वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-43, verse-12

तेषां युद्धं महारौद्रं संजज्ञे कपिरक्षसाम् ।
रामरावणयोरर्थे समभित्यक्तजीविनाम् ॥१२॥

12. teṣāṃ yuddhaṃ mahāraudraṃ saṃjajñe kapirakṣasām ,
rāmarāvaṇayorarthe samabhityaktajīvinām.

12. teṣām yuddham mahāraudram saṃjajñe kapirakṣasām
rāmarāvaṇayoḥ arthe samabhityaktajīvinām

12. kapirakṣasām teṣām rāmarāvaṇayoḥ arthe
samabhityaktajīvinām mahāraudram yuddham saṃjajñe

12. An exceedingly fierce battle arose between them—the monkeys and the demons—who had completely abandoned their lives for the sake of Rāma and Rāvaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

• महारौद्रम् (mahāraudram) - exceedingly fierce, very terrible

• संजज्ञे (saṁjajñe) - arose, was born, happened

• कपिरक्षसाम् (kapirakṣasām) - of the monkeys and demons

• रामरावणयोः (rāmarāvaṇayoḥ) - of Rāma and Rāvaṇa

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, on account of

• समभित्यक्तजीविनाम् (samabhityaktajīvinām) - of those who had completely given up their lives

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

महारौद्रम् (mahāraudram) - exceedingly fierce, very terrible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāraudra

mahāraudra - exceedingly fierce, very terrible

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+raudra)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• raudra – fierce, terrible, dreadful
  adjective (neuter)

संजज्ञे (saṁjajñe) - arose, was born, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of saṃjajñe

Perfect tense (lit) form of root 'jan' with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

कपिरक्षसाम् (kapirakṣasām) - of the monkeys and demons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kapirakṣasa

kapirakṣasa - monkey and demon

Compound type : dvandva (kapi+rakṣasa)

• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣasa – demon, ogre
  noun (masculine)

रामरावणयोः (rāmarāvaṇayoḥ) - of Rāma and Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of rāmarāvaṇa

rāmarāvaṇa - Rāma and Rāvaṇa

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+rāvaṇa)

• rāma – Rāma (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, on account of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, thing

Note: Used idiomatically in locative case to mean 'for the sake of'.

समभित्यक्तजीविनाम् (samabhityaktajīvinām) - of those who had completely given up their lives

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of samabhityaktajīvin

samabhityaktajīvin - one who has completely abandoned life

derived from past passive participle

Compound formed from 'sam-abhi-tyakta' (completely abandoned) and 'jīvin' (living/life). 'tyakta' is a past passive participle of root 'tyaj'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sam+abhi+tyakta+jīvin)

• sam – together, completely
  indeclinable
• abhi – towards, against, over
  indeclinable
• tyakta – abandoned, given up
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'tyaj' (to abandon).
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• jīvin – living, alive, life
  noun (masculine)