वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-69, verse-14

वानरैर् तैर्महावीर्यैर्घोररूपा निशाचराः ।
वीर्यादभिहता वृक्षैर्व्यवेष्टन्त रणक्षितौ ॥१४॥

14. vānarair tairmahāvīryairghorarūpā niśācarāḥ ,
vīryādabhihatā vṛkṣairvyaveṣṭanta raṇakṣitau.

14. vānaraiḥ taiḥ mahāvīryaiḥ ghorarūpāḥ niśācarāḥ
vīryāt abhihatāḥ vṛkṣaiḥ vyaveṣṭanta raṇakṣitau

14. ghorarūpāḥ niśācarāḥ taiḥ mahāvīryaiḥ vānaraiḥ
વૃક્ષૈः vīryāt abhihatāḥ raṇakṣitau vyaveṣṭanta

14. Those terrifying rākṣasas (niśācarāḥ), powerfully struck by trees (thrown by) those mighty monkeys, writhed on the battlefield.

Words meanings summery:

• वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those

• महावीर्यैः (mahāvīryaiḥ) - by the immensely powerful (monkeys) (of great valor, extremely powerful, mighty)

• घोररूपाः (ghorarūpāḥ) - of terrifying form, dreadful-looking

• निशाचराः (niśācarāḥ) - rākṣasas (niśācarāḥ) (night-wanderers, rākṣasas (demons))

• वीर्यात् (vīryāt) - from valor, from strength, powerfully

• अभिहताः (abhihatāḥ) - struck, smitten, hit

• वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ) - by trees

• व्यवेष्टन्त (vyaveṣṭanta) - they writhed, they rolled about

• रणक्षितौ (raṇakṣitau) - on the battlefield

Words meanings and morphology

वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Note: Agent of striking.

तैः (taiḥ) - by those

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Note: Refers to the `vānaraiḥ`.

महावीर्यैः (mahāvīryaiḥ) - by the immensely powerful (monkeys) (of great valor, extremely powerful, mighty)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - of great strength, very powerful, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrihi (maha+vīrya)

• maha – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vīrya – heroism, valor, strength, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective for `vānaraiḥ`.

घोररूपाः (ghorarūpāḥ) - of terrifying form, dreadful-looking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - having a dreadful form, terrifying in appearance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, fearful
  adjective
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective for `niśācarāḥ`.

निशाचराः (niśācarāḥ) - rākṣasas (niśācarāḥ) (night-wanderers, rākṣasas (demons))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, rākṣasa, owl

From `niśā` (night) and root `car` (to move).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, wanderer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'car' (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

वीर्यात् (vīryāt) - from valor, from strength, powerfully

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - heroism, valor, strength, power, might

Note: Denotes manner or cause.

अभिहताः (abhihatāḥ) - struck, smitten, hit

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhihata

abhihata - struck, hit, smitten, wounded, attacked

Past Passive Participle

From verb root `han` (to strike) with prefix `abhi`.

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Adjective for `niśācarāḥ`.

वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ) - by trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

Note: Instrument by which the rākṣasas were struck.

व्यवेष्टन्त (vyaveṣṭanta) - they writhed, they rolled about

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of veṣṭ

imperfect tense, middle voice

Imperfect (laṅ) form of root `veṣṭ` with prefix `vi`.

Prefix: vi

Root: veṣṭ (class 1)

रणक्षितौ (raṇakṣitau) - on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of raṇakṣiti

raṇakṣiti - battlefield, battleground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+kṣiti)

• raṇa – battle, combat, war
  noun (masculine)
• kṣiti – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)

Note: Location of writhing.