वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-57, verse-30

देवान्तकः समादाय परिघं वज्रभूषणम् ।
परिगृह्य गिरिं दोर्भ्यां वपुर्विष्णोर्विडम्बयन् ॥३०॥

30. devāntakaḥ samādāya parighaṃ vajrabhūṣaṇam ,
parigṛhya giriṃ dorbhyāṃ vapurviṣṇorviḍambayan.

30. devāntakaḥ samādāya parigham vajrabhūṣaṇam
parigṛhya girim dorbhyām vapuḥ viṣṇoḥ viḍambayan

30. devāntakaḥ vajrabhūṣaṇam parigham samādāya
dorbhyām girim parigṛhya viṣṇoḥ vapuḥ viḍambayan

30. Devāntaka, grasping an iron club adorned with diamonds, and seizing a mountain with his two arms, was mimicking the form of Viṣṇu.

Words meanings summery:

• देवान्तकः (devāntakaḥ) - Devāntaka (a rākṣasa, 'ender of gods')

• समादाय (samādāya) - having taken, having grasped, having seized

• परिघम् (parigham) - iron club, mace, bolt

• वज्रभूषणम् (vajrabhūṣaṇam) - adorned with diamonds/thunderbolts, having a thunderbolt ornament

• परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having embraced, having seized, having encompassed

• गिरिम् (girim) - mountain, hill

• दोर्भ्याम् (dorbhyām) - with two arms, by both arms

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

• विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

• विडम्बयन् (viḍambayan) - imitating, mimicking, mocking

Words meanings and morphology

देवान्तकः (devāntakaḥ) - Devāntaka (a rākṣasa, 'ender of gods')

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devāntaka

devāntaka - Devāntaka, 'ender of gods', name of a rākṣasa

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+antaka)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• antaka – ender, destroyer, death
  noun (masculine)
  From root √ant (to end).
  Root: ant (class 10)

Note: Subject of the implied verb (like 'stood' or 'was acting') in conjunction with participles.

समादाय (samādāya) - having taken, having grasped, having seized

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root √dā (to take) with prefixes 'sam-' and 'ā-'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Acts as an adverbial participle.

परिघम् (parigham) - iron club, mace, bolt

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parigha

parigha - iron club, mace, bolt, obstacle

From root √han (to strike) with 'pari-'.

Prefix: pari

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Object of 'samādāya'.

वज्रभूषणम् (vajrabhūṣaṇam) - adorned with diamonds/thunderbolts, having a thunderbolt ornament

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vajrabhūṣaṇa

vajrabhūṣaṇa - adorned with diamonds/thunderbolts, having a thunderbolt ornament

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+bhūṣaṇa)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  From root √bhūṣ (to adorn).
  Root: bhūṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'parigham'.

परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having embraced, having seized, having encompassed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root √gṛh (to seize) with prefix 'pari-' and suffix -ya.

Prefix: pari

Root: gṛh (class 9)

Note: Acts as an adverbial participle.

गिरिम् (girim) - mountain, hill

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

From root √gṝ (to swallow, to raise up).

Root: gṝ (class 9)

Note: Object of 'parigṛhya'.

दोर्भ्याम् (dorbhyām) - with two arms, by both arms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of dos

dos - arm, fore-arm (variant of 'dor')

Derived from root √dṛ (to tear) or √dru (to run).

Note: Instrument of 'parigṛhya'.

वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, beautiful appearance

From root √vap (to scatter, sow, weave).

Root: vap (class 1)

Note: Object of 'viḍambayan'.

विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a principal deity in Hinduism)

From root √viṣ (to pervade).

Root: viṣ (class 3)

विडम्बयन् (viḍambayan) - imitating, mimicking, mocking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viḍambay

viḍambay - to imitate, mock, deceive

Present active participle

From causative stem of root √ḍab (to throw) with 'vi-' or perhaps from a root 'ḍamb' (to mock).

Prefix: vi

Root: ḍab / ḍamb (class 10)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing the subject's ongoing action.