वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-27, verse-13

ततः सूर्यनिकाशेन रथेन महता खरः ।
आससाद रणे रामं पतङ्ग इव पावकम् ॥१३॥

13. tataḥ sūryanikāśena rathena mahatā kharaḥ ,
āsasāda raṇe rāmaṃ pataṅga iva pāvakam.

13. tataḥ sūryanikāśena rathena mahatā kharaḥ
āsasāda raṇe rāmam pataṅgaḥ iva pāvakam

13. tataḥ kharaḥ sūryanikāśena mahatā rathena
raṇe rāmam āsasāda iva pataṅgaḥ pāvakam

13. Then, Khara, in his magnificent chariot radiant like the sun, approached Rama in battle, just as a moth flies into a fire.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• सूर्यनिकाशेन (sūryanikāśena) - by/with a sun-like, radiant

• रथेन (rathena) - by/with a chariot

• महता (mahatā) - by/with a great, magnificent

• खरः (kharaḥ) - Khara

• आससाद (āsasāda) - approached, attacked

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• पतङ्गः (pataṅgaḥ) - a moth, a bird

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

सूर्यनिकाशेन (sūryanikāśena) - by/with a sun-like, radiant

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sūryanikāśa

sūryanikāśa - sun-like, radiant as the sun

Compound type : upama-karmadhāraya (sūrya+nikāśa)

• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
• nikāśa – resemblance, appearance, like
  noun (masculine)

रथेन (rathena) - by/with a chariot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot

महता (mahatā) - by/with a great, magnificent

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

खरः (kharaḥ) - Khara

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khara

khara - Khara (name of a Rākṣasa), donkey, sharp

आससाद (āsasāda) - approached, attacked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of sad

Root: sad (class 1)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name)

पतङ्गः (pataṅgaḥ) - a moth, a bird

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pataṅga

pataṅga - moth, butterfly, bird, sun (rarely)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, pure, purifying