वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-21, verse-8

चतुर्दश सहस्राणि मम चित्तानुवर्तिनाम् ।
रक्षसीं भीमवेगानां समरेष्वनिवर्तिनाम् ॥८॥

8. caturdaśa sahasrāṇi mama cittānuvartinām ,
rakṣasīṃ bhīmavegānāṃ samareṣvanivartinām.

8. caturdaśa sahasrāṇi mama cittānuvartinām
rakṣasīm bhīmavegānām samareṣu anivartinām

8. caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasīm mama
cittānuvartinām bhīmavegānām samareṣu anivartinām

8. (There are) fourteen thousand Rākṣasas who are obedient to my will, possess tremendous speed, and never retreat in battles.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - fourteen thousands (of Rākṣasas) (thousands)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• चित्तानुवर्तिनाम् (cittānuvartinām) - of those (Rākṣasas) obedient to Khara's will (of those who follow the will/mind, obedient)

• रक्षसीम् (rakṣasīm) - female demons/Rākṣasīs (female demon, Rākṣasī)

• भीमवेगानाम् (bhīmavegānām) - of those (Rākṣasas) with tremendous speed (of those with terrible speed, of those with dreadful velocity)

• समरेषु (samareṣu) - in battles, in conflicts

• अनिवर्तिनाम् (anivartinām) - of those (Rākṣasas) who never retreat (of those who do not retreat, unretreating)

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

(adjective)

of caturdaśa

caturdaśa - fourteen

Compound type : dvandva or tatpurusha (catur+daśan)

• catur – four
  numeral
• daśan – ten
  numeral

Note: Used as a numeral.

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - fourteen thousands (of Rākṣasas) (thousands)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand; a large number

Note: Could also be accusative plural neuter, but nominative is more likely in this descriptive context.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Refers to Khara.

चित्तानुवर्तिनाम् (cittānuvartinām) - of those (Rākṣasas) obedient to Khara's will (of those who follow the will/mind, obedient)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of cittānuvartin

cittānuvartin - following the mind, obedient, compliant

Derived from citta (mind) + anu-√vṛt (to follow).

Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+anuvartin)

• citta – mind, thought, intellect
  noun (neuter)
• anuvartin – following, obeying, conforming
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from anu-√vṛt (to follow) with the -in suffix.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Modifies implied 'Rākṣasas'.

रक्षसीम् (rakṣasīm) - female demons/Rākṣasīs (female demon, Rākṣasī)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of rakṣasī

rakṣasī - female demon, ogress, Rākṣasī

Note: Grammatically inconsistent with surrounding genitive plural adjectives; likely a textual variant or error for 'rakṣasām'. Translated as if it were 'Rākṣasas' (masculine) to maintain contextual coherence.

भीमवेगानाम् (bhīmavegānām) - of those (Rākṣasas) with tremendous speed (of those with terrible speed, of those with dreadful velocity)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhīmavega

bhīmavega - having terrible speed, dreadful in velocity

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhīma+vega)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, fearful
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• vega – speed, velocity, force, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Modifies implied 'Rākṣasas'.

समरेषु (samareṣu) - in battles, in conflicts

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

अनिवर्तिनाम् (anivartinām) - of those (Rākṣasas) who never retreat (of those who do not retreat, unretreating)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of anivartin

anivartin - not retreating, never turning back

Negative compound 'a-' with 'nivartin' (retreating). Derived from ni-√vṛt (to turn back).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+nivartin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• nivartin – retreating, turning back
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from ni-√vṛt (to turn back) with the -in suffix.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Modifies implied 'Rākṣasas'.

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