वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-4, verse-28

मध्ये तु राजा सुग्रीवो रामो लक्ष्मण एव च ।
बहुभिर्बलिभिर्भीमैर्वृताः शत्रुनिबर्हणः ॥२८॥

28. madhye tu rājā sugrīvo rāmo lakṣmaṇa eva ca ,
bahubhirbalibhirbhīmairvṛtāḥ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ.

28. madhye tu rājā sugrīvaḥ rāmaḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ eva ca
bahubhiḥ balibhiḥ bhīmaiḥ vṛtāḥ śatrunibarhaṇāḥ

28. tu madhye rājā sugrīvaḥ rāmaḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ eva ca
bahubhiḥ balibhiḥ bhīmaiḥ śatrunibarhaṇāḥ vṛtāḥ

28. In the middle, however, were King Sugrīva, Rāma, and Lakṣmaṇa, surrounded by many powerful, formidable warriors, destroyers of foes.

Words meanings summery:

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, between, among

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• राजा (rājā) - king

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (name)

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (name)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• च (ca) - and, also

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

• बलिभिः (balibhiḥ) - by powerful warriors (by powerful ones, by strong ones)

• भीमैः (bhīmaiḥ) - by formidable warriors (by formidable ones, by terrible ones, by dreadful ones)

• वृताः (vṛtāḥ) - surrounded, encompassed, covered

• शत्रुनिबर्हणाः (śatrunibarhaṇāḥ) - destroyers of enemies, vanquishers of foes

Words meanings and morphology

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, between, among

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king, literally 'beautiful neck')

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rāma)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

बलिभिः (balibhiḥ) - by powerful warriors (by powerful ones, by strong ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

भीमैः (bhīmaiḥ) - by formidable warriors (by formidable ones, by terrible ones, by dreadful ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, dreadful, formidable, fierce

वृताः (vṛtāḥ) - surrounded, encompassed, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vṛ' (to cover, surround).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

शत्रुनिबर्हणाः (śatrunibarhaṇāḥ) - destroyers of enemies, vanquishers of foes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śatrunibarhaṇa

śatrunibarhaṇa - destroyer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+nibarhaṇa)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• nibarhaṇa – destroying, killing, a destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bṛh' with prefix 'ni'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bṛh (class 6)