वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-57, verse-49

निजघ्नुः सहसाप्लुत्य यातुधानान्प्लवंगमाः ।
शैलशृङ्गनिपातैश्च मुष्टिभिर्वान्तलोचनाः ।
चेलुः पेतुश्च नेदुश्च तत्र राक्षसपुंगवाः ॥४९॥

49. nijaghnuḥ sahasāplutya yātudhānānplavaṃgamāḥ ,
śailaśṛṅganipātaiśca muṣṭibhirvāntalocanāḥ ,
celuḥ petuśca neduśca tatra rākṣasapuṃgavāḥ.

49. nijaghnuḥ sahasā āplutya yātudhānān
plavaṅgamāḥ śailaśṛṅganipātaiḥ ca
muṣṭibhiḥ vāntalocanāḥ celuḥ petuḥ
ca neduḥ ca tatra rākṣasapuṅgavāḥ

49. plavaṅgamāḥ sahasā āplutya yātudhānān
nijaghnuḥ tatra śailaśṛṅganipātaiḥ
ca muṣṭibhiḥ vāntalocanāḥ
rākṣasapuṅgavāḥ celuḥ ca petuḥ ca neduḥ

49. The Vanaras, suddenly leaping, killed the Rākṣasas. There, the chief Rākṣasas, with their eyes bulging out from blows of mountain peaks and fists, trembled, fell, and cried out.

Words meanings summery:

• निजघ्नुः (nijaghnuḥ) - they killed, they struck

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, forcibly, impetuously

• आप्लुत्य (āplutya) - having jumped upon, having leapt, having plunged

• यातुधानान् (yātudhānān) - Rākṣasas, demons, goblins

• प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys, Vanaras (literally "those who go by leaping")

• शैलशृङ्गनिपातैः (śailaśṛṅganipātaiḥ) - with blows from mountain peaks

• च (ca) - and, also

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

• वान्तलोचनाः (vāntalocanāḥ) - with eyes appearing to bulge or pop out due to impact (with eyes thrown out / bulging out)

• चेलुः (celuḥ) - they trembled, they moved

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

• च (ca) - and, also

• नेदुः (neduḥ) - they cried out, they roared

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• राक्षसपुङ्गवाः (rākṣasapuṅgavāḥ) - chief Rākṣasas, excellent Rākṣasas

Words meanings and morphology

निजघ्नुः (nijaghnuḥ) - they killed, they struck

(verb)

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

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, forcibly, impetuously

(indeclinable)

आप्लुत्य (āplutya) - having jumped upon, having leapt, having plunged

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'plu' (to float, to swim, to leap) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Denotes an action completed before the main verb.

यातुधानान् (yātudhānān) - Rākṣasas, demons, goblins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yātudhāna

yātudhāna - demon, goblin, Rākṣasa

प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys, Vanaras (literally "those who go by leaping")

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey, Vanara (literally 'leaping-goer')

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (plava+gama)

• plava – a leap, jump
  noun (masculine)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, mover
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root 'gam' with suffix 'a'
  Root: gam (class 1)

शैलशृङ्गनिपातैः (śailaśṛṅganipātaiḥ) - with blows from mountain peaks

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śailaśṛṅganipāta

śailaśṛṅganipāta - a fall/blow from a mountain peak

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (śailaśṛṅga+nipāta)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
  From 'śilā' (rock).
• śṛṅga – peak, horn, summit
  noun (neuter)
• nipāta – fall, descent, blow, attack
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From root 'pat' (to fall) with prefix 'ni'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muṣṭi

muṣṭi - fist, handful, a blow with the fist

वान्तलोचनाः (vāntalocanāḥ) - with eyes appearing to bulge or pop out due to impact (with eyes thrown out / bulging out)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāntalocana

vāntalocana - having vomited eyes (literal), with eyes thrown out or bulging

Compound: vānta (PPP of vam, to vomit/eject) + locana (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vānta+locana)

• vānta – vomited, ejected, thrown out
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vam' (to vomit, eject).
  Root: vam (class 1)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: loc (class 10)

Note: Adjective describing 'rākṣasapuṅgavāḥ'.

चेलुः (celuḥ) - they trembled, they moved

(verb)

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

Root: cal (class 1)

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

(verb)

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

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नेदुः (neduḥ) - they cried out, they roared

(verb)

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

Root: nad (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to 'where'.

राक्षसपुङ्गवाः (rākṣasapuṅgavāḥ) - chief Rākṣasas, excellent Rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasapuṅgava

rākṣasapuṅgava - an excellent Rākṣasa, chief among Rākṣasas

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+puṅgava)

• rākṣasa – a Rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of celuḥ, petuḥ, neduḥ.