वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-42, verse-36

धूम्राक्षं निहतं दृष्ट्वा हतशेषा निशाचराः ।
त्रस्ताः प्रविविशुर्लङ्कां वध्यमानाः प्लवंगमैः ॥३६॥

36. dhūmrākṣaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā hataśeṣā niśācarāḥ ,
trastāḥ praviviśurlaṅkāṃ vadhyamānāḥ plavaṃgamaiḥ.

36. dhūmrākṣam nihatam dṛṣṭvā hataśeṣāḥ niśācarāḥ
trastāḥ praviviśuḥ laṅkām vadhyamānāḥ plavaṅgamaiḥ

36. dhūmrākṣam nihatam dṛṣṭvā,
hataśeṣāḥ trastāḥ niśācarāḥ plavaṅgamaiḥ vadhyamānāḥ laṅkām praviviśuḥ

36. Having seen Dhūmrākṣa killed, the remaining Rākṣasas (niśācarāḥ), terrified and still being killed by the monkeys, fled into Laṅkā.

Words meanings summery:

• धूम्राक्षम् (dhūmrākṣam) - Dhūmrākṣa (accusative)

• निहतम् (nihatam) - slain, killed, struck down

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• हतशेषाः (hataśeṣāḥ) - those remaining after being killed, survivors (of slaughter)

• निशाचराः (niśācarāḥ) - night-wanderers, demons, Rākṣasas

• त्रस्ताः (trastāḥ) - terrified, frightened, scared

• प्रविविशुः (praviviśuḥ) - they entered

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Laṅkā (city)

• वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being slaughtered

• प्लवङ्गमैः (plavaṅgamaiḥ) - by the monkeys

Words meanings and morphology

धूम्राक्षम् (dhūmrākṣam) - Dhūmrākṣa (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhūmrākṣa

dhūmrākṣa - smoke-eyed (proper name of a Rākṣasa)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhūmra+akṣa)

• dhūmra – smoke-colored, grey
  adjective
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

निहतम् (nihatam) - slain, killed, struck down

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, slain

Past Passive Participle

derived from root han with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

हतशेषाः (hataśeṣāḥ) - those remaining after being killed, survivors (of slaughter)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hataśeṣa

hataśeṣa - remaining after being killed, survivors of a slaughter

Compound type : tatpurusha (hata+śeṣa)

• hata – killed, slain, struck
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root han
  Root: han (class 2)
• śeṣa – remainder, residue, balance
  noun (masculine)

निशाचराः (niśācarāḥ) - night-wanderers, demons, Rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, Rākṣasa

Compound type : tatpurusha (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, wanderer
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

त्रस्ताः (trastāḥ) - terrified, frightened, scared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of trasta

trasta - terrified, frightened, afraid

Past Passive Participle

derived from root tras

Root: tras (class 4)

प्रविविशुः (praviviśuḥ) - they entered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of pra-viś

Perfect

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Laṅkā (city)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (the capital city of Rāvaṇa)

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being slaughtered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being slain, being struck

Present Passive Participle

derived from root vadh (to kill, strike)

Root: vadh (class 1)

प्लवङ्गमैः (plavaṅgamaiḥ) - by the monkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey (literally 'one who goes by leaping')

Compound type : tatpurusha (plava+gama)

• plava – leaping, jumping, swimming
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root plu (to float, swim, jump)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, moving, one who goes
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)