वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-34, verse-24

राक्षसानां च निनदैर्हरीणां चापि गर्जितैः ।
सा बभूव निशा घोरा भूयो घोरतरा तदा ॥२४॥

24. rākṣasānāṃ ca ninadairharīṇāṃ cāpi garjitaiḥ ,
sā babhūva niśā ghorā bhūyo ghoratarā tadā.

24. rākṣasānām ca ninadaiḥ harīṇām ca api garjitaiḥ
sā babhūva niśā ghorā bhūyaḥ ghoratarā tadā

24. tada rākṣasānām ninadaiḥ ca harīṇām garjitaiḥ
ca api sā ghorā niśā bhūyaḥ ghoratarā babhūva

24. Then, with the roars of the demons and also the cries of the monkeys, that dreadful night became even more terrifying.

Words meanings summery:

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the demons

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• निनदैः (ninadaiḥ) - with roars (with roars, with sounds)

• हरीणाम् (harīṇām) - of the monkeys

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even)

• गर्जितैः (garjitaiḥ) - with cries (with roars, with thunderings)

• सा (sā) - that (that, she)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, happened, existed)

• निशा (niśā) - night

• घोरा (ghorā) - dreadful (terrible, dreadful, awful)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - even more (again, more, greatly)

• घोरतरा (ghoratarā) - more terrifying (more terrible, more dreadful)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the demons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, Rākṣasa

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Possessive for ninadaiḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects phrases.

निनदैः (ninadaiḥ) - with roars (with roars, with sounds)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ninada

ninada - roar, sound, noise, cry

Derived from root nad (to roar) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause/accompaniment.

हरीणाम् (harīṇām) - of the monkeys

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, lion, Viṣṇu, horse, sun

Note: Possessive for garjitaiḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects phrases.

अपि (api) - also (also, even)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizing.

गर्जितैः (garjitaiḥ) - with cries (with roars, with thunderings)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of garjita

garjita - roared, thundered; roar, thunder

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

Derived from root garj (to roar) with kta suffix.

Root: garj (class 1)

सा (sā) - that (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies niśā.

बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, happened, existed)

(verb)

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

Perfect (lit) Third Person Singular

From root bhū, perfect tense, third person singular, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

निशा (niśā) - night

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niśā

niśā - night

Note: Subject of babhūva.

घोरा (ghorā) - dreadful (terrible, dreadful, awful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fearful, awful

Root: ghur (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for niśā.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - even more (again, more, greatly)

(indeclinable)

Comparative form of bahu (much), used adverbially.

घोरतरा (ghoratarā) - more terrifying (more terrible, more dreadful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghoratara

ghoratara - more terrible, more dreadful

Comparative degree of ghora (terrible) using suffix -tara.

Note: Predicative adjective, comparative degree.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun tad with suffix -dā.