वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-57, verse-29

गृहीत्वा प्रासमुक्लाभं विरराज नरान्तकः ।
शक्तिमादाय तेजस्वी गुहः शत्रुष्विवाहवे ॥२९॥

29. gṛhītvā prāsamuklābhaṃ virarāja narāntakaḥ ,
śaktimādāya tejasvī guhaḥ śatruṣvivāhave.

29. gṛhītvā prāsam muklābham virarāja narāntakaḥ
śaktim ādāya tejasvī guhaḥ śatruṣu iva āhave

29. gṛhītvā prāsam muklābham narāntakaḥ virarāja
tejasvī guhaḥ śaktim ādāya śatruṣu āhave iva

29. Narāntaka, grasping a spear resembling a luminous pearl, shone brilliantly, just as the powerful Skanda (Guha), taking up his divine javelin (śakti), shines among his enemies in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, seizing, grasping

• प्रासम् (prāsam) - spear, javelin

• मुक्लाभम् (muklābham) - resembling a luminous pearl (referring to the spear) (resembling a luminous pearl, lustrous)

• विरराज (virarāja) - shone splendidly, was resplendent

• नरान्तकः (narāntakaḥ) - Narāntaka (a rākṣasa)

• शक्तिम् (śaktim) - divine javelin (śakti) (power, strength, divine javelin)

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, grasping, seizing

• तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - powerful, brilliant, glorious

• गुहः (guhaḥ) - Skanda (Guha) (Guha (Skanda, Kartikeya))

• शत्रुषु (śatruṣu) - among enemies, against enemies

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, seizing, grasping

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (indeclinable past participle)

From root √gṛh (to seize) with suffix -tvā.

Root: gṛh (class 9)

प्रासम् (prāsam) - spear, javelin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāsa

prāsa - spear, javelin, dart

From root √as (to throw) with 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Object of 'gṛhītvā'.

मुक्लाभम् (muklābham) - resembling a luminous pearl (referring to the spear) (resembling a luminous pearl, lustrous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muklābha

muklābha - resembling a luminous pearl (likely a variant or scribal error for 'muktābha', which means 'resembling a pearl')

Compound. If 'mukta' + 'ābha', then from 'mukta' (pearl, freed, shining) and 'ābha' (luster, resemblance).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa or upamāna (mukta+ābha)

• mukta – freed, liberated, shining, pearl
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (from √muc)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• ābha – luster, splendor, resemblance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'prāsam'.

विरराज (virarāja) - shone splendidly, was resplendent

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of rāj

Perfect active

From root √rāj (to shine), perfect tense, 3rd person singular active, with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

नरान्तकः (narāntakaḥ) - Narāntaka (a rākṣasa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narāntaka

narāntaka - Narāntaka, 'destroyer of men', name of a rākṣasa

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+antaka)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• antaka – ender, destroyer, death
  noun (masculine)
  From root √ant (to end).
  Root: ant (class 10)

Note: Subject of 'virarāja'.

शक्तिम् (śaktim) - divine javelin (śakti) (power, strength, divine javelin)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, ability, spear, javelin (a divine weapon)

From root √śak (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Object of 'ādāya'.

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, grasping, seizing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root √dā (to take) with prefix 'ā-' and suffix -ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - powerful, brilliant, glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tejasvin

tejasvin - brilliant, splendid, powerful, energetic

Possessive suffix -vin from 'tejas'.

Note: Agrees with 'guhaḥ'.

गुहः (guhaḥ) - Skanda (Guha) (Guha (Skanda, Kartikeya))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guha

guha - Guha, Skanda, Kartikeya (son of Shiva, god of war)

From root √guh (to hide), as he was hidden in a cave or thicket.

Root: guh (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison.

शत्रुषु (śatruṣu) - among enemies, against enemies

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe

Root: śat

Note: Denotes location or target of action.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, combat

From root √hu (to offer) with 'ā-' (or √hve, to call, with 'ā-').

Prefix: ā

Root: hu / hve (class 3)

Note: Denotes location of action.