वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-9, verse-18

नर्दतामसुराणां च ध्वनिर्मे श्रोत्रमागतः ।
निरस्तस्य च संग्रामे क्रोशतो निःस्वनो गुरोः ॥१८॥

18. nardatāmasurāṇāṃ ca dhvanirme śrotramāgataḥ ,
nirastasya ca saṃgrāme krośato niḥsvano guroḥ.

18. nardatām asurāṇām ca dhvaniḥ me śrotram āgataḥ
nirastasya ca saṅgrāme krośataḥ niḥsvanaḥ guroḥ

18. nardatām asurāṇām ca dhvaniḥ me śrotram āgataḥ
ca saṅgrāme nirastasya krośataḥ guroḥ niḥsvanaḥ

18. And the roar of the bellowing demons came to my ear, and (also) the crying sound of my elder brother (guru), who was defeated in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• नर्दताम् (nardatām) - of the roaring (demons) (of those roaring, of the bellowing ones)

• असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the demons (in the cave) (of the demons, of the ungodly)

• च (ca) - and (connecting sounds) (and, also, moreover)

• ध्वनिः (dhvaniḥ) - roar (of the demons) (sound, noise, roar)

• मे (me) - to my (ear) (to me, my, for me)

• श्रोत्रम् (śrotram) - ear (the organ of hearing) (ear, sense of hearing)

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - came (to my ear) (arrived, come, attained)

• निरस्तस्य (nirastasya) - of the defeated (Vali) (of the defeated, of the thrown down, of the rejected)

• च (ca) - and (connecting the two sounds/events) (and, also, moreover)

• सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle (referring to the fight in the cave) (in battle, in combat)

• क्रोशतः (krośataḥ) - of the crying (Vali) (of the crying, of the lamenting)

• निःस्वनः (niḥsvanaḥ) - sound, cry (of Vali) (sound, noise, cry, roar)

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - of my elder brother (guru, Vali) (of the teacher, of the elder, of the heavy)

Words meanings and morphology

नर्दताम् (nardatām) - of the roaring (demons) (of those roaring, of the bellowing ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nardat

nardat - roaring, bellowing, sounding

Present Active Participle

From root `nard` (to roar, bellow) + `śatṛ` suffix

Root: nard (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'asurāṇām'.

असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the demons (in the cave) (of the demons, of the ungodly)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, titan, ungodly being

च (ca) - and (connecting sounds) (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

ध्वनिः (dhvaniḥ) - roar (of the demons) (sound, noise, roar)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhvani

dhvani - sound, noise, resonance, echo

Root: dhvan (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

मे (me) - to my (ear) (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

श्रोत्रम् (śrotram) - ear (the organ of hearing) (ear, sense of hearing)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śrotra

śrotra - ear, organ of hearing, Vedic text

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Object of motion 'āgataḥ'.

आगतः (āgataḥ) - came (to my ear) (arrived, come, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, returned, present

Past Passive Participle

From `ā-gam` (to come, arrive) + `kta` suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dhvaniḥ'.

निरस्तस्य (nirastasya) - of the defeated (Vali) (of the defeated, of the thrown down, of the rejected)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nirasta

nirasta - thrown down, defeated, cast out, rejected

Past Passive Participle

From `nis-as` (to throw down, defeat) + `kta` suffix

Prefix: nis

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'guroḥ'.

च (ca) - and (connecting the two sounds/events) (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle (referring to the fight in the cave) (in battle, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma

saṅgrāma - battle, war, combat, conflict

क्रोशतः (krośataḥ) - of the crying (Vali) (of the crying, of the lamenting)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of krośat

krośat - crying, screaming, lamenting

Present Active Participle

From root `kruś` (to cry, shout) + `śatṛ` suffix

Root: kruś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'guroḥ'.

निःस्वनः (niḥsvanaḥ) - sound, cry (of Vali) (sound, noise, cry, roar)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niḥsvana

niḥsvana - sound, noise, cry, roar, voice

From `nis-svan` (to sound, roar)

Prefix: nis

Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause (implied verb 'āgataḥ').

गुरोः (guroḥ) - of my elder brother (guru, Vali) (of the teacher, of the elder, of the heavy)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, elder, heavy, important

Note: Governs 'nirastasya' and 'krośataḥ'.