वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-62, verse-5

उल्काहस्तैर्हरिगणैः सर्वतः समभिद्रुताः ।
आरक्षस्था विरूपाक्षाः सहसा विप्रदुद्रुवुः ॥५॥

5. ulkāhastairharigaṇaiḥ sarvataḥ samabhidrutāḥ ,
ārakṣasthā virūpākṣāḥ sahasā vipradudruvuḥ.

5. ulkāhastaiḥ harigaṇaiḥ sarvataḥ samabhidrutāḥ
ārakṣasthāḥ virūpākṣāḥ sahasā vipradudruvuḥ

5. ulkāhastaiḥ harigaṇaiḥ sarvataḥ samabhidrutāḥ
ārakṣasthāḥ virūpākṣāḥ sahasā vipradudruvuḥ

5. Assailed from all sides by the monkey troops carrying torches, the guards (rakṣasas) with misshapen eyes quickly fled in various directions.

Words meanings summery:

• उल्काहस्तैः (ulkāhastaiḥ) - carrying torches (with torches in hand, having torches in hands)

• हरिगणैः (harigaṇaiḥ) - by the monkey troops (by groups of monkeys, by monkey troops)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides (from all sides, everywhere)

• समभिद्रुताः (samabhidrutāḥ) - assailed, attacked (attacked, assailed, rushed upon)

• आरक्षस्थाः (ārakṣasthāḥ) - the guards (those stationed for protection/guarding, guards)

• विरूपाक्षाः (virūpākṣāḥ) - misshapen-eyed (referring to rakṣasas) (ugly-eyed, deformed-eyed, misshapen-eyed)

• सहसा (sahasā) - quickly (suddenly, quickly, violently)

• विप्रदुद्रुवुः (vipradudruvuḥ) - they fled in various directions (they ran away, they fled in various directions)

Words meanings and morphology

उल्काहस्तैः (ulkāhastaiḥ) - carrying torches (with torches in hand, having torches in hands)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ulkāhasta

ulkāhasta - one whose hand holds a torch

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ulkā+hasta)

• ulkā – torch, firebrand
  noun (feminine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies harigaṇaiḥ.

हरिगणैः (harigaṇaiḥ) - by the monkey troops (by groups of monkeys, by monkey troops)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of harigaṇa

harigaṇa - troop of monkeys

Compound type : tatpurusha (hari+gaṇa)

• hari – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, troop, host
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive participle samabhidrutāḥ.

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides (from all sides, everywhere)

(indeclinable)

from sarva + tasil

Note: Modifies samabhidrutāḥ.

समभिद्रुताः (samabhidrutāḥ) - assailed, attacked (attacked, assailed, rushed upon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samabhidruta

samabhidruta - assailed, attacked

Past Passive Participle

from root dru (to run) with upasargas sam-abhi-

Prefixes: sam+abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Qualifies ārakṣasthāḥ virūpākṣāḥ.

आरक्षस्थाः (ārakṣasthāḥ) - the guards (those stationed for protection/guarding, guards)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ārakṣastha

ārakṣastha - standing in guard, a guard

Compound type : tatpurusha (ārakṣa+stha)

• ārakṣa – guarding, protection
  noun (neuter)
  from ā-rakṣ (to guard)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• stha – standing, situated
  adjective
  from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of vipradudruvuḥ.

विरूपाक्षाः (virūpākṣāḥ) - misshapen-eyed (referring to rakṣasas) (ugly-eyed, deformed-eyed, misshapen-eyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of virūpākṣa

virūpākṣa - having deformed or ugly eyes

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+rūpa+akṣi)

• vi – apart, away, distorted
  indeclinable
  prefix
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies ārakṣasthāḥ.

सहसा (sahasā) - quickly (suddenly, quickly, violently)

(indeclinable)

instrumental of sahas (force)

Note: Modifies vipradudruvuḥ.

विप्रदुद्रुवुः (vipradudruvuḥ) - they fled in various directions (they ran away, they fled in various directions)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

root dru, with upasargas vi-pra, 3rd plural, Parasmaipada

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: dru (class 1)