वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-32, verse-43

तस्याग्रे मुसलस्याग्निरशोकापीडसंनिभः ।
प्रहस्तकरमुक्तस्य बभूव प्रदहन्निव ॥४३॥

43. tasyāgre musalasyāgniraśokāpīḍasaṃnibhaḥ ,
prahastakaramuktasya babhūva pradahanniva.

43. tasya agre musalasya agniḥ aśokāpīḍasaṃnibhaḥ
prahastakaramuktasya babhūva pradahan iva

43. prahastakaramuktasya tasya musalasya agre
aśokāpīḍasaṃnibhaḥ agniḥ pradahan iva babhūva

43. In front of that mace, which had been released from Prahasta's hand, a fire emerged, resembling a garland of aśoka flowers, as if scorching everything.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - referring to 'mace' (musala) (of that, its)

• अग्रे (agre) - in front, at the beginning, before

• मुसलस्य (musalasya) - of the mace

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• अशोकापीडसंनिभः (aśokāpīḍasaṁnibhaḥ) - describing the fiery appearance, red like a garland of aśoka flowers (resembling an aśoka flower crown/garland)

• प्रहस्तकरमुक्तस्य (prahastakaramuktasya) - released from Prahasta's hand

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was, appeared

• प्रदहन् (pradahan) - burning, scorching, consuming

• इव (iva) - like, as if

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - referring to 'mace' (musala) (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अग्रे (agre) - in front, at the beginning, before

(indeclinable)

मुसलस्य (musalasya) - of the mace

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of musala

musala - mace, pestle

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

अशोकापीडसंनिभः (aśokāpīḍasaṁnibhaḥ) - describing the fiery appearance, red like a garland of aśoka flowers (resembling an aśoka flower crown/garland)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśokāpīḍasaṃnibha

aśokāpīḍasaṁnibha - resembling a chaplet of aśoka flowers

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aśoka+āpīḍa+saṃnibha)

• aśoka – Aśoka tree/flower
  noun (masculine)
• āpīḍa – chaplet, garland, crown
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnibha – resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine)

प्रहस्तकरमुक्तस्य (prahastakaramuktasya) - released from Prahasta's hand

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of prahastakaramukta

prahastakaramukta - released from Prahasta's hand

Compound type : tatpurusha (prahasta+kara+mukta)

• prahasta – Prahasta (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kara – hand, arm
  noun (masculine)
• mukta – released, freed, discharged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: agrees with 'musalasya'

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was, appeared

(verb)

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

perfect

reduplicated perfect form

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रदहन् (pradahan) - burning, scorching, consuming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pradahant

pradahant - burning, scorching

Present Active Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: agrees with 'agniḥ' (implied)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)