वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-21, verse-2

निष्क्रान्ते राक्षसेन्द्रे तु पुनरन्तःपुरं गते ।
राक्षस्यो भीमरूपास्ताः सीतां समभिदुद्रुवुः ॥२॥

2. niṣkrānte rākṣasendre tu punarantaḥpuraṃ gate ,
rākṣasyo bhīmarūpāstāḥ sītāṃ samabhidudruvuḥ.

2. niṣkrānte rākṣasa-indre tu punaḥ antaḥ-puram gate
rākṣasyaḥ bhīma-rūpāḥ tāḥ sītām samabhidudruvuḥ

2. tu rākṣasa-indre niṣkrānte punaḥ antaḥ-puram gate
tāḥ bhīma-rūpāḥ rākṣasyaḥ sītām samabhidudruvuḥ

2. But when the lord of demons had departed, having returned to his inner palace, those terrifying ogresses rushed upon Sita.

Words meanings summery:

• निष्क्रान्ते (niṣkrānte) - after his departure (having departed, departed)

• राक्षस-इन्द्रे (rākṣasa-indre) - in Ravana, the lord of demons (in the lord of demons)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back

• अन्तः-पुरम् (antaḥ-puram) - inner palace, harem

• गते (gate) - after he had gone (gone, having gone)

• राक्षस्यः (rākṣasyaḥ) - ogresses, female demons

• भीम-रूपाः (bhīma-rūpāḥ) - terrifying in form, having a dreadful appearance

• ताः (tāḥ) - those

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

• समभिदुद्रुवुः (samabhidudruvuḥ) - they rushed upon, attacked

Words meanings and morphology

निष्क्रान्ते (niṣkrānte) - after his departure (having departed, departed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of niṣkrānta

niṣkrānta - gone out, departed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'nis-' + root 'kram' (to step, go). Locative absolute construction.

Prefix: nis

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute with `rākṣasa-indre`.

राक्षस-इन्द्रे (rākṣasa-indre) - in Ravana, the lord of demons (in the lord of demons)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa-indra

rākṣasa-indra - lord of demons, chief of rākṣasas

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in locative absolute with `niṣkrānte`.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a slight contrast or continuation.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `gate`.

अन्तः-पुरम् (antaḥ-puram) - inner palace, harem

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antaḥ-pura

antaḥ-pura - inner apartment, harem, seraglio

Compound type : Tatpurusha (antar+pura)

• antar – inside, within, inner
  indeclinable
• pura – city, fortress, house
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of `gate` (implied `gamana`).

गते (gate) - after he had gone (gone, having gone)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived at, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' (to go). Locative absolute construction.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute with `rākṣasa-indre`.

राक्षस्यः (rākṣasyaḥ) - ogresses, female demons

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, ogress

Feminine form of 'rākṣasa'.

Note: Subject of the main clause.

भीम-रूपाः (bhīma-rūpāḥ) - terrifying in form, having a dreadful appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhīma-rūpa

bhīma-rūpa - of terrible form, terrifying, dreadful-looking

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (bhīma+rūpa)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, fearful
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'bhī' (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `rākṣasyaḥ`.

ताः (tāḥ) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Qualifies `rākṣasyaḥ`.

सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita, furrow (name of Janaka's daughter)

समभिदुद्रुवुः (samabhidudruvuḥ) - they rushed upon, attacked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of samabhidru

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice. Reduplicated root 'dru' with prefixes 'sam-' and 'abhi-'.

Prefixes: sam+abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: The subject is `rākṣasyaḥ`.