वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-22, verse-28

जयतां राघवो युद्धे पौलस्त्यान् रजनीचरान् ।
चक्रा हस्तो यथा युद्धे सर्वानसुरपुंगवान् ॥२८॥

28. jayatāṃ rāghavo yuddhe paulastyān rajanīcarān ,
cakrā hasto yathā yuddhe sarvānasurapuṃgavān.

28. jayatām rāghavaḥ yuddhe paulastyān rajaincarān
cakrahastaḥ yathā yuddhe sarvān asurapuṅgavān

28. rāghavaḥ yuddhe paulastyān rajaincarān jayatām; yathā
cakrahastaḥ yuddhe sarvān asurapuṅgavān (jayatām)

28. May Rāghava (Rāma) conquer the descendants of Pulastya, the night-wandering demons, in battle, just as the discus-wielder (Viṣṇu) conquers all the chief asuras in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• जयताम् (jayatām) - let him conquer, may he be victorious

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (Raghava, descendant of Raghu)

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• पौलस्त्यान् (paulastyān) - Rāvaṇa and his clan (demons) (the descendants of Pulastya)

• रजैन्चरान् (rajaincarān) - demons (rakshasas) (the night-wanderers)

• चक्रहस्तः (cakrahastaḥ) - Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa (discus-wielder)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• असुरपुङ्गवान् (asurapuṅgavān) - chief asuras, foremost of demons

Words meanings and morphology

जयताम् (jayatām) - let him conquer, may he be victorious

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ji

Root: ji (class 1)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (Raghava, descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; an epithet for Rāma

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

पौलस्त्यान् (paulastyān) - Rāvaṇa and his clan (demons) (the descendants of Pulastya)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of paulastya

paulastya - descendant of Pulastya; a name for Rāvaṇa and his family

रजैन्चरान् (rajaincarān) - demons (rakshasas) (the night-wanderers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rajaincara

rajaincara - night-wanderer; demon

Compound type : tatpurusha (rajani+cara)

• rajani – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, wandering; one who wanders
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root car (to move, wander)
  Root: car (class 1)

चक्रहस्तः (cakrahastaḥ) - Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa (discus-wielder)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cakrahasta

cakrahasta - discus-in-hand, holding a discus; an epithet for Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cakra+hasta)

• cakra – discus, wheel, circle
  noun (neuter)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: The input Devanagari 'चक्रा हस्तो' suggests two separate words ('cakrā' and 'hastaḥ'). However, 'cakrahastaḥ' (discus-wielder) is a standard epithet for Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa, which provides the most coherent meaning in this comparison. This interpretation is adopted for the translation and 'roman_words_no_sandhi', implying a compound word.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

असुरपुङ्गवान् (asurapuṅgavān) - chief asuras, foremost of demons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of asurapuṅgava

asurapuṅgava - chief of asuras, foremost demon

Compound type : tatpurusha (asura+puṅgava)

• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, eminent, excellent
  noun (masculine)