वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-1, verse-38

निजघान रणे रामस्तेषां चैव पदानुगान् ।
रक्षसां निहतान्यासन् सहस्राणि चतुर्दश ॥३८॥

38. nijaghāna raṇe rāmasteṣāṃ caiva padānugān ,
rakṣasāṃ nihatānyāsan sahasrāṇi caturdaśa.

38. nijaghāna raṇe rāmaḥ teṣām ca eva padānugān
rakṣasām nihatāni āsan sahasrāṇi caturdaśa

38. rāmaḥ raṇe teṣām ca eva padānugān nijaghāna
caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasām nihatāni āsan

38. Rāma killed them and their followers in battle. Fourteen thousand of these demons were slain.

Words meanings summery:

• निजघान (nijaghāna) - (Rāma) killed (killed, slew)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (the protagonist) (Rāma)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (demons mentioned earlier) (of them, their)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• एव (eva) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• पदानुगान् (padānugān) - their followers (followers, attendants)

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the demons (of demons, of rākṣasas)

• निहतानि (nihatāni) - (who were) slain (slain, killed)

• आसन् (āsan) - there were (they were, there were)

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands (of demons) (thousands)

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

Words meanings and morphology

निजघान (nijaghāna) - (Rāma) killed (killed, slew)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of han

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Root han (to strike, kill), with prefix ni.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, conflict

Root: raṇ (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (the protagonist) (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); pleasing, charming; dark-colored

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (demons mentioned earlier) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the demons mentioned in the previous verse.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

पदानुगान् (padānugān) - their followers (followers, attendants)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of padānuga

padānuga - following, follower, attendant

Compound type : tatpurusha (pada+anuga)

• pada – foot, step, trace
  noun (neuter)
• anuga – following, a follower
  adjective (masculine)
  anu- + gam + ḍa
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the demons (of demons, of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - a demon, an evil spirit, rākṣasa

निहतानि (nihatāni) - (who were) slain (slain, killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

ni- + han + kta

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'sahasrāṇi'.

आसन् (āsan) - there were (they were, there were)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Root as (to be).

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands (of demons) (thousands)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

Note: The numeral 'caturdaśa' modifies this noun.

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

(numeral)

Compound type : dvandva (catur+daśan)

• catur – four
  numeral
• daśan – ten
  numeral