वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-7, verse-8

निर्जितास्ते महाबाहो नागा गत्वा रसातलम् ।
वासुकिस्तक्षकः शङ्खो जटी च वशमाहृताः ॥८॥

8. nirjitāste mahābāho nāgā gatvā rasātalam ,
vāsukistakṣakaḥ śaṅkho jaṭī ca vaśamāhṛtāḥ.

8. nirjitāḥ te mahābāho nāgāḥ gatvā rasātalam
vāsukiḥ takṣakaḥ śaṅkhaḥ jaṭī ca vaśam āhṛtāḥ

8. O mighty-armed one, you conquered those Nāgas by going to Rasātala (the netherworld). Vāsuki, Takṣaka, Śaṅkha, and Jaṭī were brought under your control.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्जिताः (nirjitāḥ) - conquered, vanquished

• ते (te) - those Nāgas (those)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Rāvaṇa, mighty-armed one (O mighty-armed one)

• नागाः (nāgāḥ) - the mythical serpent beings, kings of the netherworld (serpents, Nāgas)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone (you, Rāvaṇa) (having gone)

• रसातलम् (rasātalam) - to the netherworld (rasātala) (to Rasātala)

• वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - name of a Nāga king (Vāsuki)

• तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - name of a Nāga king (Takṣaka)

• शङ्खः (śaṅkhaḥ) - name of a Nāga (Śaṅkha)

• जटी (jaṭī) - name of a Nāga (Jaṭī)

• च (ca) - and

• वशम् (vaśam) - under control, sway

• आहृताः (āhṛtāḥ) - brought under control (brought, seized, captured)

Words meanings and morphology

निर्जिताः (nirjitāḥ) - conquered, vanquished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirjita

nirjita - conquered, completely subdued

past passive participle

From nir- √ji (to conquer, overcome) + kta.

Prefix: nir

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Implies 'were conquered (by you)'.

ते (te) - those Nāgas (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the Nāgas.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Rāvaṇa, mighty-armed one (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - one with mighty arms, mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

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

Note: Addressed to Rāvaṇa.

नागाः (nāgāḥ) - the mythical serpent beings, kings of the netherworld (serpents, Nāgas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, cobra, a mythological race of serpent-people

Note: Subject, qualified by 'nirjitāḥ'.

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone (you, Rāvaṇa) (having gone)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root gam (to go) + ktvā.

Root: gam (class 1)

रसातलम् (rasātalam) - to the netherworld (rasātala) (to Rasātala)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rasātala

rasātala - the lowest of the seven netherworlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasā+tala)

• rasā – earth; also a mythological river in the underworld
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, bottom, lower region
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the destination of 'gatvā'.

वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - name of a Nāga king (Vāsuki)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsuki

vāsuki - a celebrated king of the Nāgas

Note: One of the specific Nāgas mentioned.

तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - name of a Nāga king (Takṣaka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of takṣaka

takṣaka - a celebrated king of the Nāgas

Note: One of the specific Nāgas mentioned.

शङ्खः (śaṅkhaḥ) - name of a Nāga (Śaṅkha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkha

śaṅkha - conch-shell; also a proper name of a Nāga

Note: One of the specific Nāgas mentioned.

जटी (jaṭī) - name of a Nāga (Jaṭī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaṭin

jaṭin - wearing matted hair; a proper name of a Nāga

Note: One of the specific Nāgas mentioned.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction connecting the listed Nāgas.

वशम् (vaśam) - under control, sway

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control

Root: vaś (class 2)

Note: Object of 'āhṛtāḥ'.

आहृताः (āhṛtāḥ) - brought under control (brought, seized, captured)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āhṛta

āhṛta - brought, taken, seized

past passive participle

From ā- √hṛ (to take, bring) + kta.

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for the named Nāgas.