वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-42, verse-3

राक्षसैर्वानरा घोरा विनिकृत्ताः समन्ततः ।
वानरै राक्षसाश्चापि द्रुमैर्भूमौ समीकृताः ॥३॥

3. rākṣasairvānarā ghorā vinikṛttāḥ samantataḥ ,
vānarai rākṣasāścāpi drumairbhūmau samīkṛtāḥ.

3. rākṣasaiḥ vānarāḥ ghorāḥ vinikr̥ttāḥ samantataḥ
vānaraiḥ rākṣasāḥ ca api drumaiḥ bhūmau samīkr̥tāḥ

3. ghorāḥ vānarāḥ rākṣasaiḥ samantataḥ vinikr̥ttāḥ ca
api rākṣasāḥ vānaraiḥ drumaiḥ bhūmau samīkr̥tāḥ

3. The dreadful monkeys were cut down on all sides by the demons. And the demons, in turn, were leveled to the ground by the monkeys using trees.

Words meanings summery:

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by the demons (by demons)

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

• घोराः (ghorāḥ) - dreadful (dreadful, terrible)

• विनिक्र्̥त्ताः (vinikr̥ttāḥ) - cut down (cut down, severely injured, mutilated)

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides (on all sides, all around, completely)

• वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by the monkeys (by monkeys)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - in turn (also) (also, even, too)

• द्रुमैः (drumaiḥ) - using trees (with trees)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - to the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

• समीक्र्̥ताः (samīkr̥tāḥ) - leveled to the ground (made equal, leveled, laid low)

Words meanings and morphology

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by the demons (by demons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

घोराः (ghorāḥ) - dreadful (dreadful, terrible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

Root: ghūrṇ (class 1)

विनिक्र्̥त्ताः (vinikr̥ttāḥ) - cut down (cut down, severely injured, mutilated)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vinikr̥tta

vinikr̥tta - cut off, torn asunder, severely wounded

past passive participle

Formed from prefix 'vi' + 'ni' + root 'kr̥t' (to cut) + past passive participle suffix '-ta'.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: kr̥t (class 6)

Note: An implied verb 'were' completes the sentence.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides (on all sides, all around, completely)

(indeclinable)

From 'samanta' (all around) + suffix '-tas'.

वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by the monkeys (by monkeys)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

conjunction

अपि (api) - in turn (also) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

particle

द्रुमैः (drumaiḥ) - using trees (with trees)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of druma

druma - tree

Root: dram (class 1)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - to the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

समीक्र्̥ताः (samīkr̥tāḥ) - leveled to the ground (made equal, leveled, laid low)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samīkr̥ta

samīkr̥ta - made equal, made level, brought to an end, destroyed

past passive participle

Formed from 'samī-kr̥' (to make equal, level) + past passive participle suffix '-ta'. Here, 'samī' functions adverbially or as a prefix.

Prefix: sam

Root: kr̥ (class 8)

Note: Implied verb 'were' completes the sentence.

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