वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-32, verse-4

जिज्ञासुः स तु बाहूनां सहस्रस्योत्तमं बलम् ।
रुरोध नर्मदा वेगं बाहुभिः स तदार्जुनः ॥४॥

4. jijñāsuḥ sa tu bāhūnāṃ sahasrasyottamaṃ balam ,
rurodha narmadā vegaṃ bāhubhiḥ sa tadārjunaḥ.

4. jijñāsuḥ saḥ tu bāhūnām sahasrasya uttamam balam
rurodha narmadā vegam bāhubhiḥ saḥ tat arjunaḥ

4. saḥ arjunaḥ tu bāhūnām sahasrasya uttamam balam
jijñāsuḥ tat narmadā vegam bāhubhiḥ rurodha

4. Curious about the supreme power of his thousand arms, that Arjuna (Kārtavīrya) then blocked the current of the Narmada with his arms.

Words meanings summery:

• जिज्ञासुः (jijñāsuḥ) - curious (about his strength) (desiring to know, curious, inquisitive)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Kārtavīrya Arjuna) (he, that)

• तु (tu) - then, indeed (but, indeed, however)

• बाहूनाम् (bāhūnām) - of (his) arms (of arms)

• सहस्रस्य (sahasrasya) - of (his) thousand (arms) (of a thousand)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme (strength) (best, supreme, excellent)

• बलम् (balam) - power (of his arms) (strength, power, might, force)

• रुरोध (rurodha) - he blocked (the current) (he obstructed, he held back, he stopped)

• नर्मदा (narmadā) - the Narmada river (the Narmada (river))

• वेगम् (vegam) - the current (of the Narmada) (current, flow, velocity, force)

• बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - with (his) arms (by arms, with arms)

• सः (saḥ) - that (Arjuna) (he, that)

• तत् (tat) - then (referring to the action of obstruction) (that, then)

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Kārtavīrya Arjuna (Arjuna (name of a king or hero))

Words meanings and morphology

जिज्ञासुः (jijñāsuḥ) - curious (about his strength) (desiring to know, curious, inquisitive)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jijñāsu

jijñāsu - desirous of knowing, inquisitive, curious

Desiderative nominal (from root jñā)

From desiderative stem of √jñā + u.

Root: jñā (class 9)

सः (saḥ) - he (Kārtavīrya Arjuna) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Sandhi form of `sa` (nominative masculine singular of `tad`).

तु (tu) - then, indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

बाहूनाम् (bāhūnām) - of (his) arms (of arms)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bāhu

bāhu - arm, forearm

u-stem noun.

सहस्रस्य (sahasrasya) - of (his) thousand (arms) (of a thousand)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand, numerous

a-stem noun.

Note: Refers to 'a thousand' as a quantity, genitive singular.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme (strength) (best, supreme, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, supreme, excellent, highest

Superlative

Superlative degree of 'ud' or 'uttara' (via the suffix -tama).

Note: Agrees with `balam`.

बलम् (balam) - power (of his arms) (strength, power, might, force)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, force

a-stem noun.

Note: Object of `jijñāsuḥ` (implicitly wanting to know the strength).

रुरोध (rurodha) - he blocked (the current) (he obstructed, he held back, he stopped)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of rudh

Perfect tense (Lit)

Third person singular, Parasmaipada, perfect tense.

Root: rudh (class 7)

नर्मदा (narmadā) - the Narmada river (the Narmada (river))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of narmadā

narmadā - Narmada (a sacred river in India)

Feminine a-stem noun.

Note: Adjective here, 'Narmada-related current'.

वेगम् (vegam) - the current (of the Narmada) (current, flow, velocity, force)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, current, force, impetus

a-stem noun.

Root: vij

Note: Object of `rurodha`.

बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - with (his) arms (by arms, with arms)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāhu

bāhu - arm, forearm

u-stem noun.

Note: Instrument of obstruction.

सः (saḥ) - that (Arjuna) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Sandhi form of `sa` (nominative masculine singular of `tad`).

तत् (tat) - then (referring to the action of obstruction) (that, then)

(indeclinable)

Demonstrative particle/adverbial usage of neuter nominative/accusative singular.

Note: Adverbial use.

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Kārtavīrya Arjuna (Arjuna (name of a king or hero))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - white, clear; a proper name (Arjuna)

a-stem noun.

Note: Subject of the verb (along with 'saḥ').