वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-7, verse-11

शूराश्च बलवन्तश्च वरुणस्य सुता रणे ।
निर्जितास्ते महाबाहो चतुर्विधबलानुगाः ॥११॥

11. śūrāśca balavantaśca varuṇasya sutā raṇe ,
nirjitāste mahābāho caturvidhabalānugāḥ.

11. śūrāḥ ca balavantaḥ ca varuṇasya sutāḥ raṇe
nirjitāḥ te mahābāho caturvidhabalānugāḥ

11. mahābāho te śūrāḥ ca balavantaḥ ca varuṇasya
sutāḥ caturvidhabalānugāḥ raṇe nirjitāḥ

11. O mighty-armed one, those valiant and powerful sons of Varuṇa, who were accompanied by forces of four kinds, were conquered by you in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - valiant ones (sons of Varuṇa) (heroes, brave ones, valiant warriors)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• बलवन्तः (balavantaḥ) - powerful ones (sons of Varuṇa) (strong, powerful, mighty)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuṇa (of Varuṇa (a Vedic deity associated with water, cosmic order))

• सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons (of Varuṇa) (sons, offspring)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war, on the battlefield)

• निर्जिताः (nirjitāḥ) - were conquered (conquered, defeated, vanquished)

• ते (te) - those (referring to the sons of Varuṇa) (those, they)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one (vocative, referring to the listener/Rāvaṇa) (O mighty-armed one)

• चतुर्विधबलानुगाः (caturvidhabalānugāḥ) - accompanied by forces of four kinds (accompanied by forces of four kinds (chariots, elephants, cavalry, infantry))

Words meanings and morphology

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - valiant ones (sons of Varuṇa) (heroes, brave ones, valiant warriors)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, brave, valiant, warrior

Note: Agrees with sutāḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Postpositive conjunction.

बलवन्तः (balavantaḥ) - powerful ones (sons of Varuṇa) (strong, powerful, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty

possessive suffix -vat

Note: Agrees with sutāḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Postpositive conjunction.

वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuṇa (of Varuṇa (a Vedic deity associated with water, cosmic order))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuṇa (a Vedic deity), water god

Note: Shows possession: 'sons of Varuṇa'.

सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons (of Varuṇa) (sons, offspring)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, offspring

from root su (to give birth)

Root: su (class 2)

Note: Subject of the passive verb nirjitāḥ.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war, on the battlefield)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

Note: Indicates the place or context of the action.

निर्जिताः (nirjitāḥ) - were conquered (conquered, defeated, vanquished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirjita

nirjita - conquered, defeated, overcome

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ji with upasarga nir

Prefix: nir

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agrees with sutāḥ and te.

ते (te) - those (referring to the sons of Varuṇa) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

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

Note: Refers to sutāḥ.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one (vocative, referring to the listener/Rāvaṇa) (O mighty-armed one)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Bahuvrihi compound: mahā (great) + bāhu (arm)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet.

चतुर्विधबलानुगाः (caturvidhabalānugāḥ) - accompanied by forces of four kinds (accompanied by forces of four kinds (chariots, elephants, cavalry, infantry))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of caturvidhabalānuga

caturvidhabalānuga - accompanied by forces of four kinds

Bahuvrihi compound: caturvidha (four-fold) + bala (force) + anuga (following)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (caturvidha+bala+anuga)

• caturvidha – four-fold, of four kinds
  adjective (masculine)
  compound of catur (four) and vidha (kind)
• bala – force, army
  noun (neuter)
• anuga – following, accompanied by, attendant
  adjective (masculine)
  from root gam with upasarga anu
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with sutāḥ.