वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-41, verse-25

परिघैर्भिण्डिपालैश्च भल्लैः प्रासैः परश्वधैः ।
निर्ययू राक्षसा घोरा नर्दन्तो जलदा यथा ॥२५॥

25. parighairbhiṇḍipālaiśca bhallaiḥ prāsaiḥ paraśvadhaiḥ ,
niryayū rākṣasā ghorā nardanto jaladā yathā.

25. parighaiḥ bhiṇḍipālaiḥ ca bhallaiḥ prāsaiḥ paraśvadhaiḥ
niryayū rākṣasāḥ ghorāḥ nardantaḥ jaladāḥ yathā

25. ghorāḥ rākṣasāḥ parighaiḥ bhiṇḍipālaiḥ ca bhallaiḥ
prāsaiḥ paraśvadhaiḥ jaladāḥ yathā nardantaḥ niryayū

25. Terrible Rākṣasas sallied forth, roaring like thunderclouds, armed with iron bars, Bhiṇḍipālas, broad-headed arrows, javelins, and battle-axes.

Words meanings summery:

• परिघैः (parighaiḥ) - with iron bars, clubs, bolt

• भिण्डिपालैः (bhiṇḍipālaiḥ) - with Bhiṇḍipāla (a kind of sling-bullet, short spear, or javelin)

• च (ca) - and, also

• भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with broad-headed arrows, spears

• प्रासैः (prāsaiḥ) - with javelins, spears

• परश्वधैः (paraśvadhaiḥ) - with battle-axes

• निर्ययू (niryayū) - they went forth, sallied out, departed

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas, demons

• घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible, fierce, dreadful

• नर्दन्तः (nardantaḥ) - roaring, thundering

• जलदाः (jaladāḥ) - clouds (lit. 'water-givers')

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, in the manner of

Words meanings and morphology

परिघैः (parighaiḥ) - with iron bars, clubs, bolt

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parigha

parigha - iron bar, club, bolt, cross-bar of a gate

भिण्डिपालैः (bhiṇḍipālaiḥ) - with Bhiṇḍipāla (a kind of sling-bullet, short spear, or javelin)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhiṇḍipāla

bhiṇḍipāla - a kind of sling-bullet, a short spear, javelin

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with broad-headed arrows, spears

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhalla

bhalla - broad-headed arrow, spear

प्रासैः (prāsaiḥ) - with javelins, spears

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāsa

prāsa - javelin, spear

परश्वधैः (paraśvadhaiḥ) - with battle-axes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of paraśvadha

paraśvadha - battle-axe, axe

निर्ययू (niryayū) - they went forth, sallied out, departed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of yā

Perfect (lit)

Prefix: nir

Root: yā (class 2)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas, demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a Rākṣasa, demon, evil being

घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible, fierce, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, fearful, dreadful, fierce

नर्दन्तः (nardantaḥ) - roaring, thundering

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nardant

nardant - roaring, sounding, thundering

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √nrad (to roar, sound)

Root: nrad (class 1)

जलदाः (jaladāḥ) - clouds (lit. 'water-givers')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jalada

jalada - cloud (lit. 'water-giver'), giving water

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+da)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  adjective
  agent noun derived from √dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, like, in the manner of

(indeclinable)

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