वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-32, verse-39

स तूर्णतरमादाय वरहेमाङ्गदो गदाम् ।
अभिद्रवति रक्षांसि तमांसीव दिवाकरः ॥३९॥

39. sa tūrṇataramādāya varahemāṅgado gadām ,
abhidravati rakṣāṃsi tamāṃsīva divākaraḥ.

39. saḥ tūrṇataram ādāya varahemāṅgadaḥ gadām
abhidravati rakṣāṃsi tamāṃsi iva divākaraḥ

39. varahemāṅgadaḥ saḥ tūrṇataram gadām ādāya
rakṣāṃsi abhidravati tamāṃsi divākaraḥ iva

39. He, adorned with excellent golden armlets, swiftly took up his mace and rushed towards the Rākṣasas, just as the sun dispels darkness.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Arjuna (he)

• तूर्णतरम् (tūrṇataram) - very quickly, with greater speed

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized

• वरहेमाङ्गदः (varahemāṅgadaḥ) - adorned with excellent golden armlets (having excellent golden armlets)

• गदाम् (gadām) - the mace

• अभिद्रवति (abhidravati) - rushes towards, attacks

• रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - the Rākṣasas (demons)

• तमांसि (tamāṁsi) - darkness

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun, day-maker

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Arjuna (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

तूर्णतरम् (tūrṇataram) - very quickly, with greater speed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tūrṇatara

tūrṇatara - quicker, swifter, very quick

Comparative degree of 'tūrṇa' (quick). Used adverbially here.

Note: Functions adverbially.

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'dā' with 'lyap' suffix, preceded by 'ā' prefix. Means 'having taken up' in context.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

वरहेमाङ्गदः (varahemāṅgadaḥ) - adorned with excellent golden armlets (having excellent golden armlets)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varahemāṅgada

varahemāṅgada - having excellent golden armlets

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vara+hema+aṅgada)

• vara – excellent, best, noble
  adjective (masculine)
• hema – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• aṅgada – armlet, bracelet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Arjuna.

गदाम् (gadām) - the mace

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Note: Object of 'ādāya'.

अभिद्रवति (abhidravati) - rushes towards, attacks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of dru

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - the Rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - Rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit

Note: Object of 'abhidravati'.

तमांसि (tamāṁsi) - darkness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom

Note: Object of comparison, dispelled like Rākṣasas are attacked.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun, day-maker

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divākara

divākara - the sun, day-maker

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (divā+kara)

• divā – by day, during the day
  indeclinable
• kara – maker, doer, hand, ray
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent in comparison.