वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-55, verse-25

तं नखैर्दशनैश्चापि मुष्टिभिर्जानुभिस्तथा ।
कुम्भकर्णं महाकायं ते जघ्नुः प्लवगर्षभाः ॥२५॥

25. taṃ nakhairdaśanaiścāpi muṣṭibhirjānubhistathā ,
kumbhakarṇaṃ mahākāyaṃ te jaghnuḥ plavagarṣabhāḥ.

25. tam nakhaiḥ daśanaiḥ ca api muṣṭibhiḥ jānubhiḥ tathā
kumbhakarṇam mahākāyam te jaghnuḥ plavagarṣabhāḥ

25. Those foremost monkeys struck the colossal-bodied Kumbhakarṇa with their claws, teeth, fists, and knees.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Kumbhakarṇa) (him, that)

• नखैः (nakhaiḥ) - with claws, with nails

• दशनैः (daśanaiḥ) - with teeth

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• मुष्टिभिः (muṣṭibhiḥ) - with fists

• जानुभिः (jānubhiḥ) - with knees

• तथा (tathā) - and (also) (and, thus, so, also)

• कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - Kumbhakarṇa

• महाकायम् (mahākāyam) - colossal-bodied, having a large body

• ते (te) - those, they

• जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they struck (they struck, they killed)

• प्लवगर्षभाः (plavagarṣabhāḥ) - foremost monkeys, best of monkeys

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Kumbhakarṇa) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नखैः (nakhaiḥ) - with claws, with nails

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nakha

nakha - nail, claw

दशनैः (daśanaiḥ) - with teeth

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of daśana

daśana - tooth, biting

Root: daṃś (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

मुष्टिभिः (muṣṭibhiḥ) - with fists

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of muṣṭi

muṣṭi - fist, handful

जानुभिः (jānubhiḥ) - with knees

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of jānu

jānu - knee

तथा (tathā) - and (also) (and, thus, so, also)

(indeclinable)

कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - Kumbhakarṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarṇa (a powerful Rākṣasa brother of Rāvaṇa)

महाकायम् (mahākāyam) - colossal-bodied, having a large body

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahākāya

mahākāya - colossal-bodied, gigantic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kāya)

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

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they struck (they struck, they killed)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Root: han (class 2)

प्लवगर्षभाः (plavagarṣabhāḥ) - foremost monkeys, best of monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavagarṣabha

plavagarṣabha - best of monkeys, foremost monkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (plavaga+ṛṣabha)

• plavaga – monkey (lit. 'moving by leaping')
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)