वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-24, verse-8

न चैव वानरा हन्तुं शक्याः पादपयोधिनः ।
सुरा देवर्षभेणेव रामेण हि सुरक्षिताः ॥८॥

8. na caiva vānarā hantuṃ śakyāḥ pādapayodhinaḥ ,
surā devarṣabheṇeva rāmeṇa hi surakṣitāḥ.

8. na ca eva vānarāḥ hantum śakyāḥ pādapayodhinaḥ
surāḥ devārṣabheṇa iva rāmeṇa hi surakṣitāḥ

8. vānarāḥ pādapayodhinaḥ na ca eva hantum śakyāḥ
hi rāmeṇa surakṣitāḥ surāḥ devārṣabheṇa iva

8. Indeed, these monkeys, who fight with trees, cannot be slain. They are well-protected by Rāma, just as the gods are safeguarded by the lord of the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only)

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to slay (to kill, to strike)

• शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - able (to be slain) (capable, possible, able)

• पादपयोधिनः (pādapayodhinaḥ) - who fight with trees (those who fight with trees)

• सुराः (surāḥ) - gods (gods, deities)

• देवार्षभेण (devārṣabheṇa) - by the lord of the gods (by the chief of gods, by Indra)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• सुरक्षिताः (surakṣitāḥ) - well-protected (well-protected, well-guarded)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to slay (to kill, to strike)

(verb)

infinitive of han

infinitive

Infinitive form of the root han

Root: han (class 2)

शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - able (to be slain) (capable, possible, able)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, practicable

gerundive

Gerundive from root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

पादपयोधिनः (pādapayodhinaḥ) - who fight with trees (those who fight with trees)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pādapayodhin

pādapayodhin - one who fights with trees (pāda-pa: tree, yodhin: fighter)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pādapa+yodhin)

• pādapa – tree (lit. 'foot-drinker')
  noun (masculine)
• yodhin – fighter, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

सुराः (surāḥ) - gods (gods, deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

देवार्षभेण (devārṣabheṇa) - by the lord of the gods (by the chief of gods, by Indra)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of devārṣabha

devārṣabha - chief of the gods, lord of the gods (often refers to Indra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+ṛṣabha)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper noun, name of the hero of Rāmāyaṇa)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

सुरक्षिताः (surakṣitāḥ) - well-protected (well-protected, well-guarded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of surakṣita

surakṣita - well-protected, guarded

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root rakṣ with prefix su-

Prefix: su

Root: rakṣ (class 1)