वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-73, verse-18

स राक्षसानां तत् सैन्यं कालाग्निरिव निर्दहन् ।
चकार बहुभिर्वृक्षैर्निःसंज्ञं युधि वानरः ॥१८॥

18. sa rākṣasānāṃ tat sainyaṃ kālāgniriva nirdahan ,
cakāra bahubhirvṛkṣairniḥsaṃjñaṃ yudhi vānaraḥ.

18. sa rākṣasānām tat sainyam kālāgniḥ iva nirdahan
cakāra bahubhiḥ vṛkṣaiḥ niḥsaṃjñam yudhi vānaraḥ

18. sa vānaraḥ kālāgniḥ iva rākṣasānām tat sainyam
nirdahan bahubhiḥ vṛkṣaiḥ yudhi niḥsaṃjñam cakāra

18. The vānara (Hanuman), consuming that army of rākṣasas like the fire of universal dissolution, rendered them senseless in battle using many trees.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - He (Hanuman) (he, that)

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the rākṣasa army (of the Rākṣasas, of demons)

• तत् (tat) - that (army) (that, its)

• सैन्यम् (sainyam) - the rākṣasa army (army, host, military force)

• कालाग्निः (kālāgniḥ) - like the fire that consumes the universe at its end (the fire of destruction, the fire at the end of time)

• इव (iva) - like, similar to (like, as, as if)

• निर्दहन् (nirdahan) - while burning down, consuming (burning down, consuming, destroying)

• चकार (cakāra) - he rendered (them senseless) (he made, he did)

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many (trees) (with many)

• वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ) - using trees (as weapons) (with trees)

• निःसंज्ञम् (niḥsaṁjñam) - rendered unconscious (unconscious, senseless, without consciousness)

• युधि (yudhi) - in the midst of the battle (in battle, in war)

• वानरः (vānaraḥ) - the vānara (Hanuman) (a monkey, a vānara)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - He (Hanuman) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Hanuman

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the rākṣasa army (of the Rākṣasas, of demons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a rākṣasa, a demon

तत् (tat) - that (army) (that, its)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Agrees with 'sainyam'

सैन्यम् (sainyam) - the rākṣasa army (army, host, military force)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host

Derived from senā (army)

Note: Object of 'nirdahan' and 'cakāra'

कालाग्निः (kālāgniḥ) - like the fire that consumes the universe at its end (the fire of destruction, the fire at the end of time)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālāgni

kālāgni - the fire of destruction, the fire at the end of time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+agni)

• kāla – time, death, black
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as a simile with 'iva'

इव (iva) - like, similar to (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

निर्दहन् (nirdahan) - while burning down, consuming (burning down, consuming, destroying)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirdahat

nirdahat - burning down, consuming, destroying

Present Active Participle

Derived from verb 'dah' with prefix 'nir'

Prefix: nir

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'sa' (Hanuman)

चकार (cakāra) - he rendered (them senseless) (he made, he did)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Verb for 'sa vānaraḥ'

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many (trees) (with many)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much

Note: Agrees with 'vṛkṣaiḥ'

वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ) - using trees (as weapons) (with trees)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

Note: Instrument of 'cakāra'

निःसंज्ञम् (niḥsaṁjñam) - rendered unconscious (unconscious, senseless, without consciousness)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niḥsaṃjña

niḥsaṁjña - unconscious, senseless, without consciousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+saṃjñā)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
• saṃjñā – consciousness, knowledge, name
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam

Note: Object complement of 'cakāra', referring to the army (sainyam)

युधि (yudhi) - in the midst of the battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war

वानरः (vānaraḥ) - the vānara (Hanuman) (a monkey, a vānara)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - a monkey, a vānara

Note: Subject of the sentence, referring to Hanuman