वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-58, verse-52

तां गृहीत्वा गदां भीमामाविध्य च पुनः पुनः ।
मत्तानीकं महापार्श्वं जघान रणमूर्धनि ॥५२॥

52. tāṃ gṛhītvā gadāṃ bhīmāmāvidhya ca punaḥ punaḥ ,
mattānīkaṃ mahāpārśvaṃ jaghāna raṇamūrdhani.

52. tām gṛhītvā gadām bhīmām āvidhya ca punaḥ punaḥ
mattānīkam mahāpārśvam jaghāna raṇamūrdhani

52. Seizing that dreadful mace and swinging it repeatedly, he struck Mahāpārśva, who was frenzied in battle, at the forefront of the battle.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (dreadful mace) (that)

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having seized (having taken, having seized)

• गदाम् (gadām) - the mace (mace, club)

• भीमाम् (bhīmām) - dreadful (dreadful, terrible, formidable)

• आविध्य (āvidhya) - having swung (it) (having swung, having brandished)

• च (ca) - and

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (repeatedly) (again, repeatedly)

• मत्तानीकम् (mattānīkam) - frenzied in battle (having a frenzied army, frenzied (like an elephant))

• महापार्श्वम् (mahāpārśvam) - Mahāpārśva (Mahāpārśva (proper noun))

• जघान (jaghāna) - struck (struck, killed, hit)

• रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - at the forefront of the battle (on the battlefield, at the head of battle)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (dreadful mace) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'gadām'.

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having seized (having taken, having seized)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root grah (to seize, take) with -tvā suffix

Root: grah (class 9)

गदाम् (gadām) - the mace (mace, club)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Note: Object of 'gṛhītvā'.

भीमाम् (bhīmām) - dreadful (dreadful, terrible, formidable)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - dreadful, terrible, formidable

Derived from root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'gadām'.

आविध्य (āvidhya) - having swung (it) (having swung, having brandished)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root vyadh (to pierce, strike) with prefix ā and -lyaP suffix (for prefixed roots)

Prefix: ā

Root: vyadh (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'gṛhītvā' and 'āvidhya'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis 'again and again'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (repeatedly) (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms the phrase 'punaḥ punaḥ' (again and again).

मत्तानीकम् (mattānīkam) - frenzied in battle (having a frenzied army, frenzied (like an elephant))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mattānīka

mattānīka - having an intoxicated army, frenzied (like an elephant), furious in battle

Compound type : bahuvrihi (matta+anīka)

• matta – intoxicated, frenzied, maddened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mad (to be drunk, maddened)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• anīka – army, host, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'mahāpārśvam'.

महापार्श्वम् (mahāpārśvam) - Mahāpārśva (Mahāpārśva (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāpārśva

mahāpārśva - Mahāpārśva (name of a rākṣasa)

Note: Object of 'jaghāna'.

जघान (jaghāna) - struck (struck, killed, hit)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of han

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect from root han

Root: han (class 2)

रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - at the forefront of the battle (on the battlefield, at the head of battle)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇamūrdhan

raṇamūrdhan - forefront of battle, on the battlefield

Compound type : tatpurusha (raṇa+mūrdhan)

• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
• mūrdhan – head, top, forefront
  noun (masculine)

Note: Location of striking.