वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-22, verse-24

देवराजमपि क्रुद्धो मत्तैरावतयायिनम् ।
वज्रहस्तं रणे हन्यां किं पुनस्तौ च मानुषौ ॥२४॥

24. devarājamapi kruddho mattairāvatayāyinam ,
vajrahastaṃ raṇe hanyāṃ kiṃ punastau ca mānuṣau.

24. devarājam api kruddhaḥ mattairāvatayāyinam
vajrahastam raṇe hanyām kim punaḥ tau ca mānuṣau

24. kruddhaḥ mattairāvatayāyinam vajrahastam
devarājam api raṇe hanyām kim punaḥ tau ca mānuṣau

24. Enraged, I could kill even Indra, the king of the gods, who rides on the intoxicated Airavata and holds the thunderbolt (vajra) in his hand, in battle. What then of those two mere human beings?

Words meanings summery:

• देवराजम् (devarājam) - Indra, the king of the gods (king of gods, Indra)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged (speaker implying himself) (enraged, angry)

• मत्तैरावतयायिनम् (mattairāvatayāyinam) - who rides on the intoxicated Airavata (referring to Indra) (riding on the intoxicated Airavata)

• वज्रहस्तम् (vajrahastam) - holding the thunderbolt (vajra) in his hand (holding a thunderbolt in hand)

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

• हन्याम् (hanyām) - I could kill (I would kill, I should kill)

• किम् (kim) - what then (of), how much more (easily) (what?, why?, how much more?)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - moreover, then, how much more (again, moreover, but, on the other hand)

• तौ (tau) - those two (Rama and Lakshmana) (those two)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मानुषौ (mānuṣau) - those two human beings (two human beings, two mortals)

Words meanings and morphology

देवराजम् (devarājam) - Indra, the king of the gods (king of gods, Indra)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devarāja

devarāja - king of gods, Indra

deva (god) + rāja (king)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+rājan)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged (speaker implying himself) (enraged, angry)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - angry, enraged, provoked

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root krudh 'to be angry'

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'aham'.

मत्तैरावतयायिनम् (mattairāvatayāyinam) - who rides on the intoxicated Airavata (referring to Indra) (riding on the intoxicated Airavata)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mattairāvatayāyin

mattairāvatayāyin - one who rides on the intoxicated Airavata

Compound describing one who has intoxicated Airavata as a vehicle/mount.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (matta+airāvata+yāyin)

• matta – intoxicated, rutting
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root mad 'to be intoxicated'
  Root: mad (class 4)
• airāvata – Airavata (Indra's elephant)
  proper noun (masculine)
• yāyin – going, moving, riding, a rider
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root yā 'to go' with agentive suffix -in.
  Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'devarājam'.

वज्रहस्तम् (vajrahastam) - holding the thunderbolt (vajra) in his hand (holding a thunderbolt in hand)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vajrahasta

vajrahasta - holding a thunderbolt in hand, an epithet of Indra

vajra (thunderbolt) + hasta (hand)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+hasta)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'devarājam'.

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

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, conflict, sound

From root raṇ 'to delight, sound'

Root: raṇ (class 1)

हन्याम् (hanyām) - I could kill (I would kill, I should kill)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of han

Optative mood, active voice.

Root: han (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what then (of), how much more (easily) (what?, why?, how much more?)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle

पुनः (punaḥ) - moreover, then, how much more (again, moreover, but, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - those two (Rama and Lakshmana) (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Here, accusative as the object of an implied verb like 'kill'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

मानुषौ (mānuṣau) - those two human beings (two human beings, two mortals)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, man, mortal

Derived from manu 'man' + aṇ (adjective/patronymic suffix)

Note: Here, accusative as the object of an implied verb like 'kill'.