वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-22, verse-34

सा भीमवेगा समराभिकामा सुदारुणा राक्षसवीर सेना ।
तौ राजपुत्रौ सहसाभ्युपेता मालाग्रहाणामिव चन्द्रसूर्यौ ॥३४॥

34. sā bhīmavegā samarābhikāmā sudāruṇā rākṣasavīra senā ,
tau rājaputrau sahasābhyupetā mālāgrahāṇāmiva candrasūryau.

34. sā bhīmavegā samara-abhikāmā su-dāruṇā rākṣasavīra senā | tau
rājaputrau sahasā abhi-upetā mālāgrahāṇām iva candrasūryau

34. sā bhīmavegā samara-abhikāmā su-dāruṇā rākṣasavīra senā tau
rājaputrau sahasā abhi-upetā mālāgrahāṇām candrasūryau iva

34. That tremendously swift, battle-eager, and exceedingly dreadful army of Rākṣasa heroes suddenly approached the two princes, just as a host of planets approaches the moon and the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (army) (that, she)

• भीमवेगा (bhīmavegā) - tremendously swift (of terrible speed, tremendously swift)

• समर-अभिकामा (samara-abhikāmā) - desirous of battle

• सु-दारुणा (su-dāruṇā) - exceedingly dreadful (exceedingly dreadful, very terrible)

• राक्षसवीर (rākṣasavīra) - of Rākṣasa heroes (Rākṣasa hero, hero among Rākṣasas)

• सेना (senā) - army (army, host)

• तौ (tau) - those two (princes) (those two)

• राजपुत्रौ (rājaputrau) - two princes (Rama and Lakshmana) (two princes)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, swiftly (suddenly, quickly, by force)

• अभि-उपेता (abhi-upetā) - approached

• मालाग्रहाणाम् (mālāgrahāṇām) - of the planets (referring to Rahu, Ketu or other celestial bodies during an eclipse) (of the host of planets, of the garland of planets)

• इव (iva) - like, as (like, as, as if)

• चन्द्रसूर्यौ (candrasūryau) - the moon and the sun

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (army) (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'senā'.

भीमवेगा (bhīmavegā) - tremendously swift (of terrible speed, tremendously swift)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhīmavega

bhīmavega - having terrible speed, tremendously swift

Compound of bhīma (terrible) and vega (speed).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+vega)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, fearful
  adjective
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• vega – speed, velocity, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  From root vij- 'to tremble, move swiftly'.
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agrees with 'senā'.

समर-अभिकामा (samara-abhikāmā) - desirous of battle

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samara-abhikāma

samara-abhikāma - eager for battle, desirous of battle

Compound of samara (battle) and abhikāma (desirous, eager).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samara+abhikāma)

• samara – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-mṛ 'to come together, encounter'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• abhikāma – desirous, eager, wishing for
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun or adjective
  Derived from root kam- 'to desire' with prefix abhi-.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agrees with 'senā'.

सु-दारुणा (su-dāruṇā) - exceedingly dreadful (exceedingly dreadful, very terrible)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sudāruṇa

sudāruṇa - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful, fierce

Compound of su- (good, intense) and dāruṇa (terrible, cruel).

Compound type : pra-adi tatpuruṣa (su+dāruṇa)

• su – good, well, very, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• dāruṇa – terrible, dreadful, cruel, harsh
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agrees with 'senā'.

राक्षसवीर (rākṣasavīra) - of Rākṣasa heroes (Rākṣasa hero, hero among Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasavīra

rākṣasavīra - a demon hero, a hero among Rākṣasas

Compound of rākṣasa (demon) and vīra (hero).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+vīra)

• rākṣasa – Rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• vīra – hero, brave man, warrior
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions as a descriptive noun for 'senā' (army), conveying 'army of Rākṣasa heroes'.

सेना (senā) - army (army, host)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, troop

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तौ (tau) - those two (princes) (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of the verb 'abhyupetā'.

राजपुत्रौ (rājaputrau) - two princes (Rama and Lakshmana) (two princes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of rājaputra

rājaputra - prince, king's son

Compound of rāja (king) and putra (son).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of the verb 'abhyupetā'.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, swiftly (suddenly, quickly, by force)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial from sahas (force).

अभि-उपेता (abhi-upetā) - approached

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhyupeta

abhyupeta - approached, arrived at, come near

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root i- (to go) with prefixes abhi- and upa-.

Prefixes: abhi+upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with 'senā'.

मालाग्रहाणाम् (mālāgrahāṇām) - of the planets (referring to Rahu, Ketu or other celestial bodies during an eclipse) (of the host of planets, of the garland of planets)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mālāgraha

mālāgraha - garland of planets/stars, host of planets, a cluster of planetary bodies

Compound of mālā (garland, series) and graha (planet, seizer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mālā+graha)

• mālā – garland, wreath, series, row
  noun (feminine)
• graha – planet, seizer, grasping
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root grah- 'to seize, grasp'.
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Genitive plural.

इव (iva) - like, as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

चन्द्रसूर्यौ (candrasūryau) - the moon and the sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of candrasūrya

candrasūrya - the moon and the sun

Dvandva compound of candra (moon) and sūrya (sun).

Compound type : dvandva (candra+sūrya)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative dual, parallel to 'rājaputrau'.