वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-3, verse-27

राजमार्गं समावृत्य स्थितं रक्षोबलं महत् ।
ददर्श मध्यमे गुल्मे राक्षसस्य चरान्बहून् ॥२७॥

27. rājamārgaṃ samāvṛtya sthitaṃ rakṣobalaṃ mahat ,
dadarśa madhyame gulme rākṣasasya carānbahūn.

27. rājamārgam samāvṛtya sthitam rakṣobalam mahat
| dadarśa madhyame gulme rākṣasasya carān bahūn

27. rājamārgam samāvṛtya sthitam mahat rakṣobalam
dadarśa madhyame gulme rākṣasasya bahūn carān dadarśa

27. He (Hanuman) saw a large force of demons positioned, having surrounded the royal highway. He also saw many spies of the demon (Rāvaṇa) in the central garrison.

Words meanings summery:

• राजमार्गम् (rājamārgam) - royal road, main highway

• समावृत्य (samāvṛtya) - having surrounded, having covered, having blocked

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, situated, positioned

• रक्षोबलम् (rakṣobalam) - demonic force, army of demons

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• मध्यमे (madhyame) - in the middle, in the central

• गुल्मे (gulme) - in the central garrison or watch-post (in the watch-post, in the troop/battalion)

• राक्षसस्य (rākṣasasya) - of Rāvaṇa (of the demon, of the rākṣasa)

• चरान् (carān) - spies, scouts

• बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

Words meanings and morphology

राजमार्गम् (rājamārgam) - royal road, main highway

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājamārga

rājamārga - royal road, main highway, king's path

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+mārga)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛg (class 6)

समावृत्य (samāvṛtya) - having surrounded, having covered, having blocked

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from vṛ (to cover) with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, situated, positioned

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, located, situated, firm, stable

Past Passive Participle

from sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: qualifies rakṣobalam

रक्षोबलम् (rakṣobalam) - demonic force, army of demons

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rakṣobala

rakṣobala - demonic force, strength of rākṣasas, army of demons

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (rakṣas+bala)

• rakṣas – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• bala – strength, force, army
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bal (class 10)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive, mighty

Note: qualifies rakṣobalam

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect tense

reduplicated perfect form

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मध्यमे (madhyame) - in the middle, in the central

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of madhyama

madhyama - middle, central, intermediate

Note: qualifies gulme

गुल्मे (gulme) - in the central garrison or watch-post (in the watch-post, in the troop/battalion)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gulma

gulma - cluster, thicket, troop, company, watch-post, garrison

राक्षसस्य (rākṣasasya) - of Rāvaṇa (of the demon, of the rākṣasa)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, rākṣasa, a being hostile to humans and gods

चरान् (carān) - spies, scouts

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of cara

cara - spy, scout, wanderer, follower

from car (to move, wander)

Root: car (class 1)

बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous, abundant

Note: qualifies carān