वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-47, verse-42

ते वानरेन्द्रास्त्रिदशारिबाणैर्भिन्ना निपेतुर्भुवि भीमरूपाः ।
ततस्तु तद्वानरसैन्यमुग्रं प्रच्छादयामास स बाणजालैः ॥४२॥

42. te vānarendrāstridaśāribāṇairbhinnā nipeturbhuvi bhīmarūpāḥ ,
tatastu tadvānarasainyamugraṃ pracchādayāmāsa sa bāṇajālaiḥ.

42. te vānarendrāḥ tridaśāribāṇaiḥ
bhinnāḥ nipetuḥ bhuvi bhīmarūpāḥ
tataḥ tu tat vānarasainyam
ugram pracchādayāmāsa saḥ bāṇajālaiḥ

42. te vānarendrāḥ tridaśāribāṇaiḥ
bhinnāḥ bhīmarūpāḥ bhuvi nipetuḥ
tataḥ tu saḥ tat ugram
vānarasainyam bāṇajālaiḥ pracchādayāmāsa

42. Those mighty monkey chiefs, struck by the arrows of the enemies of the gods, fell to the ground, appearing fearsome. Then, he completely covered that fierce monkey army with his volleys of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those monkey chiefs (those, they)

• वानरेन्द्राः (vānarendrāḥ) - the chief monkeys (leaders) (monkey chiefs, best of monkeys)

• त्रिदशारिबाणैः (tridaśāribāṇaiḥ) - by the arrows of the rākṣasas (demons) (by the arrows of the enemies of the gods)

• भिन्नाः (bhinnāḥ) - struck (by arrows) (pierced, broken, split)

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they collapsed to the ground (they fell down)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the battlefield ground (on the earth, on the ground)

• भीमरूपाः (bhīmarūpāḥ) - appearing fearsome (in their fallen state) (of terrible form, fearsome-looking)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (subsequently) (then, from that)

• तु (tu) - then (introducing the next action) (but, indeed, yet, however)

• तत् (tat) - that (specific) (that)

• वानरसैन्यम् (vānarasainyam) - the army of monkeys (monkey army)

• उग्रम् (ugram) - fierce (in battle) (fierce, terrible, mighty)

• प्रच्छादयामास (pracchādayāmāsa) - he completely covered (with arrows) (he covered, he concealed)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Rāvaṇa, implied from context of battle) (he)

• बाणजालैः (bāṇajālaiḥ) - by his numerous arrows (by nets of arrows, by volleys of arrows)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those monkey chiefs (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वानरेन्द्राः (vānarendrāḥ) - the chief monkeys (leaders) (monkey chiefs, best of monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānarendra

vānarendra - lord of monkeys, chief of monkeys

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+indra)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king; Indra (the deity)
  noun (masculine)

त्रिदशारिबाणैः (tridaśāribāṇaiḥ) - by the arrows of the rākṣasas (demons) (by the arrows of the enemies of the gods)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tridaśāribāṇa

tridaśāribāṇa - arrows of the enemies of the gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (tridaśa+ari+bāṇa)

• tridaśa – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• ari – enemy
  noun (masculine)
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)

भिन्नाः (bhinnāḥ) - struck (by arrows) (pierced, broken, split)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhinna

bhinna - broken, split, pierced

Past Passive Participle

from root bhid (to break, split)

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: agrees with vānarendrāḥ

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they collapsed to the ground (they fell down)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of nipāt

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: from ni + pat

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the battlefield ground (on the earth, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land

भीमरूपाः (bhīmarūpāḥ) - appearing fearsome (in their fallen state) (of terrible form, fearsome-looking)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīmarūpa

bhīmarūpa - having a terrible form, fearsome-looking

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhīma+rūpa)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)

Note: agrees with vānarendrāḥ

ततः (tataḥ) - then (subsequently) (then, from that)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - then (introducing the next action) (but, indeed, yet, however)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (specific) (that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: agrees with vānarasainyam

वानरसैन्यम् (vānarasainyam) - the army of monkeys (monkey army)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vānarasainya

vānarasainya - monkey army

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+sainya)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• sainya – army, host
  noun (neuter)

उग्रम् (ugram) - fierce (in battle) (fierce, terrible, mighty)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ugra

ugra - fierce, terrible, mighty, powerful

Note: agrees with vānarasainyam

प्रच्छादयामास (pracchādayāmāsa) - he completely covered (with arrows) (he covered, he concealed)

(verb)

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

causative from pra + chād

Prefix: pra

Root: chad (class 10)

सः (saḥ) - he (Rāvaṇa, implied from context of battle) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: sandhi form of saḥ

बाणजालैः (bāṇajālaiḥ) - by his numerous arrows (by nets of arrows, by volleys of arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bāṇajāla

bāṇajāla - net of arrows, volley of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (bāṇa+jāla)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, multitude, collection
  noun (neuter)