वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-66, verse-18

चतुर्दशसहस्राणि रक्षसां त्वत्पिता च यः ।
त्रिशिरा दूषणश्चापि दण्डके निहता मया ॥१८॥

18. caturdaśasahasrāṇi rakṣasāṃ tvatpitā ca yaḥ ,
triśirā dūṣaṇaścāpi daṇḍake nihatā mayā.

18. caturdaśasahasrāṇi rakṣasām tvatpitā ca yaḥ
triśirā dūṣaṇaḥ ca api daṇḍake nihatā mayā

18. mayā daṇḍake caturdaśasahasrāṇi rakṣasām yaḥ
ca tvatpitā triśirā ca api dūṣaṇaḥ nihatā

18. Fourteen thousand rākṣasas (demons), along with your father Triśirā and also Dūṣaṇa, were slain by me in the Daṇḍaka forest.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्दशसहस्राणि (caturdaśasahasrāṇi) - fourteen thousand

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas, of the demons

• त्वत्पिता (tvatpitā) - your father

• च (ca) - and

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• त्रिशिरा (triśirā) - Triśirā, the son of Khara (Triśirā (a specific demon))

• दूषणः (dūṣaṇaḥ) - Dūṣaṇa (a specific demon)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• दण्डके (daṇḍake) - in the Daṇḍaka forest

• निहता (nihatā) - were slain (plural referring to the demons and leaders) (slain, killed)

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्दशसहस्राणि (caturdaśasahasrāṇi) - fourteen thousand

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of caturdaśasahasra

caturdaśasahasra - fourteen thousand

Compound type : dvigu (caturdaśa+sahasra)

• caturdaśa – fourteen
  numeral
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Here used as nominative plural, referring to the number of demons.

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas, of the demons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - rākṣasa, demon, an evil being

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: The genitive indicates 'of' or 'belonging to'.

त्वत्पिता (tvatpitā) - your father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvatpitṛ

tvatpitṛ - your father

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (tvat+pitṛ)

• tvat – your (genitive/possessive form of 'you')
  pronoun
• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to the father, Triśirā.

त्रिशिरा (triśirā) - Triśirā, the son of Khara (Triśirā (a specific demon))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of triśiras

triśiras - three-headed, Triśirā (proper name of a demon)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+śiras)

• tri – three
  numeral
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)

दूषणः (dūṣaṇaḥ) - Dūṣaṇa (a specific demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dūṣaṇa

dūṣaṇa - defiler, polluter, Dūṣaṇa (proper name of a demon)

Root: dūṣ (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

दण्डके (daṇḍake) - in the Daṇḍaka forest

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of daṇḍaka

daṇḍaka - Daṇḍaka forest (a vast forest region in ancient India)

निहता (nihatā) - were slain (plural referring to the demons and leaders) (slain, killed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, struck down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root han (to strike, kill) with the prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Although the form 'nihatā' is feminine singular nominative, in epic Sanskrit, such forms are sometimes used with a plural or mixed-gender subject through poetic license or implied collective. The translation implies a plural subject (rākṣasas, Triśirā, Dūṣaṇa) being slain.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me