वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-78, verse-3

निबर्हयन्तश्चान्योन्यं ते राक्षसवनौकसः ।
भर्तारं न जहुर्युद्धे संपतन्तस्ततस्ततः ॥३॥

3. nibarhayantaścānyonyaṃ te rākṣasavanaukasaḥ ,
bhartāraṃ na jahuryuddhe saṃpatantastatastataḥ.

3. nibrahayantaḥ ca anyonyam te rākṣasa vanaukasaḥ
bhartāram na jahuḥ yuddhe saṃpatantaḥ tataḥ tataḥ

3. And those rākṣasas and vānaras (vanaukasa), even while striking each other down, did not abandon their respective lords in the battle, charging from various directions.

Words meanings summery:

• निब्रहयन्तः (nibrahayantaḥ) - striking down, slaying

• च (ca) - and

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• ते (te) - referring to rākṣasas and vānaras (those)

• राक्षस (rākṣasa) - demon, rakṣasa

• वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest-dwellers, vānaras (monkeys)

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - their lord, master, supporter

• न (na) - not

• जहुः (jahuḥ) - they abandoned, they deserted

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• संपतन्तः (saṁpatantaḥ) - falling upon, rushing, charging

• ततः (tataḥ) - from there, from that side

• ततः (tataḥ) - together with the preceding 'tataḥ' forming 'tatas tataḥ' meaning 'from all sides' or 'hither and thither' (from there, from that side)

Words meanings and morphology

निब्रहयन्तः (nibrahayantaḥ) - striking down, slaying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nibrahayant

nibrahayant - striking down, slaying, killing

Present Active Participle (Causative)

From root bṛh (to kill, grow, slay) with prefix ni. Causative stem + śatṛ.

Prefix: ni

Root: bṛh (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonyam

anyonyam - each other, mutually

ते (te) - referring to rākṣasas and vānaras (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राक्षस (rākṣasa) - demon, rakṣasa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a giant, a species of malevolent being

Note: In this context, it functions as part of a dvandva compound or in apposition with vanaukasaḥ to denote two groups.

वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest-dwellers, vānaras (monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vanaukasa

vanaukasa - forest-dweller, monkey (vānara)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+okas)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• okas – dwelling, habitation, inhabitant
  noun (neuter)

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - their lord, master, supporter

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - sustainer, supporter, master, lord, husband

Agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

जहुः (jahuḥ) - they abandoned, they deserted

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of hā

Root: hā (class 3)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

संपतन्तः (saṁpatantaḥ) - falling upon, rushing, charging

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃpatant

saṁpatant - falling down, rushing together, charging

Present Active Participle

From root pat (to fall, fly) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: pat (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - from there, from that side

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - together with the preceding 'tataḥ' forming 'tatas tataḥ' meaning 'from all sides' or 'hither and thither' (from there, from that side)

(indeclinable)