वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-33, verse-39

तमापतन्तं गदया विद्युन्माली निशाचरः ।
वक्षस्यभिजग्नानाशु सुषेणं हरिसत्तमम् ॥३९॥

39. tamāpatantaṃ gadayā vidyunmālī niśācaraḥ ,
vakṣasyabhijagnānāśu suṣeṇaṃ harisattamam.

39. tam āpatantam gadayā vidyunmālī niśācaraḥ
vakṣasi abhijaghāna āśu suṣeṇam harisattamam

39. vidyunmālī niśācaraḥ gadayā tam āpatantam
harisattamam suṣeṇam vakṣasi āśu abhijaghāna

39. Vidyunmālī, the demon, quickly struck the approaching Sushena, the foremost of the monkeys, on the chest with his mace.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Sushena) (him, that)

• आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching (Sushena) (approaching, falling upon)

• गदया (gadayā) - with a mace, by a mace

• विद्युन्माली (vidyunmālī) - Vidyunmālī (name of a demon)

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - night-ranger, demon

• वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - on the chest, in the breast

• अभिजघान (abhijaghāna) - struck, smote

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• सुषेणम् (suṣeṇam) - Sushena (name of a monkey chief)

• हरिसत्तमम् (harisattamam) - foremost of monkeys, best among monkeys

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Sushena) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching (Sushena) (approaching, falling upon)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āpatant

āpatant - approaching, falling upon

present active participle

From root 'pat' (to fall, fly) with prefix 'ā' (towards).

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Behaves as an adjective qualifying 'Suṣeṇam'.

गदया (gadayā) - with a mace, by a mace

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

विद्युन्माली (vidyunmālī) - Vidyunmālī (name of a demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidyunmālin

vidyunmālin - one having a garland of lightning; name of a demon

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - night-ranger, demon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, goblin

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, wanderer
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root 'car' (to move).
  Root: car (class 1)

वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - on the chest, in the breast

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vakṣas

vakṣas - chest, breast

अभिजघान (abhijaghāna) - struck, smote

(verb)

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

perfect

From root 'han' (to strike) with prefix 'abhi' (towards). Perfect 3rd person singular active.

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use.

सुषेणम् (suṣeṇam) - Sushena (name of a monkey chief)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suṣeṇa

suṣeṇa - having a good army; name of a monkey chief (son of Varuṇa)

हरिसत्तमम् (harisattamam) - foremost of monkeys, best among monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of harisattama

harisattama - best of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+sattama)

• hari – monkey, tawny, lion
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'sat' (good).