वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-38, verse-11

निमेषान्तरमात्रेण ततस्तैर्हरियूथपैः ।
कोटीशतपरीवारैः कामरूपिभिरावृता ॥११॥

11. nimeṣāntaramātreṇa tatastairhariyūthapaiḥ ,
koṭīśataparīvāraiḥ kāmarūpibhirāvṛtā.

11. nimeṣa antara mātreṇa tataḥ taiḥ hari yūthapaiḥ
koṭī śata parīvāraiḥ kāmarūpibhiḥ āvṛtā

11. tataḥ nimeṣāntaramātreṇa koṭīśataparīvāraiḥ
kāmarūpibhiḥ taiḥ hariyūthapaiḥ āvṛtā

11. Then, in the mere blink of an eye, it (the earth) was completely covered by those monkey leaders, who commanded hundreds of millions in their retinue and could assume any form at will.

Words meanings summery:

• निमेषान्तरमात्रेण (nimeṣāntaramātreṇa) - in just the interval of a wink, in a moment

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

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those

• हरियूथपैः (hariyūthapaiḥ) - by the monkey leaders

• कोटीशतपरीवारैः (koṭīśataparīvāraiḥ) - by those with hundreds of crores (tens of millions) as retinue

• कामरूपिभिः (kāmarūpibhiḥ) - by those capable of assuming any form at will

• आवृता (āvṛtā) - covered, surrounded, enveloped

Words meanings and morphology

निमेषान्तरमात्रेण (nimeṣāntaramātreṇa) - in just the interval of a wink, in a moment

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nimeṣāntaramātra

nimeṣāntaramātra - merely the interval of a wink, just a moment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nimeṣa+antara+mātra)

• nimeṣa – wink, blink of an eye, twinkling
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'miṣ' with prefix 'ni'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: miṣ
• antara – interval, space, interior, difference
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – only, merely, just, measure
  indeclinable (neuter)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

तैः (taiḥ) - by those

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हरियूथपैः (hariyūthapaiḥ) - by the monkey leaders

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hariyūthapa

hariyūthapa - monkey leader, chief of a monkey troop

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (hari+yūthapa)

• hari – monkey, tawny, lion, Viṣṇu
  noun (masculine)
• yūthapa – leader of a troop, chief
  noun (masculine)

कोटीशतपरीवारैः (koṭīśataparīvāraiḥ) - by those with hundreds of crores (tens of millions) as retinue

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of koṭīśataparīvāra

koṭīśataparīvāra - having a retinue of hundreds of millions, surrounded by many attendants

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (koṭī+śata+parīvāra)

• koṭi – ten million, crore, edge, summit
  noun (feminine)
• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• parīvāra – retinue, entourage, attendants, family
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'vṛ' with prefix 'pari'
  Prefix: pari
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

कामरूपिभिः (kāmarūpibhiḥ) - by those capable of assuming any form at will

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāmarūpin

kāmarūpin - assuming any form at will, shape-shifting, endowed with desired form

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+rūpin)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kam' (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• rūpin – having a form, embodying, possessing shape
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'rūpa' with suffix 'in'

आवृता (āvṛtā) - covered, surrounded, enveloped

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, surrounded, enveloped, obstructed

past passive participle

Derived from root 'vṛ' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūmiḥ' from the previous verse.