वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-7, verse-33

विरथस्तु गदां गृह्य माली नक्तंचरोत्तमः ।
आपुप्लुवे गदापाणिर्गिर्यग्रादिव केषरी ॥३३॥

33. virathastu gadāṃ gṛhya mālī naktaṃcarottamaḥ ,
āpupluve gadāpāṇirgiryagrādiva keṣarī.

33. virathaḥ tu gadām gṛhya mālī naktaṃcara-uttamaḥ
āpapluve gadā-pāṇiḥ giri-agrāt iva keśarī

33. The foremost of the night-wanderers (rākṣasas), Mālin, having dismounted from his chariot and grasping his mace, sprang forth, mace in hand, like a lion from a mountain peak.

Words meanings summery:

• विरथः (virathaḥ) - dismounted, without a chariot

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

• गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, having grasped

• माली (mālī) - Mālin (name of a rākṣasa)

• नक्तंचर-उत्तमः (naktaṁcara-uttamaḥ) - best among night-wanderers (rākṣasas), foremost rākṣasa

• आपप्लुवे (āpapluve) - he sprang, he jumped

• गदा-पाणिः (gadā-pāṇiḥ) - mace in hand, having a mace in hand

• गिरि-अग्रात् (giri-agrāt) - from the peak of a mountain

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• केशरी (keśarī) - lion

Words meanings and morphology

विरथः (virathaḥ) - dismounted, without a chariot

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viratha

viratha - without a chariot, dismounted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+ratha)

• vi – without, separation, apart
  indeclinable
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: particle

गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, having grasped

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from root √grah with suffix -ya

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: absolutive (gerund)

माली (mālī) - Mālin (name of a rākṣasa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Mālin

Mālin - Mālin (name of a rākṣasa, lit. 'garlanded')

नक्तंचर-उत्तमः (naktaṁcara-uttamaḥ) - best among night-wanderers (rākṣasas), foremost rākṣasa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naktaṃcara-uttama

naktaṁcara-uttama - best among night-wanderers, foremost rākṣasa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (naktaṃcara+uttama)

• naktaṃcara – night-wanderer, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
  derived from nakta (night) and car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)
• uttama – best, excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ud

आपप्लुवे (āpapluve) - he sprang, he jumped

(verb)

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

perfect active

intensive reduplication, ātmanepada

Prefix: ā

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: ātmanepada form

गदा-पाणिः (gadā-pāṇiḥ) - mace in hand, having a mace in hand

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gadā-pāṇi

gadā-pāṇi - one who holds a mace in hand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gadā+pāṇi)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

गिरि-अग्रात् (giri-agrāt) - from the peak of a mountain

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of giri-agra

giri-agra - mountain peak

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+agra)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṝ (class 6)
• agra – top, peak, front
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

केशरी (keśarī) - lion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of keśarin

keśarin - lion (lit. having a mane)