वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-111, verse-5

तवहेतोर्विशालाक्षि रावणो निहतो मया ।
कुम्भकर्णो ऽत्र निहतः प्रहस्तश्च निशाचरः ॥५॥

5. tavahetorviśālākṣi rāvaṇo nihato mayā ,
kumbhakarṇo'tra nihataḥ prahastaśca niśācaraḥ.

5. tavahetoḥ viśālākṣi rāvaṇaḥ nihataḥ mayā
kumbhakarṇaḥ atra nihataḥ prahastaḥ ca niśācaraḥ

5. viśālākṣi,
tavahetoḥ rāvaṇaḥ mayā nihataḥ atra kumbhakarṇaḥ nihataḥ ca prahastaḥ niśācaraḥ

5. O broad-eyed one (Sita), it was for your sake that Ravana was killed by me. Kumbhakarna was also slain here, and Prahasta, the night-prowler (demon).

Words meanings summery:

• तवहेतोः (tavahetoḥ) - for your sake, on your account

• विशालाक्षि (viśālākṣi) - O broad-eyed one (Sita) (O broad-eyed one)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana (name of the demon king)

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

• मया (mayā) - by me

• कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarna (name of Ravana's brother)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

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

• प्रहस्तः (prahastaḥ) - Prahasta (name of a Rākṣasa general)

• च (ca) - and

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - the night-prowler (demon, referring to Prahasta) (night-wanderer, demon, Rākṣasa)

Words meanings and morphology

तवहेतोः (tavahetoḥ) - for your sake, on your account

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tava+hetu)

• tava – your (genitive of asmad/yūṣmad)
  pronoun
  Genitive singular form of 'yūṣmad' (you).
• hetu – cause, reason
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hi (class 3)

Note: Functions as an adverbial phrase.

विशालाक्षि (viśālākṣi) - O broad-eyed one (Sita) (O broad-eyed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of viśālākṣī

viśālākṣī - broad-eyed (epithet for Sita)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśāla+akṣi)

• viśāla – broad, wide, extensive
  adjective
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Sita.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana (name of the demon king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (demon king of Lanka)

Derived from root ru (to roar).

Root: ru (class 2)

निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, slain, struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root han (to strike, kill) with the prefix ni- and the suffix -ta.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Acts as the predicate in a passive construction with 'mayā'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (pronoun)

Note: Indicates the agent in a passive construction.

कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarna (name of Ravana's brother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarna (Ravana's giant demon brother)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

• kumbha – pot, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, slain, struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root han (to strike, kill) with the prefix ni- and the suffix -ta.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Acts as the predicate for 'Kumbhakarṇaḥ'.

प्रहस्तः (prahastaḥ) - Prahasta (name of a Rākṣasa general)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasta

prahasta - Prahasta (a Rākṣasa general of Ravana)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - the night-prowler (demon, referring to Prahasta) (night-wanderer, demon, Rākṣasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, Rākṣasa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, wandering, going
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from the root car (to move, go).
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Epithet for Prahasta.