वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-34, verse-8

चतुर्दश सहस्राणि रक्षसां भीमकर्मणाम् ।
निहतानि शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्मानुषेण पदातिना ॥८॥

8. caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasāṃ bhīmakarmaṇām ,
nihatāni śaraistīkṣṇairmānuṣeṇa padātinā.

8. caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasām bhīmakarmaṇām
nihatāni śaraiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ mānuṣeṇa padātinā

8. mānuṣeṇa padātinā tīkṣṇaiḥ śaraiḥ bhīmakarmaṇām
rakṣasām caturdaśa sahasrāṇi nihatāni

8. Fourteen thousand Rākṣasas of terrible deeds were slain by sharp arrows from a human who fought on foot.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of Rākṣasas, of demons

• भीमकर्मणाम् (bhīmakarmaṇām) - of terrible deeds, having dreadful actions

• निहतानि (nihatāni) - killed, slain, struck down

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - by sharp, by keen

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

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

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

(numeral adjective)

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'sahasrāṇi'.

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand; a very large number; multitude

Note: Subject of the implied verb.

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of Rākṣasas, of demons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - a demon, an evil being, Rākṣasa

Note: Possessive, 'thousands of Rākṣasas'.

भीमकर्मणाम् (bhīmakarmaṇām) - of terrible deeds, having dreadful actions

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhīmakarman

bhīmakarman - having dreadful actions, of terrible deeds, terrible in action

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+karman)

• bhīma – dreadful, terrible, formidable
  adjective
  From root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual action, fate (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do), suffix -man
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'rakṣasām'.

निहतानि (nihatāni) - killed, slain, struck down

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, struck down, defeated

Past Passive Participle

Prefix ni- + root han (to strike, kill), suffix -ta.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'sahasrāṇi'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed, kind of grass

Note: Instrument of killing.

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - by sharp, by keen

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pungent, hot, severe, violent

Note: Modifies 'śaraiḥ'.

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

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, belonging to man, human being

Derived from manu (man) + aṇ (suffix)

Note: Modifies 'padātinā'.

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

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of padātin

padātin - infantryman, foot-soldier, one who goes on foot

From pada (foot) + atin (suffix)

Note: Agent of the action.

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