वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-27, verse-3

तद्बलं हतभूयिष्ठं विमनाः प्रेक्ष्य राक्षसः ।
आससाद खरो रामं नमुचिर्वासवं यथा ॥३॥

3. tadbalaṃ hatabhūyiṣṭhaṃ vimanāḥ prekṣya rākṣasaḥ ,
āsasāda kharo rāmaṃ namucirvāsavaṃ yathā.

3. tat balam hatabhūyiṣṭham vimanaḥ prekṣya rākṣasaḥ
āsasāda kharaḥ rāmam namuciḥ vāsavam yathā

3. rākṣasaḥ vimanaḥ hatabhūyiṣṭham tat balam prekṣya
kharaḥ rāmam āsasāda namuciḥ vāsavam yathā

3. Having observed that army, which was mostly annihilated, the demon Khara became disheartened and then charged towards Rama, just as Namuci (charged) at Indra.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - his (referring to Khara's army) (that, his)

• बलम् (balam) - army (army, strength, force)

• हतभूयिष्ठम् (hatabhūyiṣṭham) - mostly annihilated (mostly killed, largely destroyed)

• विमनः (vimanaḥ) - disheartened (disheartened, dejected, sad)

• प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having observed (having seen, having observed)

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon (Khara) (demon, Rakshasa)

• आससाद (āsasāda) - charged towards (approached, reached, attacked)

• खरः (kharaḥ) - Khara (a demon)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• नमुचिः (namuciḥ) - Namuci (a demon)

• वासवम् (vāsavam) - Indra (Indra, relating to Vasu)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, like)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - his (referring to Khara's army) (that, his)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, his, its

Note: Agrees with 'balam'.

बलम् (balam) - army (army, strength, force)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, force, power, army

Note: Object of 'prekṣya'.

हतभूयिष्ठम् (hatabhūyiṣṭham) - mostly annihilated (mostly killed, largely destroyed)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hatabhūyiṣṭha

hatabhūyiṣṭha - mostly killed, largely slain

Compound type : tatpurusha (hata+bhūyiṣṭha)

• hata – killed, struck
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) + 'kta' suffix
  Root: han (class 2)
• bhūyiṣṭha – most numerous, mostly, abundant
  adjective (neuter)
  Superlative suffix 'iṣṭha'

Note: Agrees with 'balam'.

विमनः (vimanaḥ) - disheartened (disheartened, dejected, sad)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimanas

vimanas - dejected, disheartened, out of spirits

Derived from 'vi' (away, without) + 'manas' (mind)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+manas)

• vi – without, away
  indeclinable
  prefix for negation or separation
• manas – mind, spirit, heart
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasaḥ'.

प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having observed (having seen, having observed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from 'pra' (prefix) + root 'īkṣ' (to see, look) + 'lyaP' suffix. ('i' in 'īkṣ' becomes 'e' with 'pra').

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon (Khara) (demon, Rakshasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, Rakshasa

Note: Subject of the sentence.

आससाद (āsasāda) - charged towards (approached, reached, attacked)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of āsad

perfect tense (liṭ)

Form of 'ā' (prefix) + root 'sad' (to sit, approach)

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

खरः (kharaḥ) - Khara (a demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khara

khara - Khara (a demon), donkey, sharp, fierce

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king, hero of Ramayana), pleasing, dark

नमुचिः (namuciḥ) - Namuci (a demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of namuci

namuci - Namuci (a demon killed by Indra)

Note: Subject of comparison.

वासवम् (vāsavam) - Indra (Indra, relating to Vasu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra (chief of the gods), relating to the Vasus

Note: Object of comparison for 'āsasāda'.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, like)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.