वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-23, verse-18

चतुर्दश सहस्राणि रक्षसां भीमकर्मणाम् ।
एकश्च रामो धर्मात्मा कथं युद्धं भविष्यति ॥१८॥

18. caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasāṃ bhīmakarmaṇām ,
ekaśca rāmo dharmātmā kathaṃ yuddhaṃ bhaviṣyati.

18. caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasām bhīmakarmaṇām ekaḥ
ca rāmaḥ dharmātmā katham yuddham bhaviṣyati

18. caturdaśa sahasrāṇi bhīmakarmaṇām rakṣasām ca
ekaḥ dharmātmā rāmaḥ katham yuddham bhaviṣyati

18. There are fourteen thousand Rākṣasas of terrible deeds, and only one Rama, a soul whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness. How will a battle between them unfold?

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of Rākṣasas, of demons

• भीमकर्मणाम् (bhīmakarmaṇām) - of dreadful deeds, of fierce actions

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, single

• च (ca) - and

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rama, son of Dasaratha (Rama)

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - Rama, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness (righteous soul, virtuous nature)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen, will exist

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

(numeral)

Compound type : dvigu (catur+daśa)

• catur – four
  numeral
• daśa – ten
  numeral

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of Rākṣasas, of demons

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - Rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Often used as masculine for 'demon' in epics.

भीमकर्मणाम् (bhīmakarmaṇām) - of dreadful deeds, of fierce actions

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhīmakarman

bhīmakarman - having dreadful deeds, performing fierce actions

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhīma+karman)

• bhīma – dreadful, terrible, fierce
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• karman – deed, action, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, single

(numeral)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rama, son of Dasaratha (Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasant, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - Rama, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness (righteous soul, virtuous nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous soul, virtuous, whose soul is dharma (natural law)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight, combat

Past Passive Participle

Root: yudh (class 4)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen, will exist

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Tense

Root: bhū (class 1)

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