वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-90, verse-15

अस्त्रं तु परमं घोरं राक्षसं राकसाधिपः ।
ससर्ज परमक्रुद्धः पुनरेव निशाचरः ॥१५॥

15. astraṃ tu paramaṃ ghoraṃ rākṣasaṃ rākasādhipaḥ ,
sasarja paramakruddhaḥ punareva niśācaraḥ.

15. astram tu paramam ghoram rākṣasam rākṣasa adhipaḥ
sasarja parama kruddhaḥ punaḥ eva niśācaraḥ

15. tu rākṣasa adhipaḥ niśācaraḥ parama kruddhaḥ
punaḥ eva paramam ghoram rākṣasam astram sasarja

15. But the lord of rākṣasas, that night-wanderer (niśācara), extremely enraged, again discharged a supreme and dreadful rākṣasa missile.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, most excellent

• घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - a rākṣasa (weapon/missile)

• राक्षसअधिपः (rākṣasaadhipaḥ) - lord of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) (lord of rākṣasas, king of rākṣasas)

• ससर्ज (sasarja) - created, discharged, emitted

• परमक्रुद्धः (paramakruddhaḥ) - extremely enraged, highly furious

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - night-wanderer (Rāvaṇa) (night-wanderer, rākṣasa)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile, projectile

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, most excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent, chief

Note: Modifies 'astram'

घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

Note: Modifies 'astram'

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - a rākṣasa (weapon/missile)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a rākṣasa, demon; pertaining to rākṣasas; a rākṣasa missile

Note: Refers to a specific type of missile

राक्षसअधिपः (rākṣasaadhipaḥ) - lord of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) (lord of rākṣasas, king of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord of rākṣasas, king of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+adhipa)

• rākṣasa – a rākṣasa, demon, fiend
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, king, chief
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Epithet for Rāvaṇa

ससर्ज (sasarja) - created, discharged, emitted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

परमक्रुद्धः (paramakruddhaḥ) - extremely enraged, highly furious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramakruddha

paramakruddha - extremely angry, highly enraged

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+kruddha)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost; very, extremely
  adjective
• kruddha – enraged, angry, furious
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root krudh (to be angry) with kta suffix
  Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'rākṣasādhipaḥ' or 'niśācaraḥ'

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - night-wanderer (Rāvaṇa) (night-wanderer, rākṣasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer; a rākṣasa, demon

Compound type : bahuvrihi (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – wanderer, moving, going
  noun (masculine)
  nominal derivative (agent)
  Derived from root car (to move, wander)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Epithet for Rāvaṇa