वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-47, verse-43

ते वध्यमानाः पतिताग्र्यवीरा नानद्यमाना भयशल्यविद्धाः ।
शाखामृगा रावणसायकार्ता जग्मुः शरण्यं शरणं स्म रामम् ॥४३॥

43. te vadhyamānāḥ patitāgryavīrā nānadyamānā bhayaśalyaviddhāḥ ,
śākhāmṛgā rāvaṇasāyakārtā jagmuḥ śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇaṃ sma rāmam.

43. te vadhyamānāḥ patitāgryavīrāḥ
nānadyamānāḥ bhayaśalyaviddhāḥ
śākhāmṛgāḥ rāvaṇasāyakārtāḥ
jagmuḥ śaraṇyam śaraṇam sma rāmam

43. te patitāgryavīrāḥ vadhyamānāḥ
nānadyamānāḥ bhayaśalyaviddhāḥ
rāvaṇasāyakārtāḥ śākhāmṛgāḥ
śaraṇyam śaraṇam rāmam sma jagmuḥ

43. Those foremost monkey warriors, being struck down, fallen, loudly wailing, pierced by the darts of fear, and tormented by Rāvaṇa's arrows, went to Rāma, who was their protector, seeking refuge.

Words meanings summery:

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

• वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being relentlessly attacked (being killed, being struck down)

• पतिताग्र्यवीराः (patitāgryavīrāḥ) - foremost warriors who had fallen (fallen foremost heroes)

• नानद्यमानाः (nānadyamānāḥ) - loudly lamenting (due to pain) (loudly roaring, wailing, crying out)

• भयशल्यविद्धाः (bhayaśalyaviddhāḥ) - mentally wounded by intense fear (pierced by the darts of fear, struck by the arrows of terror)

• शाखामृगाः (śākhāmṛgāḥ) - the monkeys (as a collective noun) (branch-animals, monkeys)

• रावणसायकार्ताः (rāvaṇasāyakārtāḥ) - severely injured by Rāvaṇa's projectiles (afflicted by Rāvaṇa's arrows, suffering from Rāvaṇa's darts)

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they sought (refuge) (they went, they proceeded)

• शरण्यम् (śaraṇyam) - the one who provides shelter (a protector, a refuge, worthy of protection)

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - seeking safety (refuge, shelter, protection)

• स्म (sma) - a particle indicating past tense (indeed, truly; (used with present tense to indicate past action))

• रामम् (rāmam) - to Lord Rāma (to Rāma)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being relentlessly attacked (being killed, being struck down)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being struck, being slain

Present Passive Participle

from root vadh (to strike, kill)

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: agrees with vīrāḥ/śākhāmṛgāḥ

पतिताग्र्यवीराः (patitāgryavīrāḥ) - foremost warriors who had fallen (fallen foremost heroes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patitāgryavīra

patitāgryavīra - fallen foremost hero

Compound type : tatpurusha (patita+agrya+vīra)

• patita – fallen, descended
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root pat (to fall)
  Root: pat (class 1)
• agrya – foremost, chief, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• vīra – hero, warrior, brave man
  noun (masculine)

Note: refers to the monkey chiefs

नानद्यमानाः (nānadyamānāḥ) - loudly lamenting (due to pain) (loudly roaring, wailing, crying out)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nānadyamāna

nānadyamāna - roaring loudly, wailing, crying out

Intensive Present Middle Participle

Intensive form of root nad (to roar, sound) + śānac suffix

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: agrees with vīrāḥ/śākhāmṛgāḥ

भयशल्यविद्धाः (bhayaśalyaviddhāḥ) - mentally wounded by intense fear (pierced by the darts of fear, struck by the arrows of terror)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhayaśalyaviddha

bhayaśalyaviddha - pierced by the darts/arrows of fear

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhaya+śalya+viddha)

• bhaya – fear, terror, dread
  noun (neuter)
• śalya – dart, arrow, spear; foreign body
  noun (neuter)
• viddha – pierced, wounded, struck
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root vyadh (to pierce)
  Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: agrees with vīrāḥ/śākhāmṛgāḥ

शाखामृगाः (śākhāmṛgāḥ) - the monkeys (as a collective noun) (branch-animals, monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śākhāmṛga

śākhāmṛga - monkey (lit. 'branch-animal')

Compound type : tatpurusha (śākhā+mṛga)

• śākhā – branch, limb
  noun (feminine)
• mṛga – animal, deer, wild beast
  noun (masculine)

Note: common epithet for monkeys

रावणसायकार्ताः (rāvaṇasāyakārtāḥ) - severely injured by Rāvaṇa's projectiles (afflicted by Rāvaṇa's arrows, suffering from Rāvaṇa's darts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāvaṇasāyakārta

rāvaṇasāyakārta - afflicted by Rāvaṇa's arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāvaṇa+sāyaka+ārta)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (proper name of the demon king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sāyaka – arrow, dart
  noun (masculine)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, tormented
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root ṛ (to go, move, suffer)
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: agrees with śākhāmṛgāḥ

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they sought (refuge) (they went, they proceeded)

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

शरण्यम् (śaraṇyam) - the one who provides shelter (a protector, a refuge, worthy of protection)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaraṇya

śaraṇya - shelter, refuge, protector, worthy of refuge

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

from root śṛ (to crush, injure), here indicating 'to be resorted to'

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: agrees with Rāmam

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - seeking safety (refuge, shelter, protection)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, asylum

Root: śṛ (class 1)

स्म (sma) - a particle indicating past tense (indeed, truly; (used with present tense to indicate past action))

(indeclinable)

Note: converts 'jagmuḥ' (perfect) to a more narrative past, or adds emphasis.

रामम् (rāmam) - to Lord Rāma (to Rāma)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name of the seventh avatar of Vishnu)