वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-57, verse-18

सर्वौषधीभिर्गन्धैश्च समालभ्य महाबलाः ।
निर्जग्मुर्नैरृतश्रेष्ठाः षडेते युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः ॥१८॥

18. sarvauṣadhībhirgandhaiśca samālabhya mahābalāḥ ,
nirjagmurnairṛtaśreṣṭhāḥ ṣaḍete yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ.

18. sarvauṣadhībhiḥ gandhaiḥ ca samālabhya mahābalāḥ
nirjagmuḥ nairṛtaśreṣṭhāḥ ṣaṭ ete yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ

18. ete ṣaṭ mahābalāḥ yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ nairṛtaśreṣṭhāḥ
sarvauṣadhībhiḥ ca gandhaiḥ samālabhya nirjagmuḥ

18. Having anointed themselves with all sorts of medicinal herbs and fragrances, these six mighty warriors, the foremost among the rākṣasas and eager for battle, departed.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वौषधीभिः (sarvauṣadhībhiḥ) - by/with all herbs, all medicinal plants

• गन्धैः (gandhaiḥ) - by/with fragrances, scents

• च (ca) - and, also

• समालभ्य (samālabhya) - having smeared, having anointed, having applied

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - refers to the rākṣasas (mighty-powered, greatly strong)

• निर्जग्मुः (nirjagmuḥ) - they went out, they departed

• नैरृतश्रेष्ठाः (nairṛtaśreṣṭhāḥ) - foremost among rākṣasas, best of the demons

• षट् (ṣaṭ) - six individuals, referring to the princes and brothers (six)

• एते (ete) - the six individuals comprising the princes and Mahodara, Mahāpārśva (these)

• युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः (yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - desiring battle, eager for war

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वौषधीभिः (sarvauṣadhībhiḥ) - by/with all herbs, all medicinal plants

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of sarvauṣadhi

sarvauṣadhi - all herbs, every medicinal plant

Compound type : dvandva (sarva+auṣadhi)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun/adjective
• auṣadhi – herb, medicinal plant
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used with 'samālabhya'.

गन्धैः (gandhaiḥ) - by/with fragrances, scents

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gandha

gandha - smell, fragrance, scent

Root: gandh (class 1)

Note: Used with 'samālabhya'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

समालभ्य (samālabhya) - having smeared, having anointed, having applied

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (lyap) of sam-ā-√labh 'to take, touch'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: labh (class 1)

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - refers to the rākṣasas (mighty-powered, greatly strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bala)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'ete' and 'nairṛtaśreṣṭhāḥ'.

निर्जग्मुः (nirjagmuḥ) - they went out, they departed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of nirgam

Perfect tense (liṭ) of nir-√gam 'to go'.

Prefix: nis

Root: gam (class 1)

नैरृतश्रेष्ठाः (nairṛtaśreṣṭhāḥ) - foremost among rākṣasas, best of the demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nairṛtaśreṣṭha

nairṛtaśreṣṭha - foremost among the rākṣasas/demons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nairṛta+śreṣṭha)

• nairṛta – demon, rākṣasa (offspring of Nirṛti)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from Nirṛti.
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative adjective
  Superlative of praśasya/śrī.

Note: Agrees with 'ete' and 'mahābalāḥ'.

षट् (ṣaṭ) - six individuals, referring to the princes and brothers (six)

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'ete'.

एते (ete) - the six individuals comprising the princes and Mahodara, Mahāpārśva (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this, these

Note: Subject of the verb 'nirjagmuḥ'.

युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः (yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - desiring battle, eager for war

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yuddhakāṅkṣin

yuddhakāṅkṣin - desiring battle, longing for war

agent noun/adjective

Compound of yuddha (battle) and kāṅkṣin (desiring, from √kāṅkṣ 'to desire').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+kāṅkṣin)

• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  From √yudh 'to fight'.
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• kāṅkṣin – desiring, longing for
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun suffix -in
  From √kāṅkṣ 'to desire'.
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ete' and 'nairṛtaśreṣṭhāḥ'.