वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-12

आददे निशितं शूलं वेगाच्छत्रुनिबर्हणः ।
सर्वकालायसं दीप्तं तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणम् ॥१२॥

12. ādade niśitaṃ śūlaṃ vegācchatrunibarhaṇaḥ ,
sarvakālāyasaṃ dīptaṃ taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇam.

12. ādade niśitam śūlam vegāt śatrunibarhaṇaḥ |
sarvakālāyasam dīptam taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇam

12. The annihilator of enemies swiftly took up a sharpened spear, which was entirely made of iron, radiant, and adorned with molten gold.

Words meanings summery:

• आददे (ādade) - took up, grasped (took, grasped, received, put on)

• निशितम् (niśitam) - sharpened (sharpened, keen, whetted, made sharp)

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

• वेगात् (vegāt) - swiftly, quickly (from impetuosity, quickly, swiftly, rapidly)

• शत्रुनिबर्हणः (śatrunibarhaṇaḥ) - the annihilator of enemies (annihilator of enemies, destroyer of foes)

• सर्वकालायसम् (sarvakālāyasam) - entirely made of iron (entirely of black iron, entirely iron)

• दीप्तम् (dīptam) - radiant, blazing (flaming, blazing, shining, brilliant, radiant)

• तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणम् (taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇam) - adorned with molten gold

Words meanings and morphology

आददे (ādade) - took up, grasped (took, grasped, received, put on)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of √dā

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Reduplicated past tense

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: The subject is śatrunibarhaṇaḥ

निशितम् (niśitam) - sharpened (sharpened, keen, whetted, made sharp)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, whetted, made sharp

Past Passive Participle

From root √śo (to sharpen) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Modifies śūlam

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūla

śūla - spear, lance, pike, trident

वेगात् (vegāt) - swiftly, quickly (from impetuosity, quickly, swiftly, rapidly)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vega

vega - velocity, speed, impetuosity, force

Ablative singular used adverbially

Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Adverbial use

शत्रुनिबर्हणः (śatrunibarhaṇaḥ) - the annihilator of enemies (annihilator of enemies, destroyer of foes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatrunibarhaṇa

śatrunibarhaṇa - annihilator of enemies, destroyer of foes

Agent noun from ni-barh (to destroy, kill) and śatru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+nibarhaṇa)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• nibarhaṇa – destroying, killing, remover, annihilator
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root √bṛh (to tear, destroy) with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bṛh (class 6)

सर्वकालायसम् (sarvakālāyasam) - entirely made of iron (entirely of black iron, entirely iron)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarvakālāyasa

sarvakālāyasa - entirely of black iron, entirely iron

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+kālāyasa)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  pronoun
• kālāyasa – black iron, steel
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of kāla (black) and ayasa (iron)

दीप्तम् (dīptam) - radiant, blazing (flaming, blazing, shining, brilliant, radiant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dīpta

dīpta - flaming, blazing, shining, brilliant, radiant

Past Passive Participle

From root √dīp (to shine, blaze)

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Modifies śūlam

तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणम् (taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇam) - adorned with molten gold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇa

taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇa - adorned with molten gold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapta+kāñcana+bhūṣaṇa)

• tapta – heated, molten, burnt, purified
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √tap (to heat, burn)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• kāñcana – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, decoration, adornment
  noun (neuter)
  From root √bhūṣ (to adorn)
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

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