वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-59, verse-12

य एष निशितैः शूलैः सुतीक्ष्णैः प्रासतोमरैः ।
अर्चिष्मद्भिर्वृतो भाति भूतैरिव महेश्वरः ॥१२॥

12. ya eṣa niśitaiḥ śūlaiḥ sutīkṣṇaiḥ prāsatomaraiḥ ,
arciṣmadbhirvṛto bhāti bhūtairiva maheśvaraḥ.

12. yaḥ eṣaḥ niśitaiḥ śūlaiḥ sutīkṣṇaiḥ prāsatumaraiḥ
arciṣmadbhiḥ vṛtaḥ bhāti bhūtaiḥ iva maheśvaraḥ

12. yaḥ eṣaḥ niśitaiḥ sutīkṣṇaiḥ arciṣmadbhiḥ śūlaiḥ
prāsatumaraiḥ vṛtaḥ bhāti; maheśvaraḥ bhūtaiḥ iva

12. Who is this one, surrounded by sharp spears and very keen javelins, gleaming with effulgence, like the great lord (Maheśvara) with his attendants?

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which (relative pronoun)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharp, by whetted, by sharpened

• शूलैः (śūlaiḥ) - by spears, by lances

• सुतीक्ष्णैः (sutīkṣṇaiḥ) - by very sharp, by exceedingly keen

• प्रासतुमरैः (prāsatumaraiḥ) - by javelins and lances (or various kinds of spears)

• अर्चिष्मद्भिः (arciṣmadbhiḥ) - by those having flames/radiance, by radiant ones

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed, covered

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, gleams, appears

• भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by (Śiva's) ghostly attendants (by spirits, by beings, by attendants)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - the great lord, Maheśvara (a name of Shiva)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, he, she, it

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharp, by whetted, by sharpened

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharp, whetted, sharpened

Past Passive Participle

From root √śo (to sharpen) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'śūlaiḥ' and 'prāsatumaraiḥ'

शूलैः (śūlaiḥ) - by spears, by lances

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śūla

śūla - spear, lance, pike, spit

सुतीक्ष्णैः (sutīkṣṇaiḥ) - by very sharp, by exceedingly keen

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sutīkṣṇa

sutīkṣṇa - very sharp, exceedingly keen

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+tīkṣṇa)

• su – good, well, very, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, pungent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'prāsatumaraiḥ'

प्रासतुमरैः (prāsatumaraiḥ) - by javelins and lances (or various kinds of spears)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāsatumarā

prāsatumarā - spears and javelins (a type of weapon)

Compound type : dvandva (prāsa+tomara)

• prāsa – javelin, spear
  noun (masculine)
• tomara – javelin, lance, dart
  noun (masculine)

अर्चिष्मद्भिः (arciṣmadbhiḥ) - by those having flames/radiance, by radiant ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of arciṣmat

arciṣmat - flaming, radiant, brilliant

Suffixed with -mat

Note: Agrees with 'śūlaiḥ' and 'prāsatumaraiḥ'

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, encompassed, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

From root √vṛ (to cover, surround)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, gleams, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by (Śiva's) ghostly attendants (by spirits, by beings, by attendants)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, spirit, ghost, element

Past Passive Participle

From root √bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - the great lord, Maheśvara (a name of Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheśvara

maheśvara - the great lord, Shiva

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, Shiva
  noun (masculine)