वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-77, verse-18

निघ्नन्तमृक्षाधिपतिं राक्षसास्ते महाबलाः ।
परिवव्रुर्भयं त्यक्त्वा तमनेकविधायुधाः ॥१८॥

18. nighnantamṛkṣādhipatiṃ rākṣasāste mahābalāḥ ,
parivavrurbhayaṃ tyaktvā tamanekavidhāyudhāḥ.

18. nighnantam ṛkṣādhipatim rākṣasāḥ te mahābalāḥ
parivavruḥ bhayam tyaktvā tam anekavidhāyudhāḥ

18. Those mighty demons (rākṣasas), abandoning fear, surrounded Jāmbavant, the lord of bears, who was striking them, wielding many kinds of weapons.

Words meanings summery:

• निघ्नन्तम् (nighnantam) - who was striking (the demons) (striking; killing; smiting)

• ऋक्षाधिपतिम् (ṛkṣādhipatim) - Jāmbavant, the lord of bears (lord of bears; king of bears)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the demons (demons; rākṣasas)

• ते (te) - those (demons) (they; those)

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty (very strong; mighty; great-powered)

• परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded (they surrounded; they encompassed)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear; dread)

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - abandoning (having abandoned; having left)

• तम् (tam) - him (Jāmbavant) (him; that (masculine singular))

• अनेकविधायुधाः (anekavidhāyudhāḥ) - wielding many kinds of weapons (having many kinds of weapons; armed with various weapons)

Words meanings and morphology

निघ्नन्तम् (nighnantam) - who was striking (the demons) (striking; killing; smiting)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nighnat

nighnat - striking, killing, destroying

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root han (to strike, kill) with the prefix ni- (down, into), forming the present active participle.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Accusative singular masculine, agreeing with 'tam' (him) referring to ṛkṣādhipatim.

ऋक्षाधिपतिम् (ṛkṣādhipatim) - Jāmbavant, the lord of bears (lord of bears; king of bears)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛkṣādhipati

ṛkṣādhipati - lord of bears, chief of bears

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛkṣa+adhipati)

• ṛkṣa – bear
  noun (masculine)
• adhipati – lord, master, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Jāmbavant.

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the demons (demons; rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit; belonging to rākṣasas

ते (te) - those (demons) (they; those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

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

Note: Refers to rākṣasāḥ.

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty (very strong; mighty; great-powered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, mighty, having great power

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasāḥ'.

परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded (they surrounded; they encompassed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of parivṛ

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear; dread)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - abandoning (having abandoned; having left)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root tyaj with the suffix -ktvā.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

तम् (tam) - him (Jāmbavant) (him; that (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

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

Note: Refers to Jāmbavant, the ṛkṣādhipati.

अनेकविधायुधाः (anekavidhāyudhāḥ) - wielding many kinds of weapons (having many kinds of weapons; armed with various weapons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anekavidhāyudha

anekavidhāyudha - having many kinds of weapons

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aneka+vidha+āyudha)

• aneka – many, not one, various
  adjective
• vidha – kind, sort, type
  noun (masculine)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasāḥ'.