वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-52, verse-16

स राक्षसांस्तान् सुबहूंश्च हत्वा वनं च भङ्क्त्वा बहुपादपं तत् ।
विसृज्य रक्षो भवनेषु चाग्निं जगाम रामं मनसा महात्मा ॥१६॥

16. sa rākṣasāṃstān subahūṃśca hatvā vanaṃ ca bhaṅktvā bahupādapaṃ tat ,
visṛjya rakṣo bhavaneṣu cāgniṃ jagāma rāmaṃ manasā mahātmā.

16. saḥ rākṣasān tān subahūn ca hatvā
vanam ca bhaṅktvā bahupādapam
tat visṛjya rakṣaḥ bhavaneṣu ca
agnim jagāma rāmam manasā mahātmā

16. saḥ mahātmā tān subahūn rākṣasān
hatvā ca tat bahupādapam vanam
bhaṅktvā ca rakṣaḥ bhavaneṣu
agnim visṛjya manasā rāmam jagāma

16. That great-souled one (mahātman), having killed those very many demons (rākṣasa), and having shattered that dense forest with its many trees, and having then released fire into the dwellings of the demons, mentally went to Rāma.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that one (referring to Hanumān) (he, that one)

• राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - the demons (living in Laṅkā) (demons, night-wanderers)

• तान् (tān) - those (referring to the rākṣasas) (those)

• सुबहून् (subahūn) - very many (demons) (very many, numerous)

• च (ca) - and, also

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed (the demons) (having killed, having struck)

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

• च (ca) - and, also

• भङ्क्त्वा (bhaṅktvā) - having broken (the forest) (having broken, having shattered)

• बहुपादपम् (bahupādapam) - that forest (vana) having many trees (having many trees, full of trees)

• तत् (tat) - that (forest) (that)

• विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having released (fire) (having released, having sent forth)

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - of the demons (rakṣaḥ bhavaneṣu = in the demon dwellings) (of demons, of rākṣasas)

• भवनेषु (bhavaneṣu) - in the dwellings (of the demons) (in houses, in dwellings)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

• जगाम (jagāma) - went (mentally) to Rāma (went, approached)

• रामम् (rāmam) - to Rāma

• मनसा (manasā) - by mind, mentally

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled Hanumān (great-souled, noble-minded)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that one (referring to Hanumān) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - the demons (living in Laṅkā) (demons, night-wanderers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a goblin, a night-wanderer

तान् (tān) - those (referring to the rākṣasas) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सुबहून् (subahūn) - very many (demons) (very many, numerous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of subahu

subahu - very many, very much, numerous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+bahu)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed (the demons) (having killed, having struck)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root han (to kill) with suffix -tvā.

Root: han (class 2)

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भङ्क्त्वा (bhaṅktvā) - having broken (the forest) (having broken, having shattered)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root bhañj (to break) with suffix -tvā.

Root: bhañj (class 7)

बहुपादपम् (bahupādapam) - that forest (vana) having many trees (having many trees, full of trees)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahupādapa

bahupādapa - having many trees, full of trees

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+pādapa)

• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective
• pādapa – tree (lit. 'drinking by feet/roots')
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'

तत् (tat) - that (forest) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'

विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having released (fire) (having released, having sent forth)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root sṛj with prefix vi- and suffix -ya.

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - of the demons (rakṣaḥ bhavaneṣu = in the demon dwellings) (of demons, of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa

Note: Used here in a compound sense with 'bhavaneṣu' as part of a tatpurusha or indicating a possessive relationship.

भवनेषु (bhavaneṣu) - in the dwellings (of the demons) (in houses, in dwellings)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of bhavana

bhavana - house, dwelling, abode

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

जगाम (jagāma) - went (mentally) to Rāma (went, approached)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of gam

perfect active

Root 'gam', perfect tense (Lit), 3rd person singular.

Root: gam (class 1)

रामम् (rāmam) - to Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, hero of Rāmāyaṇa), pleasant, dark

मनसा (manasā) - by mind, mentally

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled Hanumān (great-souled, noble-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble-minded person, (mahātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Hanumān (saḥ mahātmā)