वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-47, verse-19

यश्चैष शूलं निशितं प्रगृह्य विद्युत्प्रभं किंकरवज्रवेगम् ।
वृषेन्द्रमास्थाय गिरिप्रकाशमायाति सो ऽसौ त्रिशिरा यशस्वी ॥१९॥

19. yaścaiṣa śūlaṃ niśitaṃ pragṛhya vidyutprabhaṃ kiṃkaravajravegam ,
vṛṣendramāsthāya giriprakāśamāyāti so'sau triśirā yaśasvī.

19. yaḥ ca eṣaḥ śūlam niśitam pragṛhya
vidyutprabham kiṃkaravajravegam
vṛṣendram āsthāya giriprakāśam
āyāti saḥ asau triśirāḥ yaśasvī

19. ca eṣaḥ yaḥ niśitam vidyutprabham
kiṃkaravajravegam śūlam pragṛhya
giriprakāśam vṛṣendram āsthāya
āyāti saḥ asau yaśasvī triśirāḥ

19. And this one who, holding a sharp, lightning-bright trident, having the force of a thunderbolt, comes riding a chief bull shining like a mountain—that is the renowned three-headed (triśirāḥ) one.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to the three-headed one) (who, which)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one) (this, this one)

• शूलम् (śūlam) - a trident (spear, trident, pike)

• निशितम् (niśitam) - a sharp (trident) (sharpened, keen, acute)

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - holding (the trident) (having seized, having grasped, holding)

• विद्युत्प्रभम् (vidyutprabham) - (a trident) bright as lightning (shining like lightning, lightning-bright)

• किंकरवज्रवेगम् (kiṁkaravajravegam) - (a trident) having the force of a thunderbolt (having the speed/force of a thunderbolt)

• वृषेन्द्रम् (vṛṣendram) - a mighty bull (chief bull, mighty bull)

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted (the bull) (having mounted, having taken a stand upon)

• गिरिप्रकाशम् (giriprakāśam) - (a bull) shining like a mountain (shining like a mountain, mountain-like)

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes (comes, approaches)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• असौ (asau) - that (renowned one) (that one, this one)

• त्रिशिराः (triśirāḥ) - the three-headed one (a proper description or name) (three-headed)

• यशस्वी (yaśasvī) - the renowned one (renowned, glorious, famous)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to the three-headed one) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun for the subject (triśirāḥ).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this verse to the previous descriptions.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the subject.

शूलम् (śūlam) - a trident (spear, trident, pike)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūla

śūla - a spear, pike, dart, trident

Note: Object of the gerund 'pragṛhya'.

निशितम् (niśitam) - a sharp (trident) (sharpened, keen, acute)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, whetted, acute

Past Passive Participle

From √śā (to sharpen) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying 'śūlam'.

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - holding (the trident) (having seized, having grasped, holding)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From √grah (to seize) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

विद्युत्प्रभम् (vidyutprabham) - (a trident) bright as lightning (shining like lightning, lightning-bright)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vidyutprabha

vidyutprabha - shining like lightning, lightning-bright

Tatpurusha compound: vidyut (lightning) + prabha (light, splendor).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vidyut+prabha)

• vidyut – lightning, flash of lightning
  noun (feminine)
• prabha – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'śūlam'.

किंकरवज्रवेगम् (kiṁkaravajravegam) - (a trident) having the force of a thunderbolt (having the speed/force of a thunderbolt)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃkaravajravega

kiṁkaravajravega - having the speed/force of a thunderbolt; or, having the speed of a thunderbolt-wielding servant

Bahuvrihi or Tatpurusha compound. 'kiṃkara' can mean servant, or a kind of demon. If it's descriptive of the trident, it implies immense power.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kiṃkara+vajra+vega)

• kiṃkara – servant, attendant, a kind of demon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• vega – speed, velocity, force, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Adjective modifying 'śūlam'.

वृषेन्द्रम् (vṛṣendram) - a mighty bull (chief bull, mighty bull)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛṣendra

vṛṣendra - a mighty bull, chief of bulls (vṛṣa + indra)

Tatpurusha compound: vṛṣa (bull) + indra (chief, king).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛṣa+indra)

• vṛṣa – bull, male, best, mighty
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best, king (also the god Indra)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of the gerund 'āsthāya'.

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted (the bull) (having mounted, having taken a stand upon)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From √sthā (to stand) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

गिरिप्रकाशम् (giriprakāśam) - (a bull) shining like a mountain (shining like a mountain, mountain-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giriprakāśa

giriprakāśa - shining like a mountain, appearing as a mountain

Tatpurusha compound: giri (mountain) + prakāśa (shining, appearance).

Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+prakāśa)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• prakāśa – light, splendor, appearance, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'vṛṣendram'.

आयाति (āyāti) - comes (comes, approaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of āyāti

Present Active Indicative

From √i (to go) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yaḥ'.

असौ (asau) - that (renowned one) (that one, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Emphasizes 'triśirāḥ'.

त्रिशिराः (triśirāḥ) - the three-headed one (a proper description or name) (three-headed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of triśiras

triśiras - three-headed (often referring to a specific being, e.g., a demon or a mythical creature)

Bahuvrihi compound: tri (three) + śiras (head).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+śiras)

• tri – three
  numeral (masculine)
• śiras – head, top, peak
  noun (neuter)

Note: Appears to be the name or primary identifier.

यशस्वी (yaśasvī) - the renowned one (renowned, glorious, famous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - renowned, glorious, famous, celebrated

Derived from 'yaśas' (fame) with the possessive suffix -vin.

Note: Adjective modifying 'triśirāḥ'.