वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-28, verse-14

विरूपाक्षस्तु महता शूलखड्गधनुष्मता ।
बलेन राक्षसैः सार्धं मध्यमं गुल्ममास्थितः ॥१४॥

14. virūpākṣastu mahatā śūlakhaḍgadhanuṣmatā ,
balena rākṣasaiḥ sārdhaṃ madhyamaṃ gulmamāsthitaḥ.

14. virūpākṣaḥ tu mahatā śūla-khaḍga-dhanuṣmatā balena
rākṣasaiḥ sārdham madhyamam gulmam āsthitaḥ

14. virūpākṣaḥ tu rākṣasaiḥ sārdham mahatā
śūla-khaḍga-dhanuṣmatā balena madhyamam gulmam āsthitaḥ

14. But Virupaksha, accompanied by demons (rākṣasa) and a large army equipped with spears, swords, and bows, took up position at the central division.

Words meanings summery:

• विरूपाक्षः (virūpākṣaḥ) - Virupaksha (a specific general of Ravana) (Virupaksha (proper noun, literally 'deformed-eyed' or 'ugly-eyed'))

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• महता (mahatā) - by a great (by a great, by a large)

• शूल-खड्ग-धनुष्मता (śūla-khaḍga-dhanuṣmatā) - by one equipped with spears, swords, and bows (by one possessing spears, swords, and bows)

• बलेन (balena) - by an army (by force, by strength, by an army)

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons (by demons, by rākṣasa)

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - accompanied by (together with, accompanied by)

• मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - central (central, middle, intermediate)

• गुल्मम् (gulmam) - military division (military division, guard post, thicket, cluster)

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - took up position (stood, positioned, occupied, resorted to)

Words meanings and morphology

विरूपाक्षः (virūpākṣaḥ) - Virupaksha (a specific general of Ravana) (Virupaksha (proper noun, literally 'deformed-eyed' or 'ugly-eyed'))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virūpākṣa

virūpākṣa - having deformed or ugly eyes; name of a rākṣasa general

Compound: 'vi' (negative/bad) + 'rūpa' (form) + 'akṣa' (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+rūpa+akṣa)

• vi – apart, away, without, badly
  indeclinable
  prefix
• rūpa – form, shape, beauty, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye, axis, dice
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

महता (mahatā) - by a great (by a great, by a large)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Note: Agrees with 'balena'.

शूल-खड्ग-धनुष्मता (śūla-khaḍga-dhanuṣmatā) - by one equipped with spears, swords, and bows (by one possessing spears, swords, and bows)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śūla-khaḍga-dhanuṣmat

śūla-khaḍga-dhanuṣmat - possessing spears, swords, and bows

Compound formed with 'matup' suffix. 'śūla' (spear) + 'khaḍga' (sword) + 'dhanuṣmat' (possessing a bow).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūla+khaḍga+dhanuṣmat)

• śūla – spear, pike, dart
  noun (neuter)
• khaḍga – sword, scimitar
  noun (masculine)
• dhanuṣmat – possessing a bow, archer
  adjective
  Derived from 'dhanuṣ' (bow) with 'matup' suffix (possessing).

Note: This adjective describes 'balena'.

बलेन (balena) - by an army (by force, by strength, by an army)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, force, army, troop

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons (by demons, by rākṣasa)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, rākṣasa

सार्धम् (sārdham) - accompanied by (together with, accompanied by)

(indeclinable)

Often functions as an adverb, takes instrumental case.

मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - central (central, middle, intermediate)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madhyama

madhyama - middle, central, intermediate, mean, average

Note: Agrees with 'gulmam'.

गुल्मम् (gulmam) - military division (military division, guard post, thicket, cluster)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gulma

gulma - a division of an army (usually 9 chariots, 9 elephants, 27 horses, 45 foot soldiers), a guard post, a thicket, a cluster

Note: Context suggests military division.

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - took up position (stood, positioned, occupied, resorted to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - stood, situated, positioned, occupied, resorted to, performed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ā' and suffix 'kta'.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: This Past Passive Participle functions as the main verb here (implied 'is').