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

ऋक्षाः शाखामृगाश्चैव द्रुमाद्रिवरयोधिनः ।
अभ्यधावन्त सहितास्तदनीकमवस्थितम् ॥६॥

6. ṛkṣāḥ śākhāmṛgāścaiva drumādrivarayodhinaḥ ,
abhyadhāvanta sahitāstadanīkamavasthitam.

6. ṛkṣāḥ śākhāmṛgāḥ ca eva drumādrivarayodhinaḥ
abhyadhāvanta sahitāḥ tat anīkam avasthitam

6. ṛkṣāḥ śākhāmṛgāḥ ca eva drumādrivarayodhinaḥ
sahitāḥ tat avasthitam anīkam abhyadhāvanta

6. The bears and monkeys, formidable fighters using trees and mighty mountains, collectively charged towards that stationed army.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋक्षाः (ṛkṣāḥ) - bears

• शाखामृगाः (śākhāmṛgāḥ) - monkeys, branch-animals

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• द्रुमाद्रिवरयोधिनः (drumādrivarayodhinaḥ) - fighters using trees and excellent mountains (as weapons)

• अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - they rushed towards

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - united, together

• तत् (tat) - that

• अनीकम् (anīkam) - army, host

• अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - stationed, positioned, standing

Words meanings and morphology

ऋक्षाः (ṛkṣāḥ) - bears

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛkṣa

ṛkṣa - a bear

शाखामृगाः (śākhāmṛgāḥ) - monkeys, branch-animals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śākhāmṛga

śākhāmṛga - branch-animal, monkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śākhā+mṛga)

• śākhā – branch, tree branch
  noun (feminine)
• mṛga – animal, beast, deer
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

द्रुमाद्रिवरयोधिनः (drumādrivarayodhinaḥ) - fighters using trees and excellent mountains (as weapons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of drumādrivarayodhin

drumādrivarayodhin - fighter whose chief weapons are trees and mountains

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (druma+adri+vara+yodhin)

• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)
• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• vara – excellent, best, chief
  adjective (masculine)
• yodhin – fighter, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root yudh (to fight) + -in suffix.
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying 'ṛkṣāḥ śākhāmṛgāḥ'

अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - they rushed towards

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-dhāv

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - united, together

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, united, together with

Past Passive Participle

From root sah (to bear, endure) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Root: sah (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Accusative singular neuter, agreeing with 'anīkam'.

अनीकम् (anīkam) - army, host

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anīka

anīka - army, battle array, face

अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - stationed, positioned, standing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avasthita

avasthita - situated, standing, stationed, fixed

Past Passive Participle

From ava-sthā (to stand, to be situated) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'anīkam'.