वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-47, verse-1

तस्मिन् हते राक्षससैन्यपाले प्लवंगमानामृषभेण युद्धे ।
भीमायुधं सागरतुल्यवेगं प्रदुद्रुवे राक्षसराजसैन्यम् ॥१॥

1. tasmin hate rākṣasasainyapāle plavaṃgamānāmṛṣabheṇa yuddhe ,
bhīmāyudhaṃ sāgaratulyavegaṃ pradudruve rākṣasarājasainyam.

1. tasmin hate rākṣasasainyapāle plavaṅgamānām ṛṣabheṇa yuddhe
bhīmāyudham sāgaratulyavegam pradudruve rākṣasarājasainyam

1. tasmin rākṣasasainyapāle ṛṣabheṇa plavaṅgamānām yuddhe hate
bhīmāyudham sāgaratulyavegam rākṣasarājasainyam pradudruve

1. When that commander of the demon army was killed in battle by the chief of the monkeys, the army of the demon king, possessing formidable weapons and speed comparable to the ocean, fled.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (commander) (in that, when that)

• हते (hate) - when the commander was killed (when killed, slain, destroyed)

• राक्षससैन्यपाले (rākṣasasainyapāle) - when the commander of the demon army was killed (in the commander of the demon army)

• प्लवङ्गमानाम् (plavaṅgamānām) - of the monkeys, of the apes

• ऋषभेण (ṛṣabheṇa) - by the chief of the monkeys (by the bull, by the chief, by the best)

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in combat

• भीमायुधम् (bhīmāyudham) - referring to the demon king's army possessing formidable weapons (having terrible weapons, formidable weapons)

• सागरतुल्यवेगम् (sāgaratulyavegam) - referring to the army's swiftness (having speed equal to the ocean, ocean-like speed)

• प्रदुद्रुवे (pradudruve) - the army fled (it fled, it ran away)

• राक्षसराजसैन्यम् (rākṣasarājasainyam) - Rāvaṇa's army (the army of the demon king)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (commander) (in that, when that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Part of locative absolute with 'hate rākṣasasainyapāle'.

हते (hate) - when the commander was killed (when killed, slain, destroyed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck down

Past Passive Participle

PPP of √han

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

राक्षससैन्यपाले (rākṣasasainyapāle) - when the commander of the demon army was killed (in the commander of the demon army)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rākṣasasainyapa

rākṣasasainyapa - commander of the demon army

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+sainyapa)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• sainyapa – commander of an army
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

प्लवङ्गमानाम् (plavaṅgamānām) - of the monkeys, of the apes

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey, ape

Compound type : tatpurusha (plava+gama)

• plava – jumping, leaping
  noun (masculine)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Possessive, defining 'ṛṣabheṇa'.

ऋषभेण (ṛṣabheṇa) - by the chief of the monkeys (by the bull, by the chief, by the best)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ṛṣabha

ṛṣabha - bull, chief, best, foremost

Note: Agent of killing.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, combat

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Indicates the place/circumstance of the action.

भीमायुधम् (bhīmāyudham) - referring to the demon king's army possessing formidable weapons (having terrible weapons, formidable weapons)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhīmāyudha

bhīmāyudha - having terrible/formidable weapons

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhīma+āyudha)

• bhīma – terrible, fearful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'rākṣasarājasainyam'.

सागरतुल्यवेगम् (sāgaratulyavegam) - referring to the army's swiftness (having speed equal to the ocean, ocean-like speed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāgaratulyavega

sāgaratulyavega - having speed equal to the ocean

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sāgara+tulya+vega)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• tulya – equal, similar, comparable
  adjective (masculine)
• vega – speed, velocity, force
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'rākṣasarājasainyam'.

प्रदुद्रुवे (pradudruve) - the army fled (it fled, it ran away)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of pradru

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular of √dru with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Finite verb of the sentence.

राक्षसराजसैन्यम् (rākṣasarājasainyam) - Rāvaṇa's army (the army of the demon king)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rākṣasarājasainya

rākṣasarājasainya - army of the demon king

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+rāja+sainya)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sainya – army, host
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the verb 'pradudruve'.