वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-50, verse-14

तमप्सरसि हेमायां सक्तं दानवपुंगवम् ।
विक्रम्यैवाशनिं गृह्य जघानेशः पुरंदरः ॥१४॥

14. tamapsarasi hemāyāṃ saktaṃ dānavapuṃgavam ,
vikramyaivāśaniṃ gṛhya jaghāneśaḥ puraṃdaraḥ.

14. tam apsarasi hemāyām saktam dānavapuṃgavam
vikramya eva aśanim gṛhya jaghāna īśaḥ purandaraḥ

14. īśaḥ purandaraḥ eva vikramya aśanim gṛhya tam
apsarasi hemāyām saktam dānavapuṃgavam jaghāna

14. Indra (Purandara), the lord, powerfully seized his thunderbolt and struck that chief of Dānavas who was attached to the Apsaras Hemā.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• अप्सरसि (apsarasi) - in the Apsaras, in the celestial nymph

• हेमायाम् (hemāyām) - in Hemā (a specific Apsaras)

• सक्तम् (saktam) - attached, devoted, clinging

• दानवपुंगवम् (dānavapuṁgavam) - the chief of Dānavas, the foremost Dānava

• विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having displayed valor, having acted powerfully, having overcome

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• अशनिम् (aśanim) - thunderbolt, lightning

• गृह्य (gṛhya) - having seized, having taken

• जघान (jaghāna) - struck, killed

• ईशः (īśaḥ) - lord, master

• पुरन्दरः (purandaraḥ) - Indra (destroyer of cities)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Pronominal stem.

Note: Refers to the Dānava chief.

अप्सरसि (apsarasi) - in the Apsaras, in the celestial nymph

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of apsaras

apsaras - celestial nymph, Apsaras (a class of female divine beings)

Note: Specifies the person to whom the Dānava chief was attached.

हेमायाम् (hemāyām) - in Hemā (a specific Apsaras)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of hemā

hemā - Hemā (proper name of an Apsaras), golden

Note: Locative case, specifies the Apsaras by name.

सक्तम् (saktam) - attached, devoted, clinging

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sakta

sakta - attached, devoted, clinging, capable

past passive participle

Formed from root sañj (to cling, attach) + kta suffix.

Root: sañj (class 7)

Note: Accusative form agreeing with dānavapuṃgavam.

दानवपुंगवम् (dānavapuṁgavam) - the chief of Dānavas, the foremost Dānava

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dānavapuṃgava

dānavapuṁgava - chief of Dānavas, foremost among Dānavas

Compound type : tatpurusha (dānava+puṃgava)

• dānava – demon, titan (offspring of Danu)
  noun (masculine)
• puṃgava – bull, chief, eminent, excellent one
  noun (masculine)
  Used as a suffix to denote excellence.

Note: Direct object of the verb jaghāna.

विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having displayed valor, having acted powerfully, having overcome

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from prefix vi- + root kram (to step) + suffix lyap (absolutive).

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अशनिम् (aśanim) - thunderbolt, lightning

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśani

aśani - thunderbolt, lightning, Indra's weapon

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Direct object of gṛhya.

गृह्य (gṛhya) - having seized, having taken

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root grah (to seize, take) + lyap suffix.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Precedes the main verb jaghāna.

जघान (jaghāna) - struck, killed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of han

perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

From root han (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: The main action performed by Indra.

ईशः (īśaḥ) - lord, master

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśa

īśa - lord, master, ruler, controller

From root īś (to rule, own).

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Subject of the verb jaghāna.

पुरन्दरः (purandaraḥ) - Indra (destroyer of cities)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purandara

purandara - destroyer of cities/fortresses (an epithet of Indra)

Compound: pura (city) + dara (one who tears/destroys).

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (pura+dara)

• pura – city, fortress, stronghold
  noun (neuter)
• dara – one who tears, breaks, destroys
  noun (masculine)
  From root dṝ + ac suffix.
  Root: dṝ (class 9)

Note: In apposition to īśaḥ, identifying the lord.