वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-21, verse-9

नीलजीमूतवर्णानां घोराणां क्रूरकर्मणाम् ।
लोकसिंहाविहाराणां बलिनामुग्रतेजसाम् ॥९॥

9. nīlajīmūtavarṇānāṃ ghorāṇāṃ krūrakarmaṇām ,
lokasiṃhāvihārāṇāṃ balināmugratejasām.

9. nīlajīmūtavarṇānām ghorāṇām krūrakarmaṇām
lokasiṃhāvihārāṇām balinām ugratejasām

9. nīlajīmūtavarṇānām ghorāṇām krūrakarmaṇām
lokasiṃhāvihārāṇām balinām ugratejasām

9. (They are) whose color is like dark thunderclouds, who are dreadful, perform cruel deeds, roam the world like lions, are mighty, and possess fierce energy.

Words meanings summery:

• नीलजीमूतवर्णानाम् (nīlajīmūtavarṇānām) - of those (Rākṣasas) dark as thunderclouds (of those whose color is like a dark cloud)

• घोराणाम् (ghorāṇām) - of those (Rākṣasas) who are dreadful (of the dreadful ones, terrible, formidable)

• क्रूरकर्मणाम् (krūrakarmaṇām) - of those (Rākṣasas) who perform cruel deeds (of those with cruel deeds, performing cruel actions)

• लोकसिंहाविहाराणाम् (lokasiṁhāvihārāṇām) - of those (Rākṣasas) who roar and roam like lions among men (of those who sport like lions among people, roaming the world like lions)

• बलिनाम् (balinām) - of those (Rākṣasas) who are mighty (of the mighty ones, powerful)

• उग्रतेजसाम् (ugratejasām) - of those (Rākṣasas) with fierce energy (of those with fierce splendor/energy/might)

Words meanings and morphology

नीलजीमूतवर्णानाम् (nīlajīmūtavarṇānām) - of those (Rākṣasas) dark as thunderclouds (of those whose color is like a dark cloud)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nīlajīmūtavarṇa

nīlajīmūtavarṇa - having the color of a dark cloud, dark blue like a thundercloud

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nīla+jīmūta+varṇa)

• nīla – dark blue, black
  adjective (masculine)
• jīmūta – cloud, thundercloud
  noun (masculine)
• varṇa – color, hue, form, appearance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies implied 'Rākṣasas'.

घोराणाम् (ghorāṇām) - of those (Rākṣasas) who are dreadful (of the dreadful ones, terrible, formidable)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fierce, formidable

Root: ghur

Note: Modifies implied 'Rākṣasas'.

क्रूरकर्मणाम् (krūrakarmaṇām) - of those (Rākṣasas) who perform cruel deeds (of those with cruel deeds, performing cruel actions)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of krūrakarman

krūrakarman - performing cruel actions, having cruel deeds

Compound type : bahuvrihi (krūra+karman)

• krūra – cruel, fierce, harsh
  adjective (masculine)
• karman – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies implied 'Rākṣasas'.

लोकसिंहाविहाराणाम् (lokasiṁhāvihārāṇām) - of those (Rākṣasas) who roar and roam like lions among men (of those who sport like lions among people, roaming the world like lions)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of lokasiṃhāvihāra

lokasiṁhāvihāra - whose sport/roaming is like a lion in the world/among people

Compound type : bahuvrihi (loka+siṃha+vihāra)

• loka – world, people, region
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• vihāra – sport, play, recreation, roaming
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies implied 'Rākṣasas'.

बलिनाम् (balinām) - of those (Rākṣasas) who are mighty (of the mighty ones, powerful)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of balin

balin - strong, mighty, powerful

Derived from 'bala' (strength) with the suffix '-in' meaning 'possessed of'.

Note: Modifies implied 'Rākṣasas'.

उग्रतेजसाम् (ugratejasām) - of those (Rākṣasas) with fierce energy (of those with fierce splendor/energy/might)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ugratejas

ugratejas - having fierce energy, dreadful splendor, terrible power

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ugra+tejas)

• ugra – fierce, terrible, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
• tejas – splendor, energy, strength, vital power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies implied 'Rākṣasas'.