वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-24, verse-23

के चिद्भीमबलाः शूराः शूलान् खड्गान्परश्वधान् ।
चिक्षिपुः परमक्रुद्धा रामाय रजनीचराः ॥२३॥

23. ke cidbhīmabalāḥ śūrāḥ śūlān khaḍgānparaśvadhān ,
cikṣipuḥ paramakruddhā rāmāya rajanīcarāḥ.

23. ke cit bhīmabalāḥ śūrāḥ śūlān khaḍgān paraśvadhān
cikṣipuḥ paramakruddhāḥ rāmāya rajanīcarāḥ

23. ke cit bhīmabalāḥ śūrāḥ paramakruddhāḥ rajanīcarāḥ
śūlān khaḍgān paraśvadhān rāmāya cikṣipuḥ

23. Some extremely enraged night-roaming demons, valiant warriors of terrible strength, hurled spears, swords, and battle-axes at Rama.

Words meanings summery:

• के (ke) - some (who, what (plural, masculine))

• चित् (cit) - some, any (a particle used to denote indefiniteness)

• भीमबलाः (bhīmabalāḥ) - of terrible strength, terribly powerful

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - valiant warriors, heroes

• शूलान् (śūlān) - spears, lances

• खड्गान् (khaḍgān) - swords

• परश्वधान् (paraśvadhān) - battle-axes, axes

• चिक्षिपुः (cikṣipuḥ) - they threw, they cast

• परमक्रुद्धाः (paramakruddhāḥ) - extremely enraged, highly furious

• रामाय (rāmāya) - at Rama (to Rama, for Rama)

• रजनीचराः (rajanīcarāḥ) - night-roamers, demons

Words meanings and morphology

के (ke) - some (who, what (plural, masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Acts as a quantifier for `rajanīcarāḥ`.

चित् (cit) - some, any (a particle used to denote indefiniteness)

(indeclinable)

भीमबलाः (bhīmabalāḥ) - of terrible strength, terribly powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīmabala

bhīmabala - of terrible strength

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+bala)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful
  adjective
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agreeing with `śūrāḥ` and `rajanīcarāḥ`.

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - valiant warriors, heroes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - valiant, brave; a hero, warrior

Note: Appositive to `rajanīcarāḥ`.

शूलान् (śūlān) - spears, lances

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śūla

śūla - spear, lance

Note: Object of `cikṣipuḥ`.

खड्गान् (khaḍgān) - swords

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword

Note: Object of `cikṣipuḥ`.

परश्वधान् (paraśvadhān) - battle-axes, axes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of paraśvadha

paraśvadha - battle-axe, axe

Note: Object of `cikṣipuḥ`.

चिक्षिपुः (cikṣipuḥ) - they threw, they cast

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Liṭ) of kṣip

Perfect tense (Liṭ), 3rd person plural, Parasmaipada

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Verb for `rajanīcarāḥ`.

परमक्रुद्धाः (paramakruddhāḥ) - extremely enraged, highly furious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramakruddha

paramakruddha - extremely enraged

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+kruddha)

• parama – supreme, highest, extreme
  adjective
• kruddha – enraged, angry
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Root krudh (to be angry)
  Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Agreeing with `rajanīcarāḥ`.

रामाय (rāmāya) - at Rama (to Rama, for Rama)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper noun)

रजनीचराः (rajanīcarāḥ) - night-roamers, demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rajanīcara

rajanīcara - night-roamer, demon, Rākṣasa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rajanī+cara)

• rajanī – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, roaming; a mover
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Derived from root car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb `cikṣipuḥ`.