वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-5, verse-14

सो ऽयं ब्राह्मणभूयिष्ठो वानप्रस्थगणो महान् ।
त्वन्नाथो ऽनाथवद् राम राक्षसैर्वध्यते भृशम् ॥१४॥

14. so'yaṃ brāhmaṇabhūyiṣṭho vānaprasthagaṇo mahān ,
tvannātho'nāthavad rāma rākṣasairvadhyate bhṛśam.

14. saḥ ayam brāhmaṇa-bhūyiṣṭhaḥ vānaprastha-gaṇaḥ mahān
tvat-nāthaḥ anātha-vat rāma rākṣasaiḥ vadhyate bhṛśam

14. rāma,
saḥ ayam brāhmaṇa-bhūyiṣṭhaḥ mahān vānaprastha-gaṇaḥ,
tvat-nāthaḥ anātha-vat,
rākṣasaiḥ bhṛśam vadhyate.

14. O Rāma, this great multitude of hermits (vānaprastha), predominantly Brahmins, who have you as their protector, are being severely killed by demons (rākṣasa) as if they were helpless.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• ब्राह्मण-भूयिष्ठः (brāhmaṇa-bhūyiṣṭhaḥ) - predominantly Brahmins

• वानप्रस्थ-गणः (vānaprastha-gaṇaḥ) - group of hermits

• महान् (mahān) - great, large

• त्वत्-नाथः (tvat-nāthaḥ) - having you as protector

• अनाथ-वत् (anātha-vat) - as if helpless, like orphans

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons

• वध्यते (vadhyate) - is being killed

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - severely, greatly, vehemently

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

ब्राह्मण-भूयिष्ठः (brāhmaṇa-bhūyiṣṭhaḥ) - predominantly Brahmins

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa-bhūyiṣṭha

brāhmaṇa-bhūyiṣṭha - predominantly Brahmins, mostly Brahmins

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (brāhmaṇa+bhūyiṣṭha)

• brāhmaṇa – a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
  noun (masculine)
  derived from brahman
• bhūyiṣṭha – most numerous, very abundant, predominant
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix -iṣṭha
  superlative degree of bahu (much, many)

वानप्रस्थ-गणः (vānaprastha-gaṇaḥ) - group of hermits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānaprastha-gaṇa

vānaprastha-gaṇa - a group of forest-dwellers or hermits

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānaprastha+gaṇa)

• vānaprastha – forest-dweller, hermit, one in the third āśrama
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, assembly
  noun (masculine)

महान् (mahān) - great, large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

त्वत्-नाथः (tvat-nāthaḥ) - having you as protector

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvat-nātha

tvat-nātha - having you as protector/lord

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tvat+nātha)

• tvat – you (stem for 2nd person pronoun)
  pronoun
• nātha – protector, lord, master
  noun (masculine)

अनाथ-वत् (anātha-vat) - as if helpless, like orphans

(indeclinable)

suffix -vat (like, as if) to anātha

• anātha – helpless, unprotected, orphaned
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: a-
• vat – like, as if (suffix)
  indeclinable
  suffix indicating similarity

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name of a Hindu deity, the seventh avatāra of Viṣṇu)

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, ogre

वध्यते (vadhyate) - is being killed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of √vadh

Present Passive

3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice, ātmanepada

Root: vadh (class 1)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - severely, greatly, vehemently

(indeclinable)