वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-46, verse-23

वानराणां शरीरैस्तु राक्षसानां च मेदिनी ।
बभूव निचिता घोरा पतितैरिव पर्वतैः ॥२३॥

23. vānarāṇāṃ śarīraistu rākṣasānāṃ ca medinī ,
babhūva nicitā ghorā patitairiva parvataiḥ.

23. vānarāṇām śarīraiḥ tu rākṣasānām ca medinī
babhūva nicitā ghorā patitaiḥ iva parvataiḥ

23. tu medinī vānarāṇām ca rākṣasānām śarīraiḥ
patitaiḥ parvataiḥ iva ghorā nicitā babhūva

23. The earth became dreadful, covered with the bodies of both monkeys and Rākṣasas, as if with fallen mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of the monkeys

• शरीरैः (śarīraiḥ) - by the bodies, with the bodies

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the Rākṣasas (demons)

• च (ca) - and

• मेदिनी (medinī) - the earth

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• निचिता (nicitā) - covered, piled up, filled

• घोरा (ghorā) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

• पतितैः (patitaiḥ) - by fallen ones, by those fallen

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• पर्वतैः (parvataiḥ) - by mountains

Words meanings and morphology

वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of the monkeys

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

शरीरैः (śarīraiḥ) - by the bodies, with the bodies

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal form

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the Rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rākṣasa (a class of mythological beings, often depicted as demons or ogres)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मेदिनी (medinī) - the earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - earth, ground

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

निचिता (nicitā) - covered, piled up, filled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nicita

nicita - covered, filled, accumulated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ci (5th class) with prefix ni- and past passive participle suffix -ta.

Prefix: ni

Root: ci (class 5)

घोरा (ghorā) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

पतितैः (patitaiḥ) - by fallen ones, by those fallen

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of patita

patita - fallen, descended, degraded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat (1st class) with past passive participle suffix -ita.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'parvataiḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

पर्वतैः (parvataiḥ) - by mountains

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill