वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-3, verse-23

अयुतं रक्षसामत्र पश्चिमद्वारमाश्रितम् ।
शूलहस्ता दुराधर्षाः सर्वे खड्गाग्रयोधिनः ॥२३॥

23. ayutaṃ rakṣasāmatra paścimadvāramāśritam ,
śūlahastā durādharṣāḥ sarve khaḍgāgrayodhinaḥ.

23. ayutam rakṣasām atra paścimadvāram āśritam
śūlahastāḥ durādharṣāḥ sarve khaḍgāgrayodhinaḥ

23. atra paścimadvāram āśritam rakṣasām ayutam
sarve śūlahastāḥ durādharṣāḥ khaḍgāgrayodhinaḥ

23. Here, ten thousand Rākṣasas are stationed at the western gate. All of them, with spears in hand, are formidable and skilled sword-fighters.

Words meanings summery:

• अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of Rākṣasas, demons

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• पश्चिमद्वारम् (paścimadvāram) - western gate

• आश्रितम् (āśritam) - stationed, occupying, resorted to

• शूलहस्ताः (śūlahastāḥ) - having spears in hand, armed with spears

• दुराधर्षाः (durādharṣāḥ) - formidable, unassailable, hard to attack

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• खड्गाग्रयोधिनः (khaḍgāgrayodhinaḥ) - foremost sword-fighters, those who fight with the front/tip of swords

Words meanings and morphology

अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand

(numeral)

Note: It functions as a singular noun representing a collective number.

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of Rākṣasas, demons

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - a Rākṣasa, a demon

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Possessive genitive of 'ayutam'.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative adverb.

पश्चिमद्वारम् (paścimadvāram) - western gate

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paścimadvāra

paścimadvāra - western gate

Compound of paścima (western) + dvāra (gate)

Compound type : tatpurusha (paścima+dvāra)

• paścima – western, hindmost
  adjective
• dvāra – door, gate
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'āśritam'.

आश्रितम् (āśritam) - stationed, occupying, resorted to

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on, stationed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śri (to resort to, serve) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ayutam' (treated as singular neuter collective).

शूलहस्ताः (śūlahastāḥ) - having spears in hand, armed with spears

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūlahasta

śūlahasta - having a spear in hand

Bahuvrihi compound: śūla (spear) + hasta (hand)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śūla+hasta)

• śūla – a spear, lance, spike
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with the implied Rākṣasas (masculine plural).

दुराधर्षाः (durādharṣāḥ) - formidable, unassailable, hard to attack

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of durādharṣa

durādharṣa - hard to attack, unassailable, formidable, invincible

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Compound of dur (difficult) + ā (prefix) + dharṣa (to be attacked); literally 'difficult to be attacked'. Formed with root dhṛṣ (to dare, attack)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+ādharṣa)

• dus – bad, ill, difficult
  indeclinable
• ādharṣa – attack, assault (to be attacked)
  noun (masculine)
  Gerundive derivative
  From ā + dhṛṣ
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied Rākṣasas.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with the implied Rākṣasas.

खड्गाग्रयोधिनः (khaḍgāgrayodhinaḥ) - foremost sword-fighters, those who fight with the front/tip of swords

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khaḍgāgrayodhin

khaḍgāgrayodhin - a foremost sword-fighter, one who fights with the tip of the sword

Compound of khaḍga (sword) + agra (tip/foremost) + yodhin (fighter)

Compound type : tatpurusha (khaḍga+agra+yodhin)

• khaḍga – a sword
  noun (masculine)
• agra – front, tip, foremost
  noun (neuter)
• yodhin – a fighter, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the implied Rākṣasas.