वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-61, verse-17

ततो दिव्यममोघं तं जग्राह शरमुत्तमम् ।
ज्वलन्तं तेजसा घोरं पूरयन्तं दिशो दश ॥१७॥

17. tato divyamamoghaṃ taṃ jagrāha śaramuttamam ,
jvalantaṃ tejasā ghoraṃ pūrayantaṃ diśo daśa.

17. tataḥ divyam amogham tam jagrāha śaram uttamam
| jvalantam tejasā ghoram pūrayantam diśaḥ daśa

17. Then he grasped that divine, unfailing, and excellent arrow, which was blazing with splendor, dreadful, and filling the ten directions.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon)

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine (divine, heavenly, celestial)

• अमोघम् (amogham) - unfailing (unfailing, infallible, not in vain)

• तम् (tam) - that (that, him)

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - he grasped (he seized, he grasped, he took)

• शरम् (śaram) - arrow

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (best, excellent, highest)

• ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing (blazing, shining, burning)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - with splendor (with brilliance, with energy, by power)

• घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful (dreadful, terrible, fierce)

• पूरयन्तम् (pūrayantam) - filling (filling, completing)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions (directions, quarters)

• दश (daśa) - ten

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

From `tad` + suffix `tas`.

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine (divine, heavenly, celestial)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial, wonderful

From `div` (heaven).

Note: Agrees with `śaram`.

अमोघम् (amogham) - unfailing (unfailing, infallible, not in vain)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amogha

amogha - unfailing, infallible, effective, not in vain

Negative compound `a` + `mogha` (vain, fruitless).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (a+mogha)

• a – not, un-, in-
  indeclinable
• mogha – vain, useless, fruitless, empty
  adjective (masculine)

तम् (tam) - that (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies `śaram`.

जग्राह (jagrāha) - he grasped (he seized, he grasped, he took)

(verb)

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

Perfect active 3rd person singular

Root √grah (9th class, `gṛhṇāti`).

Root: grah (class 9)

शरम् (śaram) - arrow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Note: Object of `jagrāha`.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (best, excellent, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, highest, principal

Superlative of `ud` or `ut`.

Note: Agrees with `śaram`.

ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing (blazing, shining, burning)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jvalant

jvalant - blazing, shining, burning

Present Active Participle

From root √jval (1st class, `jvalati`) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: jval (class 1)

तेजसा (tejasā) - with splendor (with brilliance, with energy, by power)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, power, sharp edge

s-stem neuter noun.

घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful (dreadful, terrible, fierce)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful

Note: Agrees with `śaram`.

पूरयन्तम् (pūrayantam) - filling (filling, completing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pūrayant

pūrayant - filling, causing to be full

Present Active Participle (causative)

From causative of root √pṛ (3rd/9th class, `pipurīti`/`pṛṇāti`) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: pṛ (class 3)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions (directions, quarters)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

ś-stem feminine noun.

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies `diśaḥ`.

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