वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-31, verse-44

राक्षसा विस्मयं जग्मुः सहसाभिनिपीडिताः ।
वानरैर्मेघसंकाशैः शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमैः ॥४४॥

44. rākṣasā vismayaṃ jagmuḥ sahasābhinipīḍitāḥ ,
vānarairmeghasaṃkāśaiḥ śakratulyaparākramaiḥ.

44. rākṣasāḥ vismayam jagmuḥ sahasā abhinipīḍitāḥ
vānaraiḥ meghasaṃkāśaiḥ śakratulyaparākramaiḥ

44. abhinipīḍitāḥ rākṣasāḥ meghasaṃkāśaiḥ śakratulyaparākramaiḥ vānaraiḥ sahasā vismayam jagmuḥ.

44. The Rākṣasas were struck with astonishment, suddenly overwhelmed by the cloud-like monkeys (vanaras) whose prowess was equal to Indra's.

Words meanings summery:

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas (demons)

• विस्मयम् (vismayam) - astonishment, wonder

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - experienced astonishment (went, experienced)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully

• अभिनिपीडिताः (abhinipīḍitāḥ) - overwhelmed by the monkeys (oppressed, afflicted, overwhelmed)

• वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys

• मेघसंकाशैः (meghasaṁkāśaiḥ) - by those resembling clouds, cloud-like

• शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमैः (śakratulyaparākramaiḥ) - by those whose prowess is equal to Indra's

Words meanings and morphology

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a Rākṣasa, a demon, an evil spirit

विस्मयम् (vismayam) - astonishment, wonder

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - astonishment, wonder, surprise

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - experienced astonishment (went, experienced)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully

(indeclinable)

अभिनिपीडिताः (abhinipīḍitāḥ) - overwhelmed by the monkeys (oppressed, afflicted, overwhelmed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhinipīḍita

abhinipīḍita - oppressed, afflicted, tormented, harassed

Past Passive Participle

From root pīḍ (to torment) with prefixes abhi and ni

Prefixes: abhi+ni

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

मेघसंकाशैः (meghasaṁkāśaiḥ) - by those resembling clouds, cloud-like

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of meghasaṃkāśa

meghasaṁkāśa - resembling a cloud, cloud-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (megha+saṃkāśa)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar in appearance
  adjective (masculine)
  From root kāś (to appear) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमैः (śakratulyaparākramaiḥ) - by those whose prowess is equal to Indra's

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śakratulyaparākrama

śakratulyaparākrama - having valor equal to Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śakra+tulya+parākrama)

• śakra – Indra (name of a deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• tulya – equal, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)
• parākrama – prowess, valor, heroism, strength
  noun (masculine)
  From root kram (to step) with prefix parā
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)

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