वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-85, verse-17

ततो जग्राह तेजस्वी सुग्रीवो वसुधातलात् ।
आयसं मुसलं घोरं सर्वतो हेमभूषितम् ॥१७॥

17. tato jagrāha tejasvī sugrīvo vasudhātalāt ,
āyasaṃ musalaṃ ghoraṃ sarvato hemabhūṣitam.

17. tataḥ jagrāha tejasvī sugrīvaḥ vasudhātalāt
āyasam musalam ghoram sarvataḥ hemabhūṣitam

17. tataḥ tejasvī sugrīvaḥ vasudhātalāt sarvataḥ
hemabhūṣitam ghoram āyasam musalam jagrāha

17. Then, the glorious Sugrīva grasped a formidable iron club, entirely adorned with gold, from the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized, he grasped, he took

• तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - powerful, glorious, brilliant

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (proper name)

• वसुधातलात् (vasudhātalāt) - from the surface of the earth, from the ground

• आयसम् (āyasam) - made of iron, iron

• मुसलम् (musalam) - club, pestle, mace

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, formidable

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere, entirely, all around

• हेमभूषितम् (hemabhūṣitam) - adorned with gold

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized, he grasped, he took

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

from root grah (to seize), Class 9 (gṛhṇāti)

Root: grah (class 9)

तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - powerful, glorious, brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tejasvin

tejasvin - luminous, glorious, powerful, brilliant

from tejas (splendor) + -vin suffix

Note: Modifies 'sugrīvaḥ'.

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

Bahuvrihi compound of su and grīva (meaning 'beautiful-necked')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+grīva)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• grīva – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'jagrāha'.

वसुधातलात् (vasudhātalāt) - from the surface of the earth, from the ground

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vasudhātala

vasudhātala - earth's surface, ground

Tatpurusha compound of vasudhā and tala

Compound type : tatpurusha (vasudhā+tala)

• vasudhā – earth
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, flat ground
  noun (neuter)

आयसम् (āyasam) - made of iron, iron

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyasa

āyasa - made of iron, iron

derived from ayas (iron) with aṇ suffix

Note: Modifies 'musalam'.

मुसलम् (musalam) - club, pestle, mace

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of musala

musala - club, pestle, mace

Note: Object of 'jagrāha'.

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, formidable

Note: Modifies 'musalam'.

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere, entirely, all around

(indeclinable)

हेमभूषितम् (hemabhūṣitam) - adorned with gold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hemabhūṣita

hemabhūṣita - adorned with gold

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Instrumental Tatpurusha compound of heman and bhūṣita

Compound type : tatpurusha (heman+bhūṣita)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhūṣ (to adorn), Class 10 (bhūṣayati)
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'musalam'.

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