वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-32, verse-62

स विह्वलं तदालक्ष्य दशग्रीवं ततो ऽर्जुनः ।
सहसा प्रतिजग्राह गरुत्मानिव पन्नगम् ॥६२॥

62. sa vihvalaṃ tadālakṣya daśagrīvaṃ tato'rjunaḥ ,
sahasā pratijagrāha garutmāniva pannagam.

62. saḥ vihvalam tat ālakṣya daśagrīvam tataḥ
arjunaḥ sahasā pratijagrāha garutmān iva pannagam

62. tataḥ arjunaḥ saḥ daśagrīvam vihvalam tat ālakṣya sahasā pratijagrāha,
iva garutmān pannagam

62. Then Arjuna, seeing that ten-necked Rāvaṇa bewildered, quickly seized him, just as Garuḍa seizes a serpent.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)

• विह्वलम् (vihvalam) - bewildered (bewildered, agitated, distressed)

• तत् (tat) - him (Rāvaṇa) (that)

• आलक्ष्य (ālakṣya) - having seen (having seen, having perceived, after seeing)

• दशग्रीवम् (daśagrīvam) - ten-necked Rāvaṇa (ten-necked, Rāvaṇa)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (Arjuna (Kārtavīrya Arjuna))

• सहसा (sahasā) - quickly (suddenly, quickly, by force)

• प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - seized (seized, caught, received)

• गरुत्मान् (garutmān) - Garuḍa (Garuḍa (the mythical eagle-king))

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as if, similar to)

• पन्नगम् (pannagam) - a serpent (serpent, snake)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

विह्वलम् (vihvalam) - bewildered (bewildered, agitated, distressed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vihvala

vihvala - bewildered, agitated, distressed, confused

From 'vi' (prefix) + root 'hval' (to shake, stumble).

Prefix: vi

Root: hval (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'daśagrīvam' and 'tat'.

तत् (tat) - him (Rāvaṇa) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa, object of 'ālakṣya'.

आलक्ष्य (ālakṣya) - having seen (having seen, having perceived, after seeing)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

From 'ā' (prefix) + root 'lakṣ' (to see, perceive).

Prefix: ā

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Modifies Arjuna's action.

दशग्रीवम् (daśagrīvam) - ten-necked Rāvaṇa (ten-necked, Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - ten-necked, Rāvaṇa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+grīvā)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of 'ālakṣya'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks sequence of events.

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (Arjuna (Kārtavīrya Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (Kārtavīrya Arjuna)

Note: Subject of 'pratijagrāha'.

सहसा (sahasā) - quickly (suddenly, quickly, by force)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'pratijagrāha'.

प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - seized (seized, caught, received)

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit-lakāra)

From 'prati' (prefix) + root 'grah' (to seize), 9th conjugation, parasmaipada/ātmanepada.

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

गरुत्मान् (garutmān) - Garuḍa (Garuḍa (the mythical eagle-king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garutmat

garutmat - having wings, winged, Garuḍa

Note: Subject in the simile.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

पन्नगम् (pannagam) - a serpent (serpent, snake)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pannaga

pannaga - serpent, snake (lit. 'creeping with feet/wings')

From 'panna' (fallen, crept) + 'ga' (going).

Root: gam (class 1)

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