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वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-88, verse-2

मयेन विहितं रौद्रमन्यदस्त्रं महाद्युतिः ।
उत्स्रष्टुं रावणो घोरं राघवाय प्रचक्रमे ॥२॥
2. mayena vihitaṃ raudramanyadastraṃ mahādyutiḥ ,
utsraṣṭuṃ rāvaṇo ghoraṃ rāghavāya pracakrame.
2. mayena vihitam raudram anyat astram mahādyutiḥ
utsraṣṭum rāvaṇaḥ ghoram rāghavāya pracakrame
2. Rāvaṇa, radiant with great splendor, then prepared to unleash another terrible and dreadful weapon (astra) at Rāghava (Rāma), one that had been created by Maya.

Words meanings summery:

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  • मयेन (mayena) - by Maya (the architect of the asuras) (by Maya)
  • विहितम् (vihitam) - (weapon) created (created, fashioned, made)
  • रौद्रम् (raudram) - (weapon) terrible (terrible, fierce, formidable)
  • अन्यत् (anyat) - another (weapon) (another, other)
  • अस्त्रम् (astram) - (astra) (weapon, missile)
  • महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - Rāvaṇa, who is radiant with great splendor (of great splendor, greatly effulgent)
  • उत्स्रष्टुम् (utsraṣṭum) - to unleash, to hurl, to cast
  • रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa
  • घोरम् (ghoram) - (weapon) dreadful (terrible, dreadful, formidable)
  • राघवाय (rāghavāya) - at Rāghava (Rāma) (to/for Rāghava)
  • प्रचक्रमे (pracakrame) - he commenced, he began, he prepared

Words meanings and morphology

मयेन (mayena) - by Maya (the architect of the asuras) (by Maya)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of maya
maya - Maya (proper name of a demon architect)
Note: Agent of 'vihitam'.
विहितम् (vihitam) - (weapon) created (created, fashioned, made)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vihita
vihita - created, fashioned, made, prescribed
Past Passive Participle
From 'vi-√dhā' (to arrange, create).
Prefix: vi
Root: √dhā (class 3)
Note: Qualifies 'astram'.
रौद्रम् (raudram) - (weapon) terrible (terrible, fierce, formidable)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of raudra
raudra - terrible, fierce, formidable, belonging to Rudra
From 'rudra' (terrible, Rudra).
Note: Qualifies 'astram'.
अन्यत् (anyat) - another (weapon) (another, other)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Qualifies 'astram'.
अस्त्रम् (astram) - (astra) (weapon, missile)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of astra
astra - weapon, missile
From root '√as' (to throw) + 'tra' suffix.
Root: √as (class 4)
Note: Implied subject or object of 'utsraṣṭum'.
महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - Rāvaṇa, who is radiant with great splendor (of great splendor, greatly effulgent)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti
mahādyuti - of great splendor, greatly effulgent
A Bahuvrīhi compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'dyuti' (splendor, radiance).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dyuti)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective (feminine)
    Feminized form of 'mahat', used as a prefix.
  • dyuti – splendor, radiance, light
    noun (feminine)
    From root '√dyut' (to shine).
    Root: √dyut (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'rāvaṇaḥ'.
उत्स्रष्टुम् (utsraṣṭum) - to unleash, to hurl, to cast
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
From 'ut-√sṛj' (to throw up, unleash).
Prefix: ut
Root: √sṛj (class 6)
Note: Infinitive of purpose.
रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa
rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name)
Note: Subject of 'pracakrame'.
घोरम् (ghoram) - (weapon) dreadful (terrible, dreadful, formidable)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora
ghora - terrible, dreadful, formidable
From root '√ghur' (to be terrible).
Root: √ghur (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'astram' (object of 'utsraṣṭum').
राघवाय (rāghavāya) - at Rāghava (Rāma) (to/for Rāghava)
(proper noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of rāghava
rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma
Patronymic from Raghu.
Note: Dative of recipient or target for the action of unleashing.
प्रचक्रमे (pracakrame) - he commenced, he began, he prepared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of √pracakram
From 'pra-√kram' (to step forward, begin).
Prefix: pra
Root: √kram (class 1)