वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-46, verse-42

तमचिन्त्यप्रहारं स प्रगृह्य मुसलं महत् ।
अभिदुद्राव बलिनं बली नीलं प्लवंगमम् ॥४२॥

42. tamacintyaprahāraṃ sa pragṛhya musalaṃ mahat ,
abhidudrāva balinaṃ balī nīlaṃ plavaṃgamam.

42. tam acintyaprahāram saḥ pragṛhya musalam mahat
abhidudrāva balinam balī nīlam plavaṅgamam

42. balī saḥ mahat musalam pragṛhya tam acintyaprahāram balinam nīlam plavaṅgamam abhidudrāva.

42. The powerful Prahasta, seizing a mighty mace, rushed towards that mighty monkey, Nīla, whose assault was beyond comprehension.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (monkey, Nīla) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

• अचिन्त्यप्रहारम् (acintyaprahāram) - whose assault was beyond comprehension (whose attack is inconceivable, having an unimaginable blow)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Prahasta) (he, that)

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - seizing (having seized, having grasped)

• मुसलम् (musalam) - a mace (mace, club)

• महत् (mahat) - mighty (great, large, mighty)

• अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards (he ran towards, he attacked)

• बलिनम् (balinam) - mighty (the powerful one (accusative))

• बली (balī) - The powerful (Prahasta) (the powerful one (nominative))

• नीलम् (nīlam) - Nīla (Nīla (accusative))

• प्लवङ्गमम् (plavaṅgamam) - the monkey (monkey (accusative))

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (monkey, Nīla) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Nīla.

अचिन्त्यप्रहारम् (acintyaprahāram) - whose assault was beyond comprehension (whose attack is inconceivable, having an unimaginable blow)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of acintyaprahāra

acintyaprahāra - having an inconceivable attack/blow

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+cintya+prahāra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cintya – to be thought of, conceivable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)
  From root cit (to perceive, think) with suffix -ya (kṛtya)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• prahāra – blow, assault, strike
  noun (masculine)
  From root hṛ (to take) with prefix pra- and suffix -a (ghañ)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying Nīla and tam.

सः (saḥ) - he (Prahasta) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Prahasta.

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - seizing (having seized, having grasped)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root grah (to seize) with prefix pra- and suffix -ya (after upasarga)

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

मुसलम् (musalam) - a mace (mace, club)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of musala

musala - mace, club, pestle

Note: Object of pragṛhya.

महत् (mahat) - mighty (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahant

mahant - great, large, mighty

Present Active Participle (originally)

Root mah (to be great) + -at suffix

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Modifies musalam.

अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards (he ran towards, he attacked)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of dru

Perfect (Lit)

Third person singular, Perfect active, from root dru with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Verb of the main clause.

बलिनम् (balinam) - mighty (the powerful one (accusative))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - powerful, strong, mighty

Possessive suffix -in to bala (strength)

बली (balī) - The powerful (Prahasta) (the powerful one (nominative))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - powerful, strong, mighty

Possessive suffix -in to bala (strength)

Note: Refers to Prahasta.

नीलम् (nīlam) - Nīla (Nīla (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nīla

nīla - Nīla (name of a monkey general), blue

प्लवङ्गमम् (plavaṅgamam) - the monkey (monkey (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey, ape

Compound: plava (leaping) + gama (going)

Compound type : tatpurusha (plava+gama)

• plava – leaping, swimming
  noun (masculine)
  From root plu (to float, swim, leap)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, mover
  noun (masculine)
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to Nīla.