वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-57, verse-52

वानरान् वानरैरेव जग्नुस्ते रजनीचराः ।
राक्षसान् राक्षसैरेव जघ्नुस्ते वानरा अपि ॥५२॥

52. vānarān vānaraireva jagnuste rajanīcarāḥ ,
rākṣasān rākṣasaireva jaghnuste vānarā api.

52. vānarān vānaraiḥ eva jagnuḥ te rajanīcarāḥ
rākṣasān rākṣasaiḥ eva jaghnuḥ te vānarāḥ api

52. te rajanīcarāḥ vānaraiḥ eva vānarān jagnuḥ te
vānarāḥ api rākṣasaiḥ eva rākṣasān jaghnuḥ

52. The night-wanderers (rākṣasas) killed monkey warriors by using monkey warriors themselves. Likewise, the monkey warriors also killed rākṣasas by using rākṣasas themselves.

Words meanings summery:

• वानरान् (vānarān) - monkey warriors, monkeys

• वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkey warriors, by monkeys

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

• जग्नुः (jagnuḥ) - they killed, they struck, they hit

• ते (te) - referring to the night-wanderers (rākṣasas) (those, they)

• रजनीचराः (rajanīcarāḥ) - night-wanderers, rākṣasas

• राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - rākṣasas, demons

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by rākṣasas, by demons

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

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

• ते (te) - referring to the monkey warriors (vānarās) (those, they)

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - the monkey warriors, the monkeys

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

Words meanings and morphology

वानरान् (vānarān) - monkey warriors, monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, monkey warrior

Note: Object of 'jagnuḥ'.

वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkey warriors, by monkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, monkey warrior

Note: Instrument indicating means: using monkeys themselves.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

(indeclinable)

जग्नुः (jagnuḥ) - they killed, they struck, they hit

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

reduplicated perfect form

Root: han (class 2)

ते (te) - referring to the night-wanderers (rākṣasas) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

रजनीचराः (rajanīcarāḥ) - night-wanderers, rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rajanīcara

rajanīcara - night-wanderer, demon, rākṣasa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rajanī+cara)

• rajanī – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, wandering, going
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  agent noun from verbal root
  from root car 'to move'
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'jagnuḥ'.

राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - rākṣasas, demons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - rākṣasa, demon

Note: Object of 'jaghnuḥ'.

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by rākṣasas, by demons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - rākṣasa, demon

Note: Instrument indicating means: using rākṣasas themselves.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

reduplicated perfect form

Root: han (class 2)

ते (te) - referring to the monkey warriors (vānarās) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - the monkey warriors, the monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, monkey warrior

Note: Subject of 'jaghnuḥ'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)