वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-52, verse-3

वनं तावत् प्रमथितं प्रकृष्टा राक्षसा हताः ।
बलैकदेशः क्षपितः शेषं दुर्गविनाशनम् ॥३॥

3. vanaṃ tāvat pramathitaṃ prakṛṣṭā rākṣasā hatāḥ ,
balaikadeśaḥ kṣapitaḥ śeṣaṃ durgavināśanam.

3. vanam tāvat pramathitam prakṛṣṭāḥ rakṣasāḥ hatāḥ
bala ekadeśaḥ kṣapitaḥ śeṣam durgavināśanam

3. tāvat vanam pramathitam prakṛṣṭāḥ rakṣasāḥ hatāḥ
bala ekadeśaḥ kṣapitaḥ śeṣam durgavināśanam

3. Firstly, the grove has been completely devastated, and the most formidable demons (rākṣasas) have been slain. A portion of their army has been annihilated. The remaining action is the destruction of their stronghold.

Words meanings summery:

• वनम् (vanam) - grove, forest, garden

• तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so far, firstly, indeed

• प्रमथितम् (pramathitam) - utterly destroyed, crushed, ravaged

• प्रकृष्टाः (prakṛṣṭāḥ) - prominent, excellent, chief

• रक्षसाः (rakṣasāḥ) - demons, rākṣasas

• हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, slain, struck

• बल (bala) - strength, force, army

• एकदेशः (ekadeśaḥ) - a part, a portion, one region

• क्षपितः (kṣapitaḥ) - destroyed, consumed, wasted

• शेषम् (śeṣam) - the remainder, the rest

• दुर्गविनाशनम् (durgavināśanam) - the destruction of the fortress

Words meanings and morphology

वनम् (vanam) - grove, forest, garden

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, grove, garden

Note: Subject of 'pramathitam'.

तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so far, firstly, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or indicating 'as a first step'.

प्रमथितम् (pramathitam) - utterly destroyed, crushed, ravaged

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pramathita

pramathita - utterly destroyed, crushed, churned, ravaged

past passive participle

Derived from √math (to churn, destroy) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: math (class 1)

Note: Predicate of 'vanam'.

प्रकृष्टाः (prakṛṣṭāḥ) - prominent, excellent, chief

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakṛṣṭa

prakṛṣṭa - prominent, excellent, chief, distinguished

past passive participle

Derived from √kṛṣ (to draw, pull) with prefix pra- (often meaning 'drawn forth', 'eminent')

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'rakṣasāḥ'.

रक्षसाः (rakṣasāḥ) - demons, rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rakṣasa

rakṣasa - demon, rākṣasa

Note: Subject of 'hatāḥ'.

हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, slain, struck

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck, destroyed

past passive participle

Derived from √han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicate of 'rakṣasāḥ'.

बल (bala) - strength, force, army

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

Note: First part of compound 'balaikadeśaḥ'.

एकदेशः (ekadeśaḥ) - a part, a portion, one region

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekadeśa

ekadeśa - a part, a portion, one region

Compound type : tatpurusha (eka+deśa)

• eka – one, single, a certain
  numeral/adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• deśa – place, region, portion, part
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'kṣapitaḥ'. Compound 'balaikadeśaḥ' refers to a part of the army/force.

क्षपितः (kṣapitaḥ) - destroyed, consumed, wasted

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣapita

kṣapita - destroyed, consumed, wasted, exhausted

past passive participle

Derived from causative of √kṣi (to destroy, waste)

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Predicate of 'balaikadeśaḥ'.

शेषम् (śeṣam) - the remainder, the rest

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, rest, remnant

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

दुर्गविनाशनम् (durgavināśanam) - the destruction of the fortress

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durgavināśana

durgavināśana - destruction of the fortress/stronghold

Compound type : tatpurusha (durga+vināśana)

• durga – fortress, stronghold, difficult to access
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• vināśana – destroying, destruction, ruin
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from √naś (to perish) with prefix vi- and causative suffix -ana
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'śeṣam'.