वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-40, verse-3

अन्तर्भौमानि सत्त्वानि वीर्यवन्ति महान्ति च ।
तेषां त्वं प्रतिघातार्थं सासिं गृह्णीष्व कार्मुकम् ॥३॥

3. antarbhaumāni sattvāni vīryavanti mahānti ca ,
teṣāṃ tvaṃ pratighātārthaṃ sāsiṃ gṛhṇīṣva kārmukam.

3. antarbhaumāni sattvāni vīryavanti mahānti ca |
teṣām tvam pratighātārtham sāsim gṛhṇīṣva kārmukam

3. antarbhaumāni vīryavanti mahānti ca sattvāni (santi)
tvam teṣām pratighātārtham sāsim kārmukam gṛhṇīṣva

3. There are powerful and mighty beings within the earth. To counteract them, you should take up your sword and your bow.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तर्भौमानि (antarbhaumāni) - subterranean, existing within the earth

• सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - beings, creatures, entities, living things

• वीर्यवन्ति (vīryavanti) - powerful, valorous, mighty, strong

• महान्ति (mahānti) - great, mighty, large

• च (ca) - and, also

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• प्रतिघातार्थम् (pratighātārtham) - for the purpose of striking back, for counteracting, for obstruction, for destruction

• सासिम् (sāsim) - sword

• गृह्णीष्व (gṛhṇīṣva) - take, seize, grasp, accept

• कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow, made of wood (karmuka tree)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तर्भौमानि (antarbhaumāni) - subterranean, existing within the earth

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of antarbhauma

antarbhauma - subterranean, dwelling underground, existing within the earth

Compound type : karmadhāraya (antar+bhauma)

• antar – within, inside, internal
  indeclinable
• bhauma – earthly, terrestrial, related to the earth
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'bhūmi' (earth).

सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - beings, creatures, entities, living things

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sattva

sattva - being, existence, creature, living thing, essence, reality, goodness

वीर्यवन्ति (vīryavanti) - powerful, valorous, mighty, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vīryavat

vīryavat - powerful, valiant, brave, energetic, strong

Formed from 'vīrya' (valor, strength) with the possessive suffix 'matup'.

महान्ति (mahānti) - great, mighty, large

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive, noble

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the 'sattvāni' (beings).

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

प्रतिघातार्थम् (pratighātārtham) - for the purpose of striking back, for counteracting, for obstruction, for destruction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pratighātārtha

pratighātārtha - purpose of striking back/obstructing/counteracting

Compound type : tatpurusha (pratighāta+artha)

• pratighāta – striking back, resistance, obstruction, counteraction
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'han' with prefix 'prati'.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: han (class 2)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

सासिम् (sāsim) - sword

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asi

asi - sword, scimitar

Note: Used as a direct object alongside 'kārmukam'.

गृह्णीष्व (gṛhṇīṣva) - take, seize, grasp, accept

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow, made of wood (karmuka tree)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārmuka

kārmuka - bow, made from the Karmuka tree