वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-28, verse-17

विक्रान्ता बलवन्तश्च संयुगेष्वाततायिनः ।
इष्टा राक्षसराजस्य नित्यमेते निशाचराः ॥१७॥

17. vikrāntā balavantaśca saṃyugeṣvātatāyinaḥ ,
iṣṭā rākṣasarājasya nityamete niśācarāḥ.

17. vikrāntāḥ balavantaḥ ca saṃyugeṣu ātatāyinaḥ
iṣṭāḥ rākṣasarājasya nityam ete niśācarāḥ

17. ete niśācarāḥ vikrāntāḥ balavantaḥ ca saṃyugeṣu
ātatāyinaḥ rākṣasarājasya nityam iṣṭāḥ

17. These night-wanderers (niśācarāḥ), who are valiant, powerful, and aggressors in battles, are always favored by the king of rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• विक्रान्ताः (vikrāntāḥ) - valiant night-wanderers (valiant ones, mighty ones, brave ones)

• बलवन्तः (balavantaḥ) - powerful night-wanderers (powerful ones, strong ones)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• संयुगेषु (saṁyugeṣu) - in battles (in battles, in conflicts, in encounters)

• आततायिनः (ātatāyinaḥ) - aggressors in battles (aggressors, assailants, attackers, those with drawn bows)

• इष्टाः (iṣṭāḥ) - favored (desired, liked, favored, dear)

• राक्षसराजस्य (rākṣasarājasya) - of the king of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) (of the king of rākṣasas)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

• एते (ete) - these (niśācarāḥ) (these)

• निशाचराः (niśācarāḥ) - night-wanderers (rākṣasas) (night-wanderers, rākṣasas, demons)

Words meanings and morphology

विक्रान्ताः (vikrāntāḥ) - valiant night-wanderers (valiant ones, mighty ones, brave ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikrānta

vikrānta - valiant, mighty, brave, having taken steps

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √kram (to step, stride) with prefix vi-, meaning 'stepped out, mighty, valiant'.

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

बलवन्तः (balavantaḥ) - powerful night-wanderers (powerful ones, strong ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty

Derived from 'bala' (strength) with the possessive suffix '-vat'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

संयुगेषु (saṁyugeṣu) - in battles (in battles, in conflicts, in encounters)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, war, conflict, encounter

Derived from root √yuj (to join, to fight) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

आततायिनः (ātatāyinaḥ) - aggressors in battles (aggressors, assailants, attackers, those with drawn bows)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ātatāyin

ātatāyin - aggressor, assailant, one who comes with drawn weapons

From ā-tata (stretched, drawn) + -āyin (agent suffix), meaning 'one who has stretched (a bow)'.

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

इष्टाः (iṣṭāḥ) - favored (desired, liked, favored, dear)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, liked, wished, beloved, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √iṣ (to desire, to wish), or √yaj (to worship, sacrifice). Here, likely from √iṣ.

Root: iṣ (class 4)

राक्षसराजस्य (rākṣasarājasya) - of the king of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) (of the king of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasarāja

rākṣasarāja - king of rākṣasas, lord of demons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+rāja)

• rākṣasa – a rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these (niśācarāḥ) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

निशाचराः (niśācarāḥ) - night-wanderers (rākṣasas) (night-wanderers, rākṣasas, demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, rākṣasa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, wanderer (often as suffix)
  noun (masculine)
  From root √car (to move, wander).
  Root: car (class 1)