वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-52, verse-21

बलं हि सुमहद् यन्मे जनस्थाने निवेशितम् ।
सदूषणखरं युद्धे हतं तद् रामसायकैः ॥२१॥

21. balaṃ hi sumahad yanme janasthāne niveśitam ,
sadūṣaṇakharaṃ yuddhe hataṃ tad rāmasāyakaiḥ.

21. balam hi sumahat yat me janasthāne niveśitam
sadūṣaṇakharam yuddhe hatam tat rāmasāyakaiḥ

21. me sumahat balam yat janasthāne niveśitam
sadūṣaṇakharam tat yuddhe rāmasāyakaiḥ hatam hi

21. My very great army, which was stationed in Janasthana, along with Dushana and Khara, was indeed destroyed in battle by Rama's arrows.

Words meanings summery:

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

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, because, for)

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great (very great, very large, mighty)

• यत् (yat) - which (which, what, that)

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

• जनस्थाने (janasthāne) - in Janasthana (in Janasthana (a specific forest region))

• निवेशितम् (niveśitam) - stationed (stationed, placed, established)

• सदूषणखरम् (sadūṣaṇakharam) - along with Dushana and Khara (referring to commanders) (with Dushana and Khara)

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

• हतम् (hatam) - destroyed (killed, slain, destroyed)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to 'balam') (that)

• रामसायकैः (rāmasāyakaiḥ) - by Rama's arrows

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army, military

Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'hatam'.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, because, for)

(indeclinable)

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great (very great, very large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense, mighty

From su- (prefix for 'good, very') + mahat ('great').

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, mighty, important
  adjective (neuter)
  Present participle of root 'mah' (to be great) or derived from 'maha' (greatness).
  Root: mah

Note: Modifying 'balam'.

यत् (yat) - which (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'balam'.

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun stem.

Note: Possessive, 'my'.

जनस्थाने (janasthāne) - in Janasthana (in Janasthana (a specific forest region))

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of janasthāna

janasthāna - Janasthana (name of a specific forest region in the Deccan, part of Dandaka forest)

Compound of 'jana' (people) and 'sthāna' (place).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+sthāna)

• jana – person, people, man, creature
  noun (masculine)
• sthāna – place, station, position, abode
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: 'in Janasthana'.

निवेशितम् (niveśitam) - stationed (stationed, placed, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niveśita

niveśita - stationed, placed, established, fixed

Past Passive Participle

From ni- + √viś (to enter), causative, then p.p.p.

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'balam'.

सदूषणखरम् (sadūṣaṇakharam) - along with Dushana and Khara (referring to commanders) (with Dushana and Khara)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadūṣaṇakhara

sadūṣaṇakhara - with Dushana and Khara

Bahuvrihi compound with 'sa' (with).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+dūṣaṇa+khara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• dūṣaṇa – Dushana (name of a demon general)
  proper noun (masculine)
• khara – Khara (name of a demon general); donkey; sharp, fierce
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Modifying 'balam'.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle used as a noun

From root 'yudh' (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: 'in battle'.

हतम् (hatam) - destroyed (killed, slain, destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, destroyed, struck

Past Passive Participle

From root 'han' (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective, agreeing with 'balam'.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to 'balam') (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Subject.

रामसायकैः (rāmasāyakaiḥ) - by Rama's arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rāmasāyaka

rāmasāyaka - Rama's arrow

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāma+sāyaka)

• rāma – Rama (a proper name, hero of the Ramayana)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sāyaka – arrow, missile
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'si' (to bind) with prefix 'sa-'. Or from 'sā' (to sharpen) with 'ka'.

Note: Agent in passive construction.