वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-3, verse-27

शतं शतसहस्राणां मध्यमं गुल्ममाश्रितम् ।
यातुधाना दुराधर्षाः साग्रकोटिश्च रक्षसाम् ॥२७॥

27. śataṃ śatasahasrāṇāṃ madhyamaṃ gulmamāśritam ,
yātudhānā durādharṣāḥ sāgrakoṭiśca rakṣasām.

27. śatam śatasahasrāṇām madhyamam gulmam āśritam
yātudhānāḥ durādharṣāḥ sa-agra-koṭiḥ ca rakṣasām

27. Ten million demons were stationed at the central division. Furthermore, over a crore of irresistible yātudhāna demons were present.

Words meanings summery:

• शतम् (śatam) - ten million (when combined with śatasahasrāṇām) (a hundred, a multitude)

• शतसहस्राणाम् (śatasahasrāṇām) - part of the number 'ten million' (100 x 100,000) (of hundreds of thousands)

• मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - central, middle, intermediate

• गुल्मम् (gulmam) - military division, battalion (thicket, cluster, division of an army, battalion, spleen)

• आश्रितम् (āśritam) - occupied (the division) (resorted to, stationed at, occupied)

• यातुधानाः (yātudhānāḥ) - demons, evil spirits (a specific class of demons)

• दुराधर्षाः (durādharṣāḥ) - irresistible, invincible, difficult to subdue or attack

• स-अग्र-कोटिः (sa-agra-koṭiḥ) - over a crore in number (with an additional crore, more than a crore)

• च (ca) - additionally (and, also)

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of demons, of rākṣasas

Words meanings and morphology

शतम् (śatam) - ten million (when combined with śatasahasrāṇām) (a hundred, a multitude)

(noun)

neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred, century, multitude

Note: Here, part of the compound numeric expression 'ten million'.

शतसहस्राणाम् (śatasahasrāṇām) - part of the number 'ten million' (100 x 100,000) (of hundreds of thousands)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of śatasahasra

śatasahasra - a hundred thousand (lakh)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śata+sahasra)

• śata – a hundred
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – a thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: When combined with 'śatam', it indicates 'a hundred times a hundred thousand', which is ten million.

मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - central, middle, intermediate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhyama

madhyama - middle, central, intermediate

Note: Agrees with 'gulmam'.

गुल्मम् (gulmam) - military division, battalion (thicket, cluster, division of an army, battalion, spleen)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gulma

gulma - thicket, cluster, military division (battalion)

आश्रितम् (āśritam) - occupied (the division) (resorted to, stationed at, occupied)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, protected by, stationed at, dependent on

Past Passive Participle

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

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied subject (e.g., 'the host') or is a predicate adjective for 'gulmam' (the division was occupied).

यातुधानाः (yātudhānāḥ) - demons, evil spirits (a specific class of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yātudhāna

yātudhāna - demon, evil spirit, a type of rākṣasa

दुराधर्षाः (durādharṣāḥ) - irresistible, invincible, difficult to subdue or attack

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of durādharṣa

durādharṣa - irresistible, invincible, difficult to subdue

Compound: dur- (difficult) + ā-dharṣa (to attack)

Prefixes: dur+ā

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'yātudhānāḥ'.

स-अग्र-कोटिः (sa-agra-koṭiḥ) - over a crore in number (with an additional crore, more than a crore)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāgrakoṭi

sāgrakoṭi - with an additional crore, more than a crore

Bahuvrihi compound: sa (with) + agra (excess) + koṭi (a crore)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+agra+koṭi)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• agra – foremost, chief, excess, addition
  noun (neuter)
• koṭi – a crore (ten million), extremity, highest point
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'yātudhānāḥ', implying 'yātudhānāḥ' were 'sāgrakoṭiḥ'.

च (ca) - additionally (and, also)

(indeclinable)

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of demons, of rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa

Note: Qualifies both the 'ten million' and 'yātudhānāḥ'.