वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-54, verse-6

य एते राक्षसाः प्रोक्ता घोररूपा महाबलाः ।
राघवे निर्विषाः सर्वे सुपर्णे पन्नगा यथा ॥६॥

6. ya ete rākṣasāḥ proktā ghorarūpā mahābalāḥ ,
rāghave nirviṣāḥ sarve suparṇe pannagā yathā.

6. ye ete rākṣasāḥ proktāḥ ghorarūpāḥ mahābalāḥ |
rāghave nirviṣāḥ sarve suparṇe pannagāḥ yathā

6. ete ye rākṣasāḥ ghorarūpāḥ mahābalāḥ proktāḥ,
sarve rāghave nirviṣāḥ yathā suparṇe pannagāḥ

6. All these Rākṣasas, who are described as having terrifying appearances and immense strength, will become powerless before Rāghava, just as serpents are (powerless) before Garuḍa.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• एते (ete) - these

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, Rākṣasas

• प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - spoken, declared, said to be

• घोररूपाः (ghorarūpāḥ) - of terrible form, terrifying appearance

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - of great strength, mighty

• राघवे (rāghave) - in Rāghava, in Rāma

• निर्विषाः (nirviṣāḥ) - poisonless, harmless, powerless

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• सुपर्णे (suparṇe) - in Suparṇa, in Garuḍa

• पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - serpents, snakes

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the manner that

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, Rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a Rākṣasa (class of mythical beings)

प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - spoken, declared, said to be

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prokta

prokta - spoken, said, declared, told

Past Passive Participle

formed from the root vac with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

घोररूपाः (ghorarūpāḥ) - of terrible form, terrifying appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - of terrible form, hideous, dreadful-looking

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, awful
  adjective (neuter)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - of great strength, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

राघवे (rāghave) - in Rāghava, in Rāma

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma

निर्विषाः (nirviṣāḥ) - poisonless, harmless, powerless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirviṣa

nirviṣa - without poison, harmless, powerless

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nis+viṣa)

• nis – out, forth, without (a negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

सुपर्णे (suparṇe) - in Suparṇa, in Garuḍa

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of suparṇa

suparṇa - having beautiful wings; a name of Garuḍa (king of birds)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (su+parṇa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• parṇa – feather, wing, leaf
  noun (neuter)

पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - serpents, snakes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pannaga

pannaga - snake, serpent (one who moves on its belly)

Compound type : Upapada Tatpuruṣa (panna+ga)

• panna – fallen, gone, descended
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root pad
  Root: pad (class 4)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/suffix
  from root gam, suffix -a
  Root: gam (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the manner that

(indeclinable)