वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-44, verse-37

स वीरशोभामभजन्महाकपिः समेत्य रक्षांसि निहत्य मारुतिः ।
महासुरं भीमममित्रनाशनं यथैव विष्णुर्बलिनं चमूमुखे ॥३७॥

37. sa vīraśobhāmabhajanmahākapiḥ sametya rakṣāṃsi nihatya mārutiḥ ,
mahāsuraṃ bhīmamamitranāśanaṃ yathaiva viṣṇurbalinaṃ camūmukhe.

37. saḥ vīraśobhām abhajata mahākapiḥ
sametya rakṣāṃsi nihatya mārutiḥ
mahāsuram bhīmam amitranāśanam
yathā eva viṣṇuḥ balinam camūmukhe

37. saḥ mahākapiḥ mārutiḥ rakṣāṃsi sametya
nihatya vīraśobhām abhajata yathā
eva viṣṇuḥ camūmukhe balinam mahāsuram
bhīmam amitranāśanam (nighnya abhajata)

37. That great monkey (Hanuman) attained heroic splendor. Maruti (Hanuman), having confronted and slain the Rākṣasas, did so just as Viṣṇu slew the terrible great demon, the destroyer of foes, Bali, in the vanguard of the army.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• वीरशोभाम् (vīraśobhām) - heroic splendor

• अभजत (abhajata) - he attained, he resorted to

• महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - the great monkey Hanuman (great monkey)

• समेत्य (sametya) - having met, having approached, having confronted

• रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - Rākṣasas (demons)

• निहत्य (nihatya) - having struck down, having destroyed, having killed

• मारुतिः (mārutiḥ) - Hanuman (son of Marut (wind god))

• महासुरम् (mahāsuram) - the great demon Bali (great demon)

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrible, formidable, dreadful

• अमित्रनाशनम् (amitranāśanam) - destroyer of enemies

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu

• बलिनम् (balinam) - the demon Bali (mighty, powerful (one))

• चमूमुखे (camūmukhe) - in the vanguard of the army, at the head of the forces

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वीरशोभाम् (vīraśobhām) - heroic splendor

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vīraśobhā

vīraśobhā - heroic splendor, warrior's beauty

Compound type : tatpurusha (vīra+śobhā)

• vīra – hero, warrior, brave
  noun (masculine)
• śobhā – splendor, beauty, luster
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śubh (class 1)

अभजत (abhajata) - he attained, he resorted to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: The final 't' of 'abhajat' becomes 'n' by sandhi before a soft consonant or nasal.

महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - the great monkey Hanuman (great monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - great monkey, excellent monkey

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kapi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kamp (class 1)

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

समेत्य (sametya) - having met, having approached, having confronted

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'sam' and '-ya' suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - Rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - a demon, an evil being, a Rākṣasa

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Also can be nominative plural, but accusative fits the context of being acted upon.

निहत्य (nihatya) - having struck down, having destroyed, having killed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'ni' and '-ya' suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

मारुतिः (mārutiḥ) - Hanuman (son of Marut (wind god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māruti

māruti - son of Marut (wind god), a name for Hanuman

patronymic from Marut

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

महासुरम् (mahāsuram) - the great demon Bali (great demon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāsura

mahāsura - great demon, mighty asura

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+asura)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• asura – demon, titan
  noun (masculine)
  Root: asu (class 4)

Note: Qualifies Bali.

भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrible, formidable, dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, formidable, dreadful

from root 'bhī' (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'mahāsuram'.

अमित्रनाशनम् (amitranāśanam) - destroyer of enemies

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amitranāśana

amitranāśana - destroyer of enemies, foe-destroying

Compound type : tatpurusha (amitra+nāśana)

• amitra – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
  negative of 'mitra' (friend)
• nāśana – destroying, causing to perish
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt nominalization
  from root 'naś' (to perish, destroy)
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'mahāsuram'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - the god Viṣṇu

Root: viṣ (class 2)

बलिनम् (balinam) - the demon Bali (mighty, powerful (one))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - strong, mighty, powerful; a strong person, an epithet of Bali

suffixed with -in indicating possession of 'bala' (strength)

Note: Refers to the demon king Bali.

चमूमुखे (camūmukhe) - in the vanguard of the army, at the head of the forces

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of camūmukha

camūmukha - forefront of an army, vanguard

Compound type : tatpurusha (camū+mukha)

• camū – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – face, mouth, front, chief part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the battlefront.