वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-55, verse-18

शैलैर्वृक्षैस्तलैः पादैर्मुष्टिभिश्च महाबलाः ।
कुम्भकर्णं महाकायं सर्वतो ऽभिनिजघ्निरे ॥१८॥

18. śailairvṛkṣaistalaiḥ pādairmuṣṭibhiśca mahābalāḥ ,
kumbhakarṇaṃ mahākāyaṃ sarvato'bhinijaghnire.

18. śailaiḥ vṛkṣaiḥ talaiḥ pādaiḥ muṣṭibhiḥ ca mahābalāḥ
kumbhakarṇam mahākāyam sarvataḥ abhinijaghrire

18. mahābalāḥ śailaiḥ vṛkṣaiḥ talaiḥ pādaiḥ muṣṭibhiḥ
ca mahākāyam kumbhakarṇam sarvataḥ abhinijaghrire

18. Those immensely powerful (monkey warriors) assailed the colossal-bodied Kumbhakarna from all sides with rocks, trees, slaps, kicks, and fists.

Words meanings summery:

• शैलैः (śailaiḥ) - with rocks, by rocks

• वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ) - with trees, by trees

• तलैः (talaiḥ) - with slaps (from palms) (with palms (of hands), with soles (of feet), with slaps)

• पादैः (pādaiḥ) - with kicks (with feet, by kicks)

• मुष्टिभिः (muṣṭibhiḥ) - with fists, by fist-blows

• च (ca) - and

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - the greatly powerful (monkey warriors) (the greatly powerful ones, mighty)

• कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - Kumbhakarna (accusative)

• महाकायम् (mahākāyam) - mighty-bodied, huge-bodied, colossal-bodied

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere, entirely

• अभिनिजघ्रिरे (abhinijaghrire) - they struck, assailed

Words meanings and morphology

शैलैः (śailaiḥ) - with rocks, by rocks

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaila

śaila - rock, mountain, hill

वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ) - with trees, by trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

तलैः (talaiḥ) - with slaps (from palms) (with palms (of hands), with soles (of feet), with slaps)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tala

tala - palm (of hand), sole (of foot), surface, flat ground, a slap

Note: As in `talaprahāra` - blow with the palm.

पादैः (pādaiḥ) - with kicks (with feet, by kicks)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter, ray, beam, kick

मुष्टिभिः (muṣṭibhiḥ) - with fists, by fist-blows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muṣṭi

muṣṭi - fist, handful, fist-blow

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the instrumental nouns.

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - the greatly powerful (monkey warriors) (the greatly powerful ones, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - greatly powerful, mighty

bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Implied subject (the monkey warriors).

कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - Kumbhakarna (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarna (a powerful Rākṣasa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

• kumbha – pot, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct object.

महाकायम् (mahākāyam) - mighty-bodied, huge-bodied, colossal-bodied

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahākāya

mahākāya - having a large body, colossal, huge-bodied

bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• kāya – body
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'kumbhakarṇam'.

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere, entirely

(indeclinable)

from sarva (all) with suffix -tas

अभिनिजघ्रिरे (abhinijaghrire) - they struck, assailed

(verb)

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

perfect tense

root han (to strike) with upasargas abhi and ni, perfect ātmanepada, 3rd person plural

Prefixes: abhi+ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'mahābalāḥ'.