वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-43, verse-23

बाहुभिः परिघाकारैर्युध्यन्तः पर्वतोपमाः ।
हरयो भीमकर्माणो राक्षसाञ्जघ्नुराहवे ॥२३॥

23. bāhubhiḥ parighākārairyudhyantaḥ parvatopamāḥ ,
harayo bhīmakarmāṇo rākṣasāñjaghnurāhave.

23. bāhubhiḥ parigha-ākāraiḥ yudhyantaḥ parvata-upamāḥ
harayaḥ bhīma-karmāṇaḥ rākṣasān jaghnuḥ āhave

23. parvata-upamāḥ bhīma-karmāṇaḥ harayaḥ bāhubhiḥ
parigha-ākāraiḥ yudhyantaḥ āhave rākṣasān jaghnuḥ

23. The mountain-like monkeys of terrible deeds, fighting with mace-like arms, struck the demons in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - with (their) arms (by arms, with arms)

• परिघ-आकारैः (parigha-ākāraiḥ) - with mace-like (strong) arms (with mace-like forms, having the shape of maces)

• युध्यन्तः (yudhyantaḥ) - (who were) fighting (fighting, battling)

• पर्वत-उपमाः (parvata-upamāḥ) - mountain-like (in size/strength) (mountain-like, resembling mountains)

• हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys (the Vānaras) (monkeys)

• भीम-कर्माणः (bhīma-karmāṇaḥ) - performing dreadful/fierce actions (of terrible deeds, having dreadful actions)

• राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - the demons (the Rākṣasas) (demons, rākṣasas)

• जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they struck (they struck, they killed)

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

Words meanings and morphology

बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - with (their) arms (by arms, with arms)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāhu

bāhu - arm, fore-arm

परिघ-आकारैः (parigha-ākāraiḥ) - with mace-like (strong) arms (with mace-like forms, having the shape of maces)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parigha-ākāra

parigha-ākāra - having the form/shape of a mace/club, mace-like

Compound type : tatpurusha (parigha+ākāra)

• parigha – iron bar, bolt, mace, club
  noun (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `bāhubhiḥ`.

युध्यन्तः (yudhyantaḥ) - (who were) fighting (fighting, battling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yudhyant

yudhyant - fighting, combating

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `yudh` (to fight) in the `śyan` (4th class) form, `yudhya`.

Root: yudh (class 4)

पर्वत-उपमाः (parvata-upamāḥ) - mountain-like (in size/strength) (mountain-like, resembling mountains)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parvata-upamā

parvata-upamā - resembling a mountain, mountain-like

Compound type : tatpurusha (parvata+upamā)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• upamā – likeness, comparison, simile
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with `harayaḥ`.

हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys (the Vānaras) (monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hari

hari - tawny, yellow, lion, monkey, Viṣṇu

Note: Subject of the sentence.

भीम-कर्माणः (bhīma-karmāṇaḥ) - performing dreadful/fierce actions (of terrible deeds, having dreadful actions)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīma-karman

bhīma-karman - of terrible deeds, performing dreadful actions

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhīma+karman)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, fierce
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• karman – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `harayaḥ`.

राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - the demons (the Rākṣasas) (demons, rākṣasas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, rakshasa

Note: Object of `jaghnuḥ`.

जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they struck (they struck, they killed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

आहवे (āhave) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, combat, challenge

Derived from root `hū` (to call) with prefix `ā-`.

Prefix: ā

Root: hū (class 3)