वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-31, verse-37

दशनागबलाः के चित् के चिद्दशगुणोत्तराः ।
के चिन्नागसहस्रस्य बभूवुस्तुल्यविक्रमाः ॥३७॥

37. daśanāgabalāḥ ke cit ke ciddaśaguṇottarāḥ ,
ke cinnāgasahasrasya babhūvustulyavikramāḥ.

37. daśanāgabalāḥ ke cit ke cit daśaguṇottarāḥ
ke cit nāgasahasrasya babhūvuḥ tulyavikramāḥ

37. ke cit daśanāgabalāḥ ke cit daśaguṇottarāḥ
ke cit nāgasahasrasya tulyavikramāḥ babhūvuḥ

37. Some [monkeys] possessed the strength of ten elephants, while others were ten times stronger than that, and some displayed valor equal to a thousand elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• दशनागबलाः (daśanāgabalāḥ) - having the strength of ten elephants

• के (ke) - some (of the monkeys) (some, who)

• चित् (cit) - used with 'ke' to form 'some' (indeed, particle for indefiniteness)

• के (ke) - some (of the monkeys) (some, who)

• चित् (cit) - used with 'ke' to form 'some' (indeed, particle for indefiniteness)

• दशगुणोत्तराः (daśaguṇottarāḥ) - ten times stronger than the basic strength (of an elephant) (ten times superior, ten times stronger)

• के (ke) - some (of the monkeys) (some, who)

• चित् (cit) - used with 'ke' to form 'some' (indeed, particle for indefiniteness)

• नागसहस्रस्य (nāgasahasrasya) - of a thousand elephants

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they possessed, they had (they were, they became)

• तुल्यविक्रमाः (tulyavikramāḥ) - equal in valor/prowess

Words meanings and morphology

दशनागबलाः (daśanāgabalāḥ) - having the strength of ten elephants

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daśanāgabala

daśanāgabala - having the strength of ten elephants

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśanāga+bala)

• daśanāga – ten elephants
  noun (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bal (class 1)

के (ke) - some (of the monkeys) (some, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which, some

चित् (cit) - used with 'ke' to form 'some' (indeed, particle for indefiniteness)

(indeclinable)

के (ke) - some (of the monkeys) (some, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which, some

चित् (cit) - used with 'ke' to form 'some' (indeed, particle for indefiniteness)

(indeclinable)

दशगुणोत्तराः (daśaguṇottarāḥ) - ten times stronger than the basic strength (of an elephant) (ten times superior, ten times stronger)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daśaguṇottara

daśaguṇottara - ten times superior/more

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśaguṇa+uttara)

• daśaguṇa – tenfold, ten times
  adjective (neuter)
• uttara – superior, later, subsequent, more
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: tṛ

के (ke) - some (of the monkeys) (some, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which, some

चित् (cit) - used with 'ke' to form 'some' (indeed, particle for indefiniteness)

(indeclinable)

नागसहस्रस्य (nāgasahasrasya) - of a thousand elephants

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of nāgasahasra

nāgasahasra - a thousand elephants

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+sahasra)

• nāga – elephant, snake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nah
• sahasra – a thousand
  numeral (neuter)

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they possessed, they had (they were, they became)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

perfect active 3rd plural

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural of the root 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तुल्यविक्रमाः (tulyavikramāḥ) - equal in valor/prowess

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tulyavikrama

tulyavikrama - of equal valor, equal in prowess

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tulya+vikrama)

• tulya – equal, similar, comparable
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: tul (class 10)
• vikrama – valor, prowess, courage, stride
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kram (to step) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)