वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-114, verse-15

चतुर्दशसहस्राणि रक्षसां भीमकर्मणाम् ।
हतानि वसता तत्र राघवेण महात्मना ॥१५॥

15. caturdaśasahasrāṇi rakṣasāṃ bhīmakarmaṇām ,
hatāni vasatā tatra rāghaveṇa mahātmanā.

15. caturdaśasahasrāṇi rakṣasām bhīmakarmaṇām
hatāni vasatā tatra rāghaveṇa mahātmanā

15. tatra vasatā mahātmanā rāghaveṇa bhīmakarmaṇām
rakṣasām caturdaśasahasrāṇi hatāni

15. Fourteen thousand rākṣasas of fierce deeds were slain there by Rāma, the great-souled (mahātman) scion of Raghu, while he resided there.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्दशसहस्राणि (caturdaśasahasrāṇi) - fourteen thousand (rākṣasas) (fourteen thousand)

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas (of demons, rākṣasas)

• भीमकर्मणाम् (bhīmakarmaṇām) - whose deeds were fierce (of terrible deeds, performing dreadful acts)

• हतानि (hatāni) - were slain (killed, slain)

• वसता (vasatā) - while he resided (by dwelling, by residing)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• राघवेण (rāghaveṇa) - by Rāma, scion of Raghu (by Rāma, by the descendant of Raghu)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled Rāma (by the great-souled one)

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्दशसहस्राणि (caturdaśasahasrāṇi) - fourteen thousand (rākṣasas) (fourteen thousand)

(numeral adjective)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (caturdaśa+sahasra)

• caturdaśa – fourteen
  numeral
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the number of rākṣasas killed, agreeing with 'hatāni'.

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas (of demons, rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, rākṣasa, evil being

Note: Possessive form, indicating ownership or association.

भीमकर्मणाम् (bhīmakarmaṇām) - whose deeds were fierce (of terrible deeds, performing dreadful acts)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhīmakarman

bhīmakarman - of terrible deeds, performing dreadful acts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+karman)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective
• karman – deed, action, work
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'rakṣasām'.

हतानि (hatāni) - were slain (killed, slain)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

derived from √han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the clause, agreeing with 'caturdaśasahasrāṇi'.

वसता (vasatā) - while he resided (by dwelling, by residing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, residing

Present Active Participle

derived from √vas (to dwell, reside)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rāghaveṇa', indicating a concurrent action.

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place, referring to Janasthāna.

राघवेण (rāghaveṇa) - by Rāma, scion of Raghu (by Rāma, by the descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; an epithet of Rāma

patronymic from Raghu

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'hatāni'.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled Rāma (by the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted spirit

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

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

Note: Qualifies 'rāghaveṇa'.