वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-25, verse-22

चतुर्दश सहस्राणि रक्षसां भीमकर्मणाम् ।
हतान्येकेन रामेण मानुषेण पदातिना ॥२२॥

22. caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasāṃ bhīmakarmaṇām ,
hatānyekena rāmeṇa mānuṣeṇa padātinā.

22. caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasām bhīmakarmaṇām
hatāni ekena rāmeṇa mānuṣeṇa padātinā

22. bhīmakarmaṇām rakṣasām caturdaśa sahasrāṇi
ekena mānuṣeṇa padātinā rāmeṇa hatāni

22. Fourteen thousand demons (rākṣasas) of fearsome deeds were slain by Rama, a single human on foot.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the demons, of the rakshasas

• भीमकर्मणाम् (bhīmakarmaṇām) - of those of terrible deeds, of those whose actions are fearsome

• हतानि (hatāni) - were killed, were slain

• एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

• मानुषेण (mānuṣeṇa) - by a human, by a man

• पदातिना (padātinā) - by one on foot, by an infantryman

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

(numeral)

Note: Used with 'sahasrāṇi'.

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'hatāni'.

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the demons, of the rakshasas

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, rakshasa

Note: Possessive genitive, refers to the group of which 'sahasrāṇi' are a part.

भीमकर्मणाम् (bhīmakarmaṇām) - of those of terrible deeds, of those whose actions are fearsome

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhīmakarman

bhīmakarman - having terrible deeds, fearsome in action

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+karman)

• bhīma – terrible, fearsome, dreadful
  adjective
• karman – deed, action, (karma)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rakṣasām'.

हतानि (hatāni) - were killed, were slain

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of hata

hata - slain, killed, struck

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √han (to strike, kill) + kta suffix

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'sahasrāṇi'.

एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'rāmeṇa'.

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name of the hero)

Note: Agent in passive construction.

मानुषेण (mānuṣeṇa) - by a human, by a man

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, man

Note: Agrees with 'rāmeṇa'.

पदातिना (padātinā) - by one on foot, by an infantryman

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of padātin

padātin - foot-soldier, infantryman, one on foot

Note: Agrees with 'rāmeṇa'.

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