वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-82, verse-14

चतुर्दशसहस्राणि रक्षसां भीमकर्मणाम् ।
निहतानि जनस्थाने शरैरग्निशिखोपमैः ॥१४॥

14. caturdaśasahasrāṇi rakṣasāṃ bhīmakarmaṇām ,
nihatāni janasthāne śarairagniśikhopamaiḥ.

14. caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasām bhīmakarmaṇām
nihatāni janasthāne śaraiḥ agniśikhopamaiḥ

14. janasthāne bhīmakarmaṇām rakṣasām caturdaśa
sahasrāṇi agniśikhopamaiḥ śaraiḥ nihatāni

14. Fourteen thousand demons (rākṣasas) of terrifying deeds were slain in Janasthāna by arrows resembling flames of fire.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - (fourteen) thousands (thousands)

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas (demons) (of demons)

• भीमकर्मणाम् (bhīmakarmaṇām) - (demons) of terrifying deeds (of terrifying deeds, whose actions are dreadful)

• निहतानि (nihatāni) - were slain (slain, killed)

• जनस्थाने (janasthāne) - in the region of Janasthāna (in Janasthāna (a region))

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by means of arrows (by arrows)

• अग्निशिखोपमैः (agniśikhopamaiḥ) - like the flames of fire (resembling flames of fire)

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

(numeral)

Note: Adjective for 'sahasrāṇi'.

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - (fourteen) thousands (thousands)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied auxiliary verb 'were').

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas (demons) (of demons)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil being

Note: Dependent on 'sahasrāṇi', specifying whose thousands.

भीमकर्मणाम् (bhīmakarmaṇām) - (demons) of terrifying deeds (of terrifying deeds, whose actions are dreadful)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhīmakarman

bhīmakarman - having dreadful deeds, of terrifying actions

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhīma+karman)

• bhīma – dreadful, terrible, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
• karman – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'rakṣasām'.

निहतानि (nihatāni) - were slain (slain, killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, kill) with ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'caturdaśa sahasrāṇi'.

जनस्थाने (janasthāne) - in the region of Janasthāna (in Janasthāna (a region))

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of janasthāna

janasthāna - Janasthāna (a forest region in the Daṇḍaka forest)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+sthāna)

• jana – people, person, individual
  noun (masculine)
• sthāna – place, stand, position
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Locative of place.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by means of arrows (by arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Note: Instrument of action.

अग्निशिखोपमैः (agniśikhopamaiḥ) - like the flames of fire (resembling flames of fire)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of agniśikhopama

agniśikhopama - resembling a flame of fire

Compound type : tatpurusha (agniśikhā+upama)

• agniśikhā – flame of fire
  noun (feminine)
• upama – likeness, resemblance, comparison
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'śaraiḥ'.