वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-62, verse-50

समुद्यतमहाप्रासं मुष्टिशूलासिसंकुलम् ।
प्रावर्तत महारौद्रं युद्धं वानररक्षसाम् ॥५०॥

50. samudyatamahāprāsaṃ muṣṭiśūlāsisaṃkulam ,
prāvartata mahāraudraṃ yuddhaṃ vānararakṣasām.

50. samudyatamahāprāsam muṣṭiśūlāsisaṅkulam |
prāvartata mahāraudram yuddham vānarakṣasām

50. vānararakṣasām samudyatamahāprāsam
muṣṭiśūlāsisaṅkulam mahāraudram yuddham prāvartata

50. A very fierce battle of the Vanaras and Rakshasas commenced, characterized by uplifted mighty spears and a chaotic clash of fists, lances, and swords.

Words meanings summery:

• समुद्यतमहाप्रासम् (samudyatamahāprāsam) - characterized by uplifted mighty spears (having uplifted great spears)

• मुष्टिशूलासिसङ्कुलम् (muṣṭiśūlāsisaṅkulam) - a chaotic clash of fists, lances, and swords (crowded/filled with fists, lances, and swords)

• प्रावर्तत (prāvartata) - commenced (began, commenced, proceeded)

• महारौद्रम् (mahāraudram) - exceedingly terrible (very fierce, exceedingly terrible)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - the battle (battle, fight, war)

• वानररक्षसाम् (vānararakṣasām) - of the Vanaras and Rakshasas

Words meanings and morphology

समुद्यतमहाप्रासम् (samudyatamahāprāsam) - characterized by uplifted mighty spears (having uplifted great spears)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samudyatamahāprāsa

samudyatamahāprāsa - having uplifted great spears

Bahuvrīhi compound. 'Samudyata' is PPP of `sam-ud-yam` (to raise, lift). 'Mahāprāsa' means great spear. The battle *has* (is characterized by) such spears.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samudyata+mahāprāsa)

• samudyata – lifted up, raised
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `sam-ud-yam` (to lift up).
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: yam (class 1)
• mahāprāsa – great spear
  noun (masculine)
  Karmadhāraya compound.

Note: Compound adjective modifying `yuddham`.

मुष्टिशूलासिसङ्कुलम् (muṣṭiśūlāsisaṅkulam) - a chaotic clash of fists, lances, and swords (crowded/filled with fists, lances, and swords)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muṣṭiśūlāsisaṅkula

muṣṭiśūlāsisaṅkula - crowded/full of fists, lances, and swords

Tatpurusha compound (instrumental or locative sense) with `saṅkula` (full of, crowded)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muṣṭi+śūla+asi+saṅkula)

• muṣṭi – fist
  noun (feminine)
• śūla – lance, spear, spike
  noun (masculine)
• asi – sword
  noun (masculine)
• saṅkula – crowded, full of, confused
  adjective (masculine)
  From `sam-kul` (to crowd).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Compound adjective modifying `yuddham`.

प्रावर्तत (prāvartata) - commenced (began, commenced, proceeded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of pravart

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

From root `vṛt` (to turn, exist) with prefix `pra`. `vṛt` is class 1 (bhūvā-di).

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

महारौद्रम् (mahāraudram) - exceedingly terrible (very fierce, exceedingly terrible)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāraudra

mahāraudra - very fierce, exceedingly terrible

Karmadhāraya compound: `mahā` (great) + `raudra` (fierce, terrible).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+raudra)

• mahā – great, mighty
  indeclinable
• raudra – fierce, terrible, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)
  From `rudra` (terrible one, a deity).

युद्धम् (yuddham) - the battle (battle, fight, war)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle used as a noun

From root `yudh` (to fight), class 4 (divā-di).

Root: yudh (class 4)

वानररक्षसाम् (vānararakṣasām) - of the Vanaras and Rakshasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vānararakṣasa

vānararakṣasa - Vanaras and Rakshasas

Dvandva compound 'Vanara and Rakshasa'. Genitive plural.

Compound type : dvandva (vānara+rakṣasa)

• vānara – monkey, ape-man (mythical race)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `vana` (forest).
• rakṣasa – demon, ogre
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `rakṣ` (to protect, but here means 'demon').