वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-39, verse-14

येनाद्य बहवो युद्धे राक्षसा निहताः क्षितौ ।
तस्यामेव क्षितौ वीरः स शेते निहतः परैः ॥१४॥

14. yenādya bahavo yuddhe rākṣasā nihatāḥ kṣitau ,
tasyāmeva kṣitau vīraḥ sa śete nihataḥ paraiḥ.

14. yena adya bahavaḥ yuddhe rākṣasāḥ nihatāḥ kṣitau
tasyām eva kṣitau vīraḥ saḥ śete nihataḥ paraiḥ

14. yena adya yuddhe bahavaḥ rākṣasāḥ kṣitau nihatāḥ,
saḥ vīraḥ adya tasyām eva kṣitau paraiḥ nihataḥ (san) śete.

14. The hero by whom many rākṣasas were killed on the ground in battle today, he now lies on that very ground, struck down by enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, rākṣasas

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, struck down

• क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground, on the earth

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - on that

• एव (eva) - even, indeed, just

• क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground, on the earth

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• शेते (śete) - lies, rests

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down

• परैः (paraiḥ) - by enemies, by others

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

Note: Refers to Lakṣmaṇa.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣasāḥ'.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

Root: yudh (class 4)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, rākṣasa

Note: Subject of the clause 'nihatāḥ'.

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - killed, struck down, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Functions as a predicate, "were killed".

क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth, ground, land

तस्याम् (tasyām) - on that

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Qualifies 'kṣitau'.

एव (eva) - even, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'tasyām kṣitau'.

क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth, ground, land

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Subject of 'śete'.

शेते (śete) - lies, rests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śī

Root: śī (class 2)

निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, struck down, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ vīraḥ'.

परैः (paraiḥ) - by enemies, by others

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of para

para - other, enemy, supreme

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'nihataḥ'.