वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-111, verse-25

अस्मिन्देशे महाकायो
विराधो निहतो मया ॥२५॥

25. asmindeśe mahākāyo
virādho nihato mayā.

25. asmin deśe mahākāyaḥ
virādhaḥ nihataḥ mayā

25. mayā asmin deśe mahākāyaḥ
virādhaḥ nihataḥ

25. In this very region, the colossal-bodied demon Viradha was slain by me.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• देशे (deśe) - in the region, in the place

• महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - huge-bodied, colossal

• विराधः (virādhaḥ) - Viradha (name of a demon)

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down, slain

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

देशे (deśe) - in the region, in the place

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - region, place, country

महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - huge-bodied, colossal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākāya

mahākāya - having a large body, colossal

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+kāya)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• kāya – body
  noun (masculine)

विराधः (virādhaḥ) - Viradha (name of a demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virādha

virādha - Viradha (a powerful Rākṣasa demon encountered by Rama)

निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, struck down

Past Passive Participle

From prefix ni + root √han (to strike, kill) + suffix -ta

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me