वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-32, verse-44

आधावमानं मुसलं कार्तवीर्यस्तदार्जुनः ।
निपुणं वञ्चयामास सगदो गजविक्रमः ॥४४॥

44. ādhāvamānaṃ musalaṃ kārtavīryastadārjunaḥ ,
nipuṇaṃ vañcayāmāsa sagado gajavikramaḥ.

44. ādhāvamānam musalam kārtavīryaḥ tat arjunaḥ
nipuṇam vañcayāmāsa sagadaḥ gajavikramaḥ

44. kārtavīryaḥ arjunaḥ sagadaḥ gajavikramaḥ
tat ādhāvamānam musalam nipuṇam vañcayāmāsa

44. Kartavirya Arjuna, who possessed the prowess of an elephant and carried a mace, skillfully evaded that mace which was rushing towards him.

Words meanings summery:

• आधावमानम् (ādhāvamānam) - that which was rushing (rushing, approaching)

• मुसलम् (musalam) - mace, club

• कार्तवीर्यः (kārtavīryaḥ) - King Kartavirya Arjuna (Kartavirya)

• तत् (tat) - that (mace) (that)

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (referring to Kartavirya) (Arjuna)

• निपुणम् (nipuṇam) - skillfully, expertly

• वञ्चयामास (vañcayāmāsa) - evaded, dodged

• सगदः (sagadaḥ) - carrying a mace (with a mace, having a mace)

• गजविक्रमः (gajavikramaḥ) - possessing elephant-like prowess (having the prowess of an elephant)

Words meanings and morphology

आधावमानम् (ādhāvamānam) - that which was rushing (rushing, approaching)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ādhāvamāna

ādhāvamāna - rushing, approaching, running towards

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dhāv with prefix ā, in present active participial form.

Prefix: ā

Root: dhāv (class 1)

मुसलम् (musalam) - mace, club

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of musala

musala - mace, club, pestle

कार्तवीर्यः (kārtavīryaḥ) - King Kartavirya Arjuna (Kartavirya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kārtavīrya

kārtavīrya - son of Kṛtavīrya; a name of Arjuna (the thousand-armed king)

Patronymic from Kṛtavīrya.

तत् (tat) - that (mace) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (referring to Kartavirya) (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - white, clear; a proper name (e.g., Indra, Kartavirya, Pandava hero)

निपुणम् (nipuṇam) - skillfully, expertly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of an adjective.

वञ्चयामास (vañcayāmāsa) - evaded, dodged

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vañcaya

Causative verb

Causative form of root vañc, conjugated in perfect tense (lit).

Root: vañc (class 1)

सगदः (sagadaḥ) - carrying a mace (with a mace, having a mace)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sagada

sagada - with a mace, having a mace

Bahuvrihi compound 'sa' (with) + 'gada' (mace).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+gada)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• gada – mace, club
  noun (masculine/feminine)

गजविक्रमः (gajavikramaḥ) - possessing elephant-like prowess (having the prowess of an elephant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gajavikrama

gajavikrama - one whose prowess is like that of an elephant

Bahuvrihi compound: 'gajasya vikramaḥ yasya saḥ'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gaja+vikrama)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• vikrama – prowess, valor, might, stride
  noun (masculine)

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