वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-33, verse-24

ग्रसन्तमिव सैन्यानि प्रघसं वानराधिपः ।
सुग्रीवः सप्तपर्णेन निर्बिभेद जघान च ॥२४॥

24. grasantamiva sainyāni praghasaṃ vānarādhipaḥ ,
sugrīvaḥ saptaparṇena nirbibheda jaghāna ca.

24. grasantam iva sainyāni praghāsaṃ vānarādhipaḥ
sugrīvaḥ saptaparṇena nirbibheda jaghāna ca

24. vānarādhipaḥ sugrīvaḥ grasantam iva sainyāni
praghāsaṃ saptaparṇena nirbibheda ca jaghāna

24. Sugrīva, the lord of the monkeys, pierced and killed Praghāsa, who was as if devouring the armies, using a saptaparṇa tree.

Words meanings summery:

• ग्रसन्तम् (grasantam) - devouring, swallowing

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies, military forces

• प्रघासं (praghāsaṁ) - Praghāsa, a demon (Praghāsa (proper name))

• वानराधिपः (vānarādhipaḥ) - the lord of monkeys

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (proper name)

• सप्तपर्णेन (saptaparṇena) - with a saptaparṇa tree

• निर्बिभेद (nirbibheda) - he pierced, he broke through

• जघान (jaghāna) - he killed, he struck down

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

ग्रसन्तम् (grasantam) - devouring, swallowing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of grasat

gras - to swallow, devour, consume

Present Active Participle

Root gras + śatṛ suffix, masculine accusative singular

Root: gras (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies, military forces

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sainya

sainya - an army, military force, belonging to an army

Derived from senā (army)

Note: Object of 'grasantam'.

प्रघासं (praghāsaṁ) - Praghāsa, a demon (Praghāsa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praghāsa

praghāsa - (a proper name); (related to pra+ghas to eat, devour)

Note: Object of 'nirbibheda' and 'jaghāna'.

वानराधिपः (vānarādhipaḥ) - the lord of monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānarādhipa

vānarādhipa - lord of monkeys, chief of monkeys

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+adhipa)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'Sugrīvaḥ'.

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

Note: Subject of 'nirbibheda' and 'jaghāna'.

सप्तपर्णेन (saptaparṇena) - with a saptaparṇa tree

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saptaparṇa

saptaparṇa - Alstonia scholaris (a tree with seven leaves)

Compound type : dvigu (sapta+parṇa)

• sapta – seven
  numeral
• parṇa – leaf, feather, wing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pṛ

Note: Instrument of piercing/killing.

निर्बिभेद (nirbibheda) - he pierced, he broke through

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of bhid

Perfect (Lit)

3rd person singular, active voice

Prefix: nis

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: The subject is 'Sugrīvaḥ'.

जघान (jaghāna) - he killed, he struck down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of han

Perfect (Lit)

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: han (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'Sugrīvaḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'nirbibheda' and 'jaghāna'.