings and morphology

स्कन्धे (skandhe) - on his shoulder (on the shoulder)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of skandha

skandha - shoulder, trunk, section

च (ca) - (implicitly 'and') (and, also)

(indeclinable)

आसज्य (āsajya) - having placed (having placed, having fixed, having thrown)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From prefix ā + root √sañj (to attach, fix)

Prefix: ā

Root: sañj (class 1)

परशुम् (paraśum) - an axe (axe, battle-axe)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paraśu

paraśu - axe, battle-axe

Note: Object of āsajya.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - a bow (bow)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

Note: Object of pragṛhya.

विद्युद्गणोपमम् (vidyudgaṇopamam) - resembling a cluster of lightning bolts (resembling a multitude of lightning bolts, like a cluster of lightning)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vidyudgaṇopama

vidyudgaṇopama - resembling a multitude of lightning bolts

Compound (Tatpuruṣa followed by Upamā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidyutgaṇa+upama)

• vidyutgaṇa – multitude of lightning, cluster of lightning
  noun (masculine)
  Compound (Tatpuruṣa)
• upama – resemblance, comparison, similarity
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with dhanuḥ.

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - grasping (having seized, having grasped, having taken)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From prefix pra + root √grah (to seize, take)

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

शरमुख्यम् (śaramukhyam) - a primary arrow (principal arrow, chief arrow)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaramukhya

śaramukhya - principal arrow, chief arrow

Compound (Tatpuruṣa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+mukhya)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from mukha (face, front)

Note: Object of pragṛhya.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

त्रिपुरघ्नम् (tripuraghnam) - the destroyer of Tripura (the slayer of Tripura, destroyer of the three cities)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tripuraghna

tripuraghna - slayer of Tripura, destroyer of the three cities

Compound (Tatpuruṣa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tripura+ghna)

• tripura – the three cities (mythical demon cities)
  proper noun (neuter)
  Compound (Dvigu)
• ghna – slayer, destroyer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from √han (to strike, kill)
  Derived from root √han
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Refers to Shiva.

यथा (yathā) - like (as, like, just as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

हरम् (haram) - Hara (Shiva) (Hara (an epithet of Shiva))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hara

hara - Hara (an epithet of Shiva), destroyer, carrier

Agent noun from √hṛ

Derived from root √hṛ

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison.

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