वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-32, verse-63

स तं बाहुसहस्रेण बलाद्गृह्य दशाननम् ।
बबन्ध बलवान् राजा बलिं नारायणो यथा ॥६३॥

63. sa taṃ bāhusahasreṇa balādgṛhya daśānanam ,
babandha balavān rājā baliṃ nārāyaṇo yathā.

63. saḥ tam bāhusahasreṇa balāt gṛhya daśānanam
babandha balavān rājā balim nārāyaṇaḥ yathā

63. saḥ balavān rājā balāt bāhusahasreṇa tam daśānanam gṛhya babandha,
yathā nārāyaṇaḥ balim

63. That powerful king (Arjuna), having forcibly seized the ten-headed (Rāvaṇa) with his thousand arms, bound him, just as Nārāyaṇa bound Bali.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)

• तम् (tam) - him (Rāvaṇa) (him, that (masculine accusative))

• बाहुसहस्रेण (bāhusahasreṇa) - with his thousand arms (with a thousand arms)

• बलात् (balāt) - by force (by force, forcibly, violently)

• गृह्य (gṛhya) - having seized (having seized, having grasped)

• दशाननम् (daśānanam) - ten-headed Rāvaṇa (ten-faced, Rāvaṇa)

• बबनध (babanadha) - bound (bound, tied, imprisoned)

• बलवान् (balavān) - powerful (powerful, strong, mighty)

• राजा (rājā) - king (Arjuna) (king, ruler)

• बलिम् (balim) - Bali (the demon king) (Bali (a demon king), tribute, offering)

• नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Nārāyaṇa (Nārāyaṇa (a name of Viṣṇu))

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

तम् (tam) - him (Rāvaṇa) (him, that (masculine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Object of 'gṛhya' and 'babanadha'. Refers to Rāvaṇa.

बाहुसहस्रेण (bāhusahasreṇa) - with his thousand arms (with a thousand arms)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bāhusahasra

bāhusahasra - thousand arms

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhu+sahasra)

• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)

Note: Instrument by which Arjuna seized Rāvaṇa.

बलात् (balāt) - by force (by force, forcibly, violently)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

Note: Adverbial use.

गृह्य (gṛhya) - having seized (having seized, having grasped)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

From root 'grah' (to seize), with '-ya' suffix.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Precedes the main action of binding.

दशाननम् (daśānanam) - ten-headed Rāvaṇa (ten-faced, Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśānana

daśānana - ten-faced, Rāvaṇa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+ānana)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Object of 'gṛhya' and 'babanadha'.

बबनध (babanadha) - bound (bound, tied, imprisoned)

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit-lakāra)

Root 'bandh', 1st conjugation, parasmaipada.

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

बलवान् (balavān) - powerful (powerful, strong, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty, having strength

Suffixed with mat/vat to indicate possession.

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.

राजा (rājā) - king (Arjuna) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Kārtavīrya Arjuna.

बलिम् (balim) - Bali (the demon king) (Bali (a demon king), tribute, offering)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - Bali (a demon king subjugated by Viṣṇu as Vāmana), tribute, offering, strength

Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Object of 'babanadha' (implied in the simile).

नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Nārāyaṇa (Nārāyaṇa (a name of Viṣṇu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Nārāyaṇa (a name of Viṣṇu or Brahmā), descendant of Nara

Note: Subject in the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.