वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-41, verse-19

दुरासदा हि ते वीराः सत्त्ववन्तो महाबलाः ।
फलमूलानि ते तत्र रक्षन्ते भीमविक्रमाः ॥१९॥

19. durāsadā hi te vīrāḥ sattvavanto mahābalāḥ ,
phalamūlāni te tatra rakṣante bhīmavikramāḥ.

19. durāsadāḥ hi te vīrāḥ sattvavantaḥ mahābalāḥ
phalamūlāni te tatra rakṣante bhīmavikramāḥ

19. Indeed, those heroes are formidable, brave, and extremely powerful. They, with their terrible valor, protect the fruits and roots in that place.

Words meanings summery:

• दुरासदाः (durāsadāḥ) - formidable (hard to approach, difficult to overcome, formidable)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• ते (te) - they (the Gandharvas) (they, those)

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes (heroes, valiant ones)

• सत्त्ववन्तः (sattvavantaḥ) - brave and powerful (brave, powerful, endowed with strength/spirit)

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - extremely powerful (of great strength, very powerful)

• फलमूलानि (phalamūlāni) - fruits and roots

• ते (te) - they (the Gandharvas) (they, those)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that place (there, in that place)

• रक्षन्ते (rakṣante) - they protect (they protect, they guard)

• भीमविक्रमाः (bhīmavikramāḥ) - with their terrible valor (Gandharvas) (of terrible valor, terribly powerful)

Words meanings and morphology

दुरासदाः (durāsadāḥ) - formidable (hard to approach, difficult to overcome, formidable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of durāsada

durāsada - hard to approach, inaccessible, formidable

Compound of dur (difficult) and āsada (approachable, from ā-sad).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+āsada)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness.
• āsada – approach, access
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-sad (to approach)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'te'.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle

ते (te) - they (the Gandharvas) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the Gandharvas.

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes (heroes, valiant ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave, valiant

Note: Appositive to 'te'.

सत्त्ववन्तः (sattvavantaḥ) - brave and powerful (brave, powerful, endowed with strength/spirit)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sattvavat

sattvavat - endowed with strength, powerful, brave, spirited

Possessive suffix -vat added to sattva (strength, essence, being).

Note: Qualifies 'te'.

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - extremely powerful (of great strength, very powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful

Compound of mahā (great) and bala (strength).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

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

Note: Qualifies 'te'.

फलमूलानि (phalamūlāni) - fruits and roots

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of phalamūla

phalamūla - fruits and roots (as food)

Dvandva compound of phala (fruit) and mūla (root).

Compound type : dvandva (phala+mūla)

• phala – fruit, result
  noun (neuter)
• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'rakṣante'.

ते (te) - they (the Gandharvas) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Subject of 'rakṣante'.

तत्र (tatra) - in that place (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative adverb.

रक्षन्ते (rakṣante) - they protect (they protect, they guard)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Atmanepada (middle voice) form.

भीमविक्रमाः (bhīmavikramāḥ) - with their terrible valor (Gandharvas) (of terrible valor, terribly powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīmavikrama

bhīmavikrama - of terrible valor, terribly powerful

Compound of bhīma (terrible) and vikrama (valor, power).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+vikrama)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  From root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• vikrama – valor, power, might, step
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-kram (to step, to be powerful)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'te'.