वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-27, verse-17

व्यादिदेश च पूर्वस्यां प्रहस्तं द्वारि राक्षसं ।
दक्षिणस्यां महावीर्यौ महापार्श्व महोदरौ ॥१७॥

17. vyādideśa ca pūrvasyāṃ prahastaṃ dvāri rākṣasaṃ ,
dakṣiṇasyāṃ mahāvīryau mahāpārśva mahodarau.

17. vyādideśa ca pūrvasyām prahastam dvāri rākṣasam
dakṣiṇasyām mahāvīryau mahāpārśva mahodarau

17. ca vyādideśa rākṣasam prahastam pūrvasyām dvāri
dakṣiṇasyām mahāvīryau mahāpārśva mahodarau

17. And he appointed the Rākṣasa Prahasta at the eastern gate. In the south, he stationed the two exceedingly mighty ones, Mahāpārśva and Mahodara.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यादिदेश (vyādideśa) - he appointed, he commanded, he directed

• च (ca) - and, also

• पूर्वस्याम् (pūrvasyām) - at the eastern gate (in the eastern (direction/part))

• प्रहस्तम् (prahastam) - Prahasta

• द्वारि (dvāri) - at the gate, in the entrance

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - (Prahasta) the Rākṣasa (the Rākṣasa (demon))

• दक्षिणस्याम् (dakṣiṇasyām) - in the southern gate (in the southern (direction/part))

• महावीर्यौ (mahāvīryau) - the two greatly valorous, the two mighty ones

• महापार्श्व (mahāpārśva) - Mahāpārśva

• महोदरौ (mahodarau) - Mahodara

Words meanings and morphology

व्यादिदेश (vyādideśa) - he appointed, he commanded, he directed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of diś

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: diś (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पूर्वस्याम् (pūrvasyām) - at the eastern gate (in the eastern (direction/part))

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of pūrva

pūrva - eastern, prior, former

Note: Agrees with implied 'diś' (direction) or 'dvāri' (gate).

प्रहस्तम् (prahastam) - Prahasta

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prahasta

prahasta - Prahasta (proper name of a Rākṣasa general)

द्वारि (dvāri) - at the gate, in the entrance

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dvār

dvār - door, gate, entrance

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - (Prahasta) the Rākṣasa (the Rākṣasa (demon))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rākṣasa, demon

Note: Agrees with 'prahastam'.

दक्षिणस्याम् (dakṣiṇasyām) - in the southern gate (in the southern (direction/part))

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right

Note: Agrees with implied 'diś' (direction) or 'dvāri' (gate).

महावीर्यौ (mahāvīryau) - the two greatly valorous, the two mighty ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - of great valor or strength, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, strength, heroism
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vīr (class 1)

Note: Refers to Mahāpārśva and Mahodara.

महापार्श्व (mahāpārśva) - Mahāpārśva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāpārśva

mahāpārśva - Mahāpārśva (proper name of a Rākṣasa general)

Note: Forms a dual pair with Mahodara.

महोदरौ (mahodarau) - Mahodara

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahodara

mahodara - Mahodara (proper name of a Rākṣasa general)

Note: Implies Mahodara and Mahāpārśva together.