वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-25, verse-6

वज्राशनिसमस्पर्शं परगोपुरदारणम् ।
तं महोरगसंकाशं प्रगृह्य परिघं रणे ।
दूषणो ऽभ्यपतद् रामं क्रूरकर्मा निशाचरः ॥६॥

6. vajrāśanisamasparśaṃ paragopuradāraṇam ,
taṃ mahoragasaṃkāśaṃ pragṛhya parighaṃ raṇe ,
dūṣaṇo'bhyapatad rāmaṃ krūrakarmā niśācaraḥ.

6. vajrāśanisamasparśam paragopuradāraṇam
tam mahoragasaṃkāśam pragṛhya
parigham raṇe dūṣaṇaḥ abhyapatat
rāmam krūrakarmā niśācaraḥ

6. vajrāśanisamasparśam paragopuradāraṇam
mahoragasaṃkāśam tam parigham
raṇe pragṛhya krūrakarmā
niśācaraḥ dūṣaṇaḥ rāmam abhyapatat

6. Its touch was like a thunderbolt, capable of shattering enemy gateways. Seizing that mace, which resembled a great serpent, in battle, Dūṣaṇa, the cruel-acting night-prowler, rushed towards Rāma.

Words meanings summery:

• वज्राशनिसमस्पर्शम् (vajrāśanisamasparśam) - whose touch is like a thunderbolt

• परगोपुरदारणम् (paragopuradāraṇam) - shattering enemy gateways

• तम् (tam) - that (mace)

• महोरगसंकाशम् (mahoragasaṁkāśam) - resembling a great serpent

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized, grasping

• परिघम् (parigham) - mace, club

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle

• दूषणः (dūṣaṇaḥ) - Dūṣaṇa (a Rākṣasa general)

• अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - he rushed towards

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma (acc.)

• क्रूरकर्मा (krūrakarmā) - one with cruel deeds

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - night-prowler (Rākṣasa)

Words meanings and morphology

वज्राशनिसमस्पर्शम् (vajrāśanisamasparśam) - whose touch is like a thunderbolt

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vajrāśanisamasparśa

vajrāśanisamasparśa - whose touch is like a thunderbolt

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vajra+aśani+sama+sparśa)

• vajra – thunderbolt
  noun (neuter)
• aśani – thunderbolt, lightning
  noun (feminine)
• sama – equal, similar
  adjective (neuter)
• sparśa – touch, contact
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Modifies `parigham`.

परगोपुरदारणम् (paragopuradāraṇam) - shattering enemy gateways

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paragopuradāraṇa

paragopuradāraṇa - shattering enemy gateways

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+gopura+dāraṇa)

• para – enemy, other
  adjective (neuter)
• gopura – city gate, main entrance
  noun (neuter)
• dāraṇa – splitting, tearing, shattering
  noun (neuter)
  action noun from root dṝ
  Root: dṝ (class 9)

Note: Modifies `parigham`.

तम् (tam) - that (mace)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to `parigham`.

महोरगसंकाशम् (mahoragasaṁkāśam) - resembling a great serpent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahoragasaṃkāśa

mahoragasaṁkāśa - resembling a great serpent

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahoraga+saṃkāśa)

• mahoraga – great serpent
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, appearing like
  adjective (neuter)
  from root kāś with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Modifies `parigham`.

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized, grasping

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root grah with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

परिघम् (parigham) - mace, club

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parigha

parigha - iron mace, club, obstacle

Prefix: pari

Root: han (class 2)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war

Root: raṇ (class 1)

दूषणः (dūṣaṇaḥ) - Dūṣaṇa (a Rākṣasa general)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dūṣaṇa

dūṣaṇa - Dūṣaṇa (name of a Rākṣasa general, demon)

अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - he rushed towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma (acc.)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a king, incarnation of Viṣṇu)

Note: Object of `abhyapatat`.

क्रूरकर्मा (krūrakarmā) - one with cruel deeds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krūrakarman

krūrakarman - one whose actions are cruel, cruel-doer

Compound type : bahuvrihi (krūra+karman)

• krūra – cruel, fierce, harsh
  adjective (neuter)
• karman – deed, action, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies `dūṣaṇaḥ`.

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - night-prowler (Rākṣasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-prowler, demon (Rākṣasa)

Compound type : tatpurusha (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, wandering
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from root car
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Modifies `dūṣaṇaḥ`.