वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-82, verse-17

जघान बलिनं रामः सहस्रनयनात्मजम् ।
बालिनं मेघसंकाशं पर्याप्तं तन्निदर्शनम् ॥१७॥

17. jaghāna balinaṃ rāmaḥ sahasranayanātmajam ,
bālinaṃ meghasaṃkāśaṃ paryāptaṃ tannidarśanam.

17. jaghāna balinaṃ rāmaḥ sahasranayanātmajam
bālinaṃ meghasaṃkāśam paryāptaṃ tat nidarśanam

17. rāmaḥ balinaṃ sahasranayanātmajam bālinaṃ
meghasaṃkāśam jaghāna tat nidarśanam paryāptam

17. Rama slew the mighty Bali, the son of Indra (sahasranayana) and one who resembled a cloud. This provides a sufficient illustration (of Rama's prowess).

Words meanings summery:

• जघान (jaghāna) - killed, slew, struck

• बलिनं (balinaṁ) - the mighty Bali (mighty, powerful, strong)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama, name of the son of Dasaratha

• सहस्रनयनात्मजम् (sahasranayanātmajam) - Bali, who is the son of Indra (son of Indra (the thousand-eyed one))

• बालिनं (bālinaṁ) - Bali, name of the Vanara king

• मेघसंकाशम् (meghasaṁkāśam) - Bali, resembling a cloud in his dark complexion or power (cloud-like, resembling a cloud)

• पर्याप्तं (paryāptaṁ) - sufficient, ample, adequate

• तत् (tat) - that (event or action) (that, it)

• निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - example, illustration, proof

Words meanings and morphology

जघान (jaghāna) - killed, slew, struck

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

From root han, perfect tense form

Root: han (class 2)

बलिनं (balinaṁ) - the mighty Bali (mighty, powerful, strong)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - mighty, powerful, strong

Formed with suffix -in from bala (strength)

Note: Qualifies Bali.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama, name of the son of Dasaratha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'jaghāna'.

सहस्रनयनात्मजम् (sahasranayanātmajam) - Bali, who is the son of Indra (son of Indra (the thousand-eyed one))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sahasranayanātmaja

sahasranayanātmaja - son of Indra, son of the thousand-eyed one

Compound type : tatpurusha (sahasranayana+ātmaja)

• sahasranayana – thousand-eyed, an epithet for Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born from oneself
  noun (masculine)
  From ātman + ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies Bali.

बालिनं (bālinaṁ) - Bali, name of the Vanara king

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bālin

bālin - Bali, the Vanara king, elder brother of Sugriva

Note: Direct object of the verb 'jaghāna'.

मेघसंकाशम् (meghasaṁkāśam) - Bali, resembling a cloud in his dark complexion or power (cloud-like, resembling a cloud)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of meghasaṃkāśa

meghasaṁkāśa - cloud-like, resembling a cloud

Compound type : tatpurusha (megha+saṃkāśa)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  From root mih (to sprinkle)
  Root: mih (class 1)
• saṃkāśa – similar to, resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)
  From root kāś (to appear, shine) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Bali.

पर्याप्तं (paryāptaṁ) - sufficient, ample, adequate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paryāpta

paryāpta - sufficient, ample, adequate, complete

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pari-, suffix kta

Prefix: pari

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Predicative adjective.

तत् (tat) - that (event or action) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the preceding event.

निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - example, illustration, proof

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nidarśana

nidarśana - example, illustration, proof, evidence

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with prefix ni-, suffix lyuṭ

Prefix: ni

Root: dṛś (class 1)