वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-82, verse-39

इतीव सर्वा रजनीचरस्त्रियः परस्परं संपरिरभ्य बाहुभिः ।
विषेदुरार्तातिभयाभिपीडिता विनेदुरुच्चैश्च तदा सुदारुणम् ॥३९॥

39. itīva sarvā rajanīcarastriyaḥ parasparaṃ saṃparirabhya bāhubhiḥ ,
viṣedurārtātibhayābhipīḍitā vineduruccaiśca tadā sudāruṇam.

39. iti iva sarvāḥ rajānīcarastriyah
parasparam samparirabhya bāhubhiḥ
viṣeduḥ ārtātibhayābhipīḍitāḥ
vineduḥ uccaiḥ ca tadā sudāruṇam

39. iti iva ārtātibhayābhipīḍitāḥ
sarvāḥ rajānīcarastriyah bāhubhiḥ
parasparam samparirabhya viṣeduḥ
ca tadā uccaiḥ sudāruṇam vineduḥ

39. As if thus, all the female demons (rākṣasīs), tormented by excessive fear, embraced each other with their arms, lamented, and then cried out very terribly.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all

• रजानीचरस्त्रियह् (rajānīcarastriyah) - female demons, rākṣasa women

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, each other

• सम्परिरभ्य (samparirabhya) - having embraced completely

• बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - with arms

• विषेदुः (viṣeduḥ) - they lamented, they despaired

• आर्तातिभयाभिपीडिताः (ārtātibhayābhipīḍitāḥ) - afflicted by excessive fear, tormented by great fear

• विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - they cried out, they roared

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, highly

• च (ca) - and

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - very terribly, extremely dreadful

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: particle of comparison.

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'rajānīcarastriyah'.

रजानीचरस्त्रियह् (rajānīcarastriyah) - female demons, rākṣasa women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rajānīcarastrī

rajānīcarastrī - female night-roamer, rākṣasī

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rajānīcara+strī)

• rajānīcara – night-roamer, demon
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: rajani
  Root: car (class 1)
• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)

Note: Often written as Rākṣasī.

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, each other

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adverbially.

सम्परिरभ्य (samparirabhya) - having embraced completely

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root rabh (to take, grasp) with prefixes sam- and pari-.

Prefixes: sam+pari

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicates an action completed before the main verb.

बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - with arms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāhu

bāhu - arm

विषेदुः (viṣeduḥ) - they lamented, they despaired

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Perfect 3rd person plural, active voice. Root sad (to sit, sink) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: From root 'sad' (to sit, sink) with prefix 'vi'.

आर्तातिभयाभिपीडिताः (ārtātibhayābhipīḍitāḥ) - afflicted by excessive fear, tormented by great fear

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ārtātibhayābhipīḍita

ārtātibhayābhipīḍita - afflicted by excessive fear

Past Passive Participle

Compound: ārta (distressed) + ati (excessive) + bhaya (fear) + abhipīḍita (oppressed). Abhipīḍita is P.P.P. of abhi-pīḍ.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ārta+atibhaya+abhipīḍita)

• ārta – distressed, afflicted, hurt
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root ṛ (to go) or ṛt (to hurt).
  Root: ṛ (class 1)
• ati – excessive, beyond, over
  indeclinable
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhī (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• abhipīḍita – oppressed, tormented, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pīḍ (to oppress, torment) with prefix abhi-.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'rajānīcarastriyah'.

विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - they cried out, they roared

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Perfect 3rd person plural, active voice. Root nad (to sound, roar) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: From root 'nad' (to sound, roar) with prefix 'vi'.

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, highly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'lamented' and 'cried out'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - very terribly, extremely dreadful

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'su-' (very, good) and 'dāruṇa' (dreadful, terrible).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+dāruṇa)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• dāruṇa – dreadful, terrible, formidable, cruel
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage of the neuter accusative singular form.