वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-17, verse-18

य एनमनुगच्छन्ति वीराश्चन्दनवासिनः ।
एष आशंसते लङ्कां स्वेनानीकेन मर्दितुम् ॥१८॥

18. ya enamanugacchanti vīrāścandanavāsinaḥ ,
eṣa āśaṃsate laṅkāṃ svenānīkena marditum.

18. ye enam anugacchanti vīrāḥ candanavāsinaḥ
eṣaḥ āśaṃsate laṅkām svena anīkena marditum

18. ye candanavāsinaḥ vīrāḥ enam anugacchanti
eṣaḥ svena anīkena laṅkām marditum āśaṃsate

18. The heroes dwelling in Chandana (mountains) follow him. This one (their leader) intends to crush Lanka with his own army.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• एनम् (enam) - him, this one

• अनुगच्छन्ति (anugacchanti) - they follow, they go after

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones, warriors

• चन्दनवासिनः (candanavāsinaḥ) - dwellers of Chandana (mountains/forests)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

• आशंसते (āśaṁsate) - he hopes, he intends, he expects

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Lanka (city/island)

• स्वेन (svena) - by his own

• अनीकेन (anīkena) - by army, by host, by forces

• मर्दितुम् (marditum) - to crush, to destroy, to torment

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the plural subject 'vīrāḥ'.

एनम् (enam) - him, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the leader being described.

अनुगच्छन्ति (anugacchanti) - they follow, they go after

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of anugam

root gam (1st class) with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

चन्दनवासिनः (candanavāsinaḥ) - dwellers of Chandana (mountains/forests)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of candanavāsin

candanavāsin - dweller of Chandana (mountains/forests)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (candana+vāsin)

• candana – sandalwood, a specific mountain range (Mount Chandana)
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dweller, inhabitant
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root vas (to dwell) with suffix -in
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing `vīrāḥ`.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the leader being discussed.

आशंसते (āśaṁsate) - he hopes, he intends, he expects

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of āśaṃs

root śaṃs (1st class) with prefix ā- (Ātmanepada)

Prefix: ā

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form.

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Lanka (city/island)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (the capital city of Ravana, or the island itself)

स्वेन (svena) - by his own

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, his own

Note: Agrees with 'anīkena'.

अनीकेन (anīkena) - by army, by host, by forces

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of anīka

anīka - army, host, forces

मर्दितुम् (marditum) - to crush, to destroy, to torment

(indeclinable)

infinitive

formed from root mard (10th class) with suffix -tum

Root: mṛd (class 10)