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

तस्मिंस्तमसि दुष्पारे राक्षसाः क्रोधमूर्छिताः ।
परिपेतुर्महावेगा भक्षयन्तः प्लवंगमान् ॥६॥

6. tasmiṃstamasi duṣpāre rākṣasāḥ krodhamūrchitāḥ ,
paripeturmahāvegā bhakṣayantaḥ plavaṃgamān.

6. tasmin tamasi duṣpāre rākṣasāḥ krodhamūrchitāḥ
| paripetuḥ mahāvegāḥ bhakṣayantaḥ plavaṅgamān

6. In that impenetrable darkness, the Rākṣasas, overwhelmed by anger, rushed about with great speed, devouring the monkeys.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• तमसि (tamasi) - in the darkness

• दुष्पारे (duṣpāre) - difficult to cross, impenetrable

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, Rākṣasas

• क्रोधमूर्छिताः (krodhamūrchitāḥ) - overwhelmed by anger, infuriated

• परिपेतुः (paripetuḥ) - they rushed about, flew around

• महावेगाः (mahāvegāḥ) - of great speed, very swift

• भक्षयन्तः (bhakṣayantaḥ) - devouring, eating

• प्लवङ्गमान् (plavaṅgamān) - monkeys

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

तमसि (tamasi) - in the darkness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom

दुष्पारे (duṣpāre) - difficult to cross, impenetrable

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of duṣpāra

duṣpāra - difficult to cross or overcome, impenetrable

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+pāra)

• dur – bad, difficult
  prefix
• pāra – crossing, going across, the other shore
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tamasi'.

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, Rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a Rākṣasa

क्रोधमूर्छिताः (krodhamūrchitāḥ) - overwhelmed by anger, infuriated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of krodhamūrchita

krodhamūrchita - fainted from anger, overwhelmed by rage, infuriated

Compound type : tatpurusha (krodha+mūrchita)

• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
• mūrchita – fainted, unconscious, overwhelmed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root mūrcch (to faint, to be bewildered)
  Root: mūrcch (class 1)

परिपेतुः (paripetuḥ) - they rushed about, flew around

(verb)

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

Prefix: pari

Root: pat (class 1)

महावेगाः (mahāvegāḥ) - of great speed, very swift

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāvega

mahāvega - great speed, of great velocity

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+vega)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vega – speed, velocity, force
  noun (masculine)

भक्षयन्तः (bhakṣayantaḥ) - devouring, eating

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhakṣayat

bhakṣayat - devouring, eating

Present Active Participle

from causative of root bhakṣ (to eat)

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

प्लवङ्गमान् (plavaṅgamān) - monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey (literally, one who goes by jumping)

Compound type : tatpurusha (plava+gama)

• plava – jumping, leaping, swimming
  noun (masculine)
• gama – going, moving
  noun
  derivative from root gam
  suffix -a
  Root: gam (class 1)