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वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-38, verse-20

नागानां वध्यमानानामसुराणां च राघव ।
राक्षसानां च दुर्धर्षः सत्त्वानां निनदो ऽभवत् ॥२०॥
20. nāgānāṃ vadhyamānānāmasurāṇāṃ ca rāghava ,
rākṣasānāṃ ca durdharṣaḥ sattvānāṃ ninado'bhavat.
20. nāgānām vadhyamānānām asurāṇām ca rāghava |
rākṣasānām ca durdharṣaḥ sattvānām ninadaḥ abhavat
20. rāghava,
vadhyamānānām nāgānām ca asurāṇām ca rākṣasānām ca sattvānām,
durdharṣaḥ ninadaḥ abhavat
20. O Rāghava, a formidable roar arose from the Nāgas, Asuras, Rākṣasas, and other beings who were being slain.

Words meanings summery:

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  • नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of the Nāgas, of the serpents
  • वध्यमानानाम् (vadhyamānānām) - of those being killed, of those being slain
  • असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the Asuras, of the demons
  • (ca) - and
  • राघव (rāghava) - Referring to Rāma (O Rāghava, O descendant of Raghu)
  • राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the Rākṣasas, of the demons/ogres
  • (ca) - and
  • दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - irresistible, formidable, unassailable
  • सत्त्वानाम् (sattvānām) - of the beings, of the creatures
  • निनदः (ninadaḥ) - a roar, a loud sound, a cry
  • अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it occurred, it arose

Words meanings and morphology

नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of the Nāgas, of the serpents
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nāga
nāga - a serpent, a snake, a Nāga (a semi-divine race of serpent-beings)
वध्यमानानाम् (vadhyamānānām) - of those being killed, of those being slain
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna
vadhyamāna - being killed, being slain
Present Passive Participle
Derived from √vadh (to strike, to kill)
Root: vadh (class 1)
असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the Asuras, of the demons
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of asura
asura - a demon, a titan, an Asura (a class of mythological beings often in opposition to the Devas)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
राघव (rāghava) - Referring to Rāma (O Rāghava, O descendant of Raghu)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava
rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a patronymic often referring to Rāma
राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the Rākṣasas, of the demons/ogres
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa
rākṣasa - a Rākṣasa (a class of demonic beings or ogres), a demon
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - irresistible, formidable, unassailable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of durdharṣa
durdharṣa - difficult to attack or conquer, irresistible, formidable
compound of dur (difficult) and dharṣa (to attack)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+dharṣa)
  • dur – difficult, bad
    indeclinable
  • dharṣa – attacking, assailing
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root dhṛṣ
    Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)
सत्त्वानाम् (sattvānām) - of the beings, of the creatures
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of sattva
sattva - being, creature, essence, reality, goodness, courage
Root: as (class 2)
निनदः (ninadaḥ) - a roar, a loud sound, a cry
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ninada
ninada - a loud sound, a roar, a cry, a noise
from ni-√nad
Prefix: ni
Root: nad (class 1)
अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it occurred, it arose
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)