वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-57, verse-54

निजघ्नुः शैलशूलास्त्रैर्विभिदुश्च परस्परम् ।
सिंहनादान् विनेदुश्च रणे वानरराक्षसाः ॥५४॥

54. nijaghnuḥ śailaśūlāstrairvibhiduśca parasparam ,
siṃhanādān vineduśca raṇe vānararākṣasāḥ.

54. nijaghnuḥ śailaśūlāstraiḥ vibhidhuḥ ca parasparam
siṃhanādān vineduḥ ca raṇe vānararākṣasāḥ

54. vānararākṣasāḥ raṇe śailaśūlāstraiḥ parasparam
nijaghnuḥ ca vibhidhuḥ ca siṃhanādān vineduḥ ca

54. The monkey warriors and rākṣasas struck and pierced each other with rocks, spears, and various weapons, and they roared lion-like cries on the battlefield.

Words meanings summery:

• निजघ्नुः (nijaghnuḥ) - they struck, they killed, they smote

• शैलशूलास्त्रैः (śailaśūlāstraiḥ) - with rocks, spears, and weapons; by means of rocky-spear-weapons

• विभिधुः (vibhidhuḥ) - they pierced, they split, they tore apart

• च (ca) - and

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally, each other

• सिंहनादान् (siṁhanādān) - lion-roars, mighty roars

• विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - they roared, they shouted

• च (ca) - and

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, on the battlefield, in combat

• वानरराक्षसाः (vānararākṣasāḥ) - the monkey warriors and the rākṣasas

Words meanings and morphology

निजघ्नुः (nijaghnuḥ) - they struck, they killed, they smote

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

reduplicated perfect form from root han 'to strike, kill' with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

शैलशूलास्त्रैः (śailaśūlāstraiḥ) - with rocks, spears, and weapons; by means of rocky-spear-weapons

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śailaśūlāstra

śailaśūlāstra - rocks, spears, and weapons (as a collective category of armaments)

Compound type : dvandva (śaila+śūla+astra)

• śaila – rock, mountain, stone
  noun (masculine)
• śūla – spear, pike, dart
  noun (masculine)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrumental case, referring to the means of striking/piercing.

विभिधुः (vibhidhuḥ) - they pierced, they split, they tore apart

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

reduplicated perfect form from root bhid 'to break, split' with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: The form vibhidhuḥ is the perfect active 3rd plural, common in epic Sanskrit.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins 'nijaghnuḥ' and 'vibhidhuḥ'.

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally, each other

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

सिंहनादान् (siṁhanādān) - lion-roars, mighty roars

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of siṃhanāda

siṁhanāda - lion's roar, a mighty roar or shout

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siṃha+nāda)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• nāda – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'vineduḥ'.

विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - they roared, they shouted

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

reduplicated perfect form from root nad 'to roar, sound' with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: nad (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins 'vibhiduḥ' and 'vineduḥ'.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, on the battlefield, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat, conflict

वानरराक्षसाः (vānararākṣasāḥ) - the monkey warriors and the rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānararākṣasa

vānararākṣasa - monkey warriors and rākṣasas (collective)

Compound type : dvandva (vānara+rākṣasa)

• vānara – monkey, monkey warrior
  noun (masculine)
• rākṣasa – rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the verbs.