वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-57, verse-65

ज्वलन्तं प्रासमुद्यम्य संग्रामान्ते नरान्तकः ।
ददाह हरिसैन्यानि वनानीव विभावसुः ॥६५॥

65. jvalantaṃ prāsamudyamya saṃgrāmānte narāntakaḥ ,
dadāha harisainyāni vanānīva vibhāvasuḥ.

65. jvalantam prāsam udyamya saṃgrāmānte narāntakaḥ
dadāha harisainyāni vanāni iva vibhāvasuḥ

65. saṃgrāmānte narāntakaḥ jvalantam prāsam udyamya
vibhāvasuḥ iva vanāni harisainyāni dadāha

65. Wielding his blazing spear in the heat of battle, Narāntaka incinerated the monkey armies just as fire consumes forests.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing, shining, burning

• प्रासम् (prāsam) - spear, javelin

• उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having raised, having lifted

• संग्रामान्ते (saṁgrāmānte) - in battle, at the close of battle

• नरान्तकः (narāntakaḥ) - Narāntaka (proper noun)

• ददाह (dadāha) - he burned, he consumed

• हरिसैन्यानि (harisainyāni) - monkey armies

• वनानि (vanāni) - forests

• इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

• विभावसुः (vibhāvasuḥ) - fire, sun

Words meanings and morphology

ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing, shining, burning

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jvalat

jvalat - blazing, burning, shining

Present Active Participle

derived from root jval (to blaze)

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Qualifies prāsam

प्रासम् (prāsam) - spear, javelin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāsa

prāsa - spear, javelin, dart

Note: Object of udyamya

उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having raised, having lifted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

absolutive form of root yam with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Describes Narāntaka's action before burning.

संग्रामान्ते (saṁgrāmānte) - in battle, at the close of battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāmānta

saṁgrāmānta - end of battle, battlefield

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃgrāma+anta)

• saṃgrāma – battle, war
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, vicinity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the location or time of the action.

नरान्तकः (narāntakaḥ) - Narāntaka (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narāntaka

narāntaka - Narantaka (proper name of a rākṣasa, lit. 'ender of men')

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+antaka)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• antaka – ender, annihilator, Yama (god of death)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ant

Note: Subject of dadāha

ददाह (dadāha) - he burned, he consumed

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

reduplicated perfect, parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: dah (class 1)

हरिसैन्यानि (harisainyāni) - monkey armies

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of harisainya

harisainya - army of monkeys

Compound type : tatpurusha (hari+sainya)

• hari – monkey (also 'lion', 'Vishnu')
  noun (masculine)
• sainya – army, host, troops
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of dadāha

वनानि (vanāni) - forests

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Object of the implicit burning action by vibhāvasu

इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison

विभावसुः (vibhāvasuḥ) - fire, sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhāvasu

vibhāvasu - fire, sun, moon, Agni (proper name of the fire god)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vibhā+vasu)

• vibhā – light, luster, splendor
  noun (feminine)
• vasu – wealth, treasure, good, excellent
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agent of the comparison 'like fire'