वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-13

स हि संख्ये महाबाहुः ककुदं सर्वरक्षसाम् ।
वानरान् राजपुत्रौ च क्षिप्रमेव वधिष्यति ॥१३॥

13. sa hi saṃkhye mahābāhuḥ kakudaṃ sarvarakṣasām ,
vānarān rājaputrau ca kṣiprameva vadhiṣyati.

13. saḥ hi saṃkhye mahābāhuḥ kakudam sarva rakṣasām
vānarān rājaputrau ca kṣipram eva vadhiṣyati

13. For indeed, that mighty-armed one (mahābāhu), who is the chief (kakuda) among all the demons (rākṣasas), will quickly and certainly kill the monkeys and the two princes.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in war

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, strong-armed

• ककुदम् (kakudam) - the chief among all demons (the chief, the leader, the pinnacle)

• सर्व (sarva) - all, every

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the demons, of the rākṣasas

• वानरान् (vānarān) - the monkeys

• राजपुत्रौ (rājaputrau) - the two princes, namely Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (the two princes (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, implied))

• च (ca) - and, also

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• वधिष्यति (vadhiṣyati) - he will kill, he will slay

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃkhya

saṁkhya - battle, war, combat, number, reckoning

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, strong-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - one with great or mighty arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

ककुदम् (kakudam) - the chief among all demons (the chief, the leader, the pinnacle)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kakuda

kakuda - hump (of a bull), summit, chief, leader, prominent person, sign of sovereignty

सर्व (sarva) - all, every

(pronoun)

of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the demons, of the rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil being, a rākṣasa

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

वानरान् (vānarān) - the monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

राजपुत्रौ (rājaputrau) - the two princes, namely Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (the two princes (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, implied))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of rājaputra

rājaputra - king's son, prince

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

वधिष्यति (vadhiṣyati) - he will kill, he will slay

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of han

future active

3rd person singular future active

Root: han (class 2)

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