वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-55, verse-121

तं वज्रजाम्बूनदचारुपुङ्खं प्रदीप्तसूर्यज्वलनप्रकाशम् ।
महेन्द्रवज्राशनितुल्यवेगं रामः प्रचिक्षेप निशाचराय ॥१२१॥

121. taṃ vajrajāmbūnadacārupuṅkhaṃ pradīptasūryajvalanaprakāśam ,
mahendravajrāśanitulyavegaṃ rāmaḥ pracikṣepa niśācarāya.

121. tam vajrajāmbūnadacārupuṅkham pradīptasūryajvalanaprakāśam
mahendravajrāśanitulyavegam rāmaḥ pracikṣepa niśācarāya

121. rāmaḥ vajrajāmbūnadacārupuṅkham pradīptasūryajvalanaprakāśam
mahendravajrāśanitulyavegam tam niśācarāya pracikṣepa

121. Rāma hurled that arrow, with its beautiful quills of vajra (diamond) and jambūnada gold, shining with the brilliance of a blazing sun, and possessing a speed equal to Mahendra's (Indra's) thunderbolt, towards the night-stalker (demon).

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - Refers to the arrow (śaram) from the previous verse (that, him, it)

• वज्रजाम्बूनदचारुपुङ्खम् (vajrajāmbūnadacārupuṅkham) - describing the arrow's ornate and valuable quills (with beautiful quills of diamond and Jambūnada gold)

• प्रदीप्तसूर्यज्वलनप्रकाशम् (pradīptasūryajvalanaprakāśam) - describing the intense radiance of the arrow (shining with the brilliance of a blazing sun's fire)

• महेन्द्रवज्राशनितुल्यवेगम् (mahendravajrāśanitulyavegam) - describing the arrow's formidable speed and destructive potential (having speed equal to Mahendra's thunderbolt-lightning)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• प्रचिक्षेप (pracikṣepa) - hurled, threw, cast

• निशाचराय (niśācarāya) - Addressed to the demon Rāvaṇa or one of his generals (to the night-wanderer, to the demon)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - Refers to the arrow (śaram) from the previous verse (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वज्रजाम्बूनदचारुपुङ्खम् (vajrajāmbūnadacārupuṅkham) - describing the arrow's ornate and valuable quills (with beautiful quills of diamond and Jambūnada gold)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vajrajāmbūnadacārupuṅkha

vajrajāmbūnadacārupuṅkha - having beautiful quills of diamond and gold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+jāmbūnada+cāru+puṅkha)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• jāmbūnada – a kind of superior gold, gold from the Jambū river
  noun (neuter)
• cāru – beautiful, lovely, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
• puṅkha – quill (of an arrow)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with tam (śaram)

प्रदीप्तसूर्यज्वलनप्रकाशम् (pradīptasūryajvalanaprakāśam) - describing the intense radiance of the arrow (shining with the brilliance of a blazing sun's fire)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pradīptasūryajvalanaprakāśa

pradīptasūryajvalanaprakāśa - whose brilliance is like a blazing sun's fire

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pradīpta+sūrya+jvalana+prakāśa)

• pradīpta – blazing, glowing, intensely bright
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dīp (to shine) with prefix pra- + kta suffix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• sūrya – sun, sun-god
  noun (masculine)
• jvalana – fire, flame
  noun (masculine)
• prakāśa – light, splendor, brilliance, appearance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with tam (śaram)

महेन्द्रवज्राशनितुल्यवेगम् (mahendravajrāśanitulyavegam) - describing the arrow's formidable speed and destructive potential (having speed equal to Mahendra's thunderbolt-lightning)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahendravajrāśanitulyavega

mahendravajrāśanitulyavega - whose speed is equal to Mahendra's thunderbolt

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+indra+vajra+aśani+tulya+vega)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• indra – Indra (king of the gods), ruler
  proper noun (masculine)
• vajra – thunderbolt (Indra's weapon), diamond
  noun (masculine)
• aśani – thunderbolt, lightning
  noun (masculine)
• tulya – equal, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)
• vega – speed, velocity, impulse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with tam (śaram)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

प्रचिक्षेप (pracikṣepa) - hurled, threw, cast

(verb)

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

Root kṣip with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣip (class 6)

निशाचराय (niśācarāya) - Addressed to the demon Rāvaṇa or one of his generals (to the night-wanderer, to the demon)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, goblin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

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