वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-38, verse-10

ततो नगेन्द्रसंकाशैस्तीक्ष्ण दंष्ट्रैर्महाबलैः ।
कृत्स्ना संछादिता भूमिरसंख्येयैः प्लवंगमैः ॥१०॥

10. tato nagendrasaṃkāśaistīkṣṇa daṃṣṭrairmahābalaiḥ ,
kṛtsnā saṃchāditā bhūmirasaṃkhyeyaiḥ plavaṃgamaiḥ.

10. tataḥ nagendra saṃkāśaiḥ tīkṣṇa daṃṣṭraiḥ mahābalaiḥ
kṛtsnā saṃchāditā bhūmiḥ asaṃkhyeyaiḥ plavaṅgamaiḥ

10. tataḥ tīkṣṇa daṃṣṭraiḥ mahābalaiḥ nagendra saṃkāśaiḥ
asaṃkhyeyaiḥ plavaṅgamaiḥ kṛtsnā bhūmiḥ saṃchāditā

10. Then, the entire earth was covered by countless monkeys, formidable and mountain-like in appearance, possessing sharp fangs and immense strength.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• नगेन्द्रसंकाशैः (nagendrasaṁkāśaiḥ) - by those resembling great mountains, mountain-like

• तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रैः (tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭraiḥ) - by those with sharp fangs

• महाबलैः (mahābalaiḥ) - by those of great strength, by the very powerful ones

• कृत्स्ना (kṛtsnā) - entire, whole, complete

• संछादिता (saṁchāditā) - covered, concealed, overcast

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth, ground, land

• असंख्येयैः (asaṁkhyeyaiḥ) - by innumerable, by countless

• प्लवङ्गमैः (plavaṅgamaiḥ) - by monkeys (lit. by those who go by jumping)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

नगेन्द्रसंकाशैः (nagendrasaṁkāśaiḥ) - by those resembling great mountains, mountain-like

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nagendrasaṃkāśa

nagendrasaṁkāśa - resembling a lord of mountains, mountain-like, as large as a great mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (naga+indra+saṃkāśa)

• naga – mountain, tree (lit. that which does not move)
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar to, appearance
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रैः (tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭraiḥ) - by those with sharp fangs

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭra

tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭra - having sharp fangs, sharp-toothed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tīkṣṇa+daṃṣṭra)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, fierce, strong
  adjective (masculine)
• daṃṣṭra – fang, tusk, large tooth
  noun (neuter)
  Root: daṃś (class 1)

महाबलैः (mahābalaiḥ) - by those of great strength, by the very powerful ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

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

कृत्स्ना (kṛtsnā) - entire, whole, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - entire, whole, complete, all

संछादिता (saṁchāditā) - covered, concealed, overcast

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃchādita

saṁchādita - covered, concealed, hidden, overcast

past passive participle

Derived from causative of root 'chad' with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: chad (class 10)

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth, ground, land

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil, region

असंख्येयैः (asaṁkhyeyaiḥ) - by innumerable, by countless

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of asaṃkhyeya

asaṁkhyeya - innumerable, countless, incalculable

gerundive/potential participle (negative)

Negative compound of 'saṃkhyeya'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃkhyeya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• saṃkhyeya – calculable, numerable, to be counted
  adjective (masculine)
  gerundive/potential participle
  Derived from root 'khyā' with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: khyā

प्लवङ्गमैः (plavaṅgamaiḥ) - by monkeys (lit. by those who go by jumping)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey (lit. one who goes by jumping/leaping)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (plava+gama)

• plava – jumping, swimming, a boat
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'plu' (to float, to jump)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, mover, path
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)