वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-58, verse-54

तस्मिन् हते भ्रातरि रावणस्य तन्नैरृतानां बलमर्णवाभम् ।
त्यक्तायुधं केवलजीवितार्थं दुद्राव भिन्नार्णवसंनिकाशम् ॥५४॥

54. tasmin hate bhrātari rāvaṇasya tannairṛtānāṃ balamarṇavābham ,
tyaktāyudhaṃ kevalajīvitārthaṃ dudrāva bhinnārṇavasaṃnikāśam.

54. tasmin hate bhrātari rāvaṇasya
tat nairṛtānām balam arṇavābham
tyaktāyudham kevalajīvitārtham
dudrāva bhinnārṇavasaṃnikāśam

54. rāvaṇasya tasmin bhrātari hate
tat arṇavābham tyaktāyudham
kevalajīvitārtham nairṛtānām
balam bhinnārṇavasaṃnikāśam dudrāva

54. With Ravana's brother killed, that ocean-like army of rakshasas, abandoning their weapons and seeking only to save their lives, fled like a turbulent, surging ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (in that, when that)

• हते (hate) - killed (killed, slain, struck)

• भ्रातरि (bhrātari) - in the brother (when the brother was killed) (in the brother)

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana

• तत् (tat) - that (army) (that)

• नैरृतानाम् (nairṛtānām) - of the rakshasas (of the rakshasas, of the demons)

• बलम् (balam) - army (army, strength, force)

• अर्णवाभम् (arṇavābham) - ocean-like (ocean-like, resembling the ocean)

• त्यक्तायुधम् (tyaktāyudham) - having abandoned weapons

• केवलजीवितार्थम् (kevalajīvitārtham) - solely for the sake of life (solely for the sake of life, merely for survival)

• दुद्राव (dudrāva) - fled (fled, ran away)

• भिन्नार्णवसंनिकाशम् (bhinnārṇavasaṁnikāśam) - resembling a turbulent, surging ocean (resembling a turbulent/broken ocean)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (in that, when that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used in locative absolute construction

हते (hate) - killed (killed, slain, struck)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, smitten

Past Passive Participle

from root 'han' (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction

भ्रातरि (bhrātari) - in the brother (when the brother was killed) (in the brother)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Used in locative absolute construction

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (name of the demon king of Lanka)

तत् (tat) - that (army) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नैरृतानाम् (nairṛtānām) - of the rakshasas (of the rakshasas, of the demons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nairṛta

nairṛta - rakshasa, demon (offspring of Nirṛti)

बलम् (balam) - army (army, strength, force)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, army, force

अर्णवाभम् (arṇavābham) - ocean-like (ocean-like, resembling the ocean)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arṇavābha

arṇavābha - resembling an ocean

Tatpurusha compound (arṇavasya ābhaḥ)

Compound type : tatpurusha (arṇava+ābha)

• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – like, resembling, shining
  adjective (neuter)

त्यक्तायुधम् (tyaktāyudham) - having abandoned weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tyaktāyudha

tyaktāyudha - one who has abandoned weapons

Bahuvrihi compound (tyaktāni āyudhāni yena saḥ)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tyakta+āyudha)

• tyakta – abandoned, forsaken
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'tyaj' (to abandon)
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)

केवलजीवितार्थम् (kevalajīvitārtham) - solely for the sake of life (solely for the sake of life, merely for survival)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kevalajīvitārtha

kevalajīvitārtha - for the sole purpose of life

Tatpurusha compound (kevalasya jīvitasya artham)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kevala+jīvita+artha)

• kevala – sole, mere, exclusive
  adjective (neuter)
• jīvita – life, living
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

दुद्राव (dudrāva) - fled (fled, ran away)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dru

Perfect

reduplicated perfect form of root 'dru'

Root: dru (class 1)

भिन्नार्णवसंनिकाशम् (bhinnārṇavasaṁnikāśam) - resembling a turbulent, surging ocean (resembling a turbulent/broken ocean)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhinnārṇavasaṃnikāśa

bhinnārṇavasaṁnikāśa - resembling a broken or agitated ocean

Bahuvrihi compound (bhinnaḥ arṇavaḥ iva saṃnikāśaḥ)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhinna+arṇava+saṃnikāśa)

• bhinna – broken, split, disturbed, turbulent
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'bhid' (to break, split)
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnikāśa – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (neuter)
  from root 'kāś' with preverb 'sam-ni'
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: kāś (class 1)