वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-61, verse-2

वीक्षमाणं धनुः सज्यं निःश्वसन्तं मुहुर्मुहुः ।
हन्तुकामं पशुं रुद्रं क्रुद्धं दक्षक्रतौ यथा ॥२॥

2. vīkṣamāṇaṃ dhanuḥ sajyaṃ niḥśvasantaṃ muhurmuhuḥ ,
hantukāmaṃ paśuṃ rudraṃ kruddhaṃ dakṣakratau yathā.

2. vīkṣamāṇam dhanuḥ sajyam niḥśvasantam muhur-muhuḥ
hantu-kāmam paśum rudram kruddham dakṣa-kratau yathā

2. dhanuḥ sajyam vīkṣamāṇam,
muhur-muhuḥ niḥśvasantam,
paśum hantu-kāmam,
dakṣa-kratau kruddham rudram yathā.

2. Gazing at his strung bow, sighing repeatedly, and desirous of slaying a victim, he was like Rudra, enraged at Dakṣa's Vedic ritual (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• वीक्षमाणम् (vīkṣamāṇam) - gazing at (his bow) (observing, looking at, gazing upon)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - his (Rāma's) bow (bow)

• सज्यम् (sajyam) - strung (referring to the bow) (with string, strung, having a bowstring)

• निःश्वसन्तम् (niḥśvasantam) - sighing (with rage and grief) (sighing, breathing out, hissing)

• मुहुर्-मुहुः (muhur-muhuḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, again and again, constantly)

• हन्तु-कामम् (hantu-kāmam) - desirous of slaying (his enemy/victim) (desirous of killing, intent on slaying)

• पशुम् (paśum) - the sacrificial victim (in the context of Dakṣa's yajña) / metaphorically, an enemy or victim (animal, beast, cattle, sacrificial victim)

• रुद्रम् (rudram) - Rudra (in his destructive form) (Rudra (a Vedic deity, later identified with Śiva))

• क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - enraged (enraged, angry, furious)

• दक्ष-क्रतौ (dakṣa-kratau) - at Dakṣa's Vedic ritual (yajña) (at Dakṣa's Vedic ritual, in the sacrifice of Dakṣa)

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

Words meanings and morphology

वीक्षमाणम् (vīkṣamāṇam) - gazing at (his bow) (observing, looking at, gazing upon)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīkṣamāṇa

vīkṣamāṇa - looking, seeing, observing, gazing

Present Middle Participle

prefix 'vi-' + root 'īkṣ' (to see) + suffix '-māna'

Prefix: vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Rāma (implied).

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - his (Rāma's) bow (bow)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc, rainbow

सज्यम् (sajyam) - strung (referring to the bow) (with string, strung, having a bowstring)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sajya

sajya - having a bowstring, strung

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+jyā)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  prefix for 'with'
• jyā – bowstring, chord
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'dhanuḥ'.

निःश्वसन्तम् (niḥśvasantam) - sighing (with rage and grief) (sighing, breathing out, hissing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niḥśvasat

niḥśvasat - sighing, breathing out, hissing

Present Active Participle

prefix 'nis-' + root 'śvas' (to breathe, hiss) + suffix '-at'

Prefix: nis

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Rāma.

मुहुर्-मुहुः (muhur-muhuḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, again and again, constantly)

(indeclinable)

reduplication of 'muhuḥ'

Note: Modifies 'niḥśvasantam'.

हन्तु-कामम् (hantu-kāmam) - desirous of slaying (his enemy/victim) (desirous of killing, intent on slaying)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hantu-kāma

hantu-kāma - desirous of killing, wishing to kill

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hantu+kāma)

• hantu – to kill (infinitive stem)
  indeclinable
  infinitive stem
  root 'han' (to strike, kill) + suffix '-tu'
  Root: han (class 2)
• kāma – desire, wish
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Rāma and Rudra. Governs 'paśum'.

पशुम् (paśum) - the sacrificial victim (in the context of Dakṣa's yajña) / metaphorically, an enemy or victim (animal, beast, cattle, sacrificial victim)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paśu

paśu - animal, beast, cattle, sacrificial victim

Note: Object of 'hantu-kāmam'.

रुद्रम् (rudram) - Rudra (in his destructive form) (Rudra (a Vedic deity, later identified with Śiva))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - Rudra (a Vedic deity, the roarer, later Śiva); terrible, fierce

Root: rud (class 2)

Note: The figure of comparison for Rāma.

क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - enraged (enraged, angry, furious)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

root 'krudh' (to be angry) + suffix '-dha'

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies Rudra.

दक्ष-क्रतौ (dakṣa-kratau) - at Dakṣa's Vedic ritual (yajña) (at Dakṣa's Vedic ritual, in the sacrifice of Dakṣa)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dakṣa-kratu

dakṣa-kratu - Dakṣa's Vedic ritual or sacrifice

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dakṣa+kratu)

• dakṣa – Dakṣa (a Prajāpati, father-in-law of Śiva)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kratu – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, deed, power
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the famous Puranic story of Rudra's wrath at Dakṣa's yajña.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the simile.