वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-84, verse-10

ममर्द च महाकायो राक्षसान् वानरेश्वरः ।
युगान्तसमये वायुः प्रवृद्धानगमानिव ॥१०॥

10. mamarda ca mahākāyo rākṣasān vānareśvaraḥ ,
yugāntasamaye vāyuḥ pravṛddhānagamāniva.

10. mamarda ca mahākāyaḥ rākṣasān vānareśvaraḥ
yugāntasamaye vāyuḥ pravṛddhān agamān iva

10. ca mahākāyaḥ vānareśvaraḥ rākṣasān mamarda
iva yugāntasamaye pravṛddhān agamān vāyuḥ

10. And the huge-bodied lord of monkeys (Sugriva) crushed the Rākṣasas, just as the greatly swollen wind at the time of the end of a world-age (yuga) fells mighty trees.

Words meanings summery:

• ममर्द (mamarda) - crushed (he crushed, he trampled, he ground down)

• च (ca) - and, also

• महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - huge-bodied (huge-bodied, gigantic)

• राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - Rākṣasas (demons)

• वानरेश्वरः (vānareśvaraḥ) - lord of monkeys (Sugriva) (lord of monkeys, king of monkeys)

• युगान्तसमये (yugāntasamaye) - at the time of the end of a world-age (yuga) (at the time of the end of an eon/world-age)

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind (wind, air, god of wind)

• प्रवृद्धान् (pravṛddhān) - mighty (greatly grown, increased, mighty, swollen)

• अगमान् (agamān) - trees (trees, mountains)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

ममर्द (mamarda) - crushed (he crushed, he trampled, he ground down)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of mṛd

perfect tense

Reduplicated perfect tense form of root mṛd.

Root: mṛd (class 9)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - huge-bodied (huge-bodied, gigantic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākāya

mahākāya - having a huge body, gigantic

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kāya – body, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with vānareśvaraḥ.

राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - Rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rākṣasa (a class of mythological beings, often depicted as demons or ogres)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of mamarda.

वानरेश्वरः (vānareśvaraḥ) - lord of monkeys (Sugriva) (lord of monkeys, king of monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānareśvara

vānareśvara - lord of monkeys, king of monkeys

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+īśvara)

• vānara – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Sugriva.

युगान्तसमये (yugāntasamaye) - at the time of the end of a world-age (yuga) (at the time of the end of an eon/world-age)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yugāntasamaya

yugāntasamaya - time of the dissolution of a world-age, end of an eon

Compound type : tatpurusha (yuga+anta+samaya)

• yuga – age, eon, world-age
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
• samaya – time, season, proper occasion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the end of a world-age (yuga) as per cosmic cycles.

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind (wind, air, god of wind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, the god of wind

Root: vā (class 2)

प्रवृद्धान् (pravṛddhān) - mighty (greatly grown, increased, mighty, swollen)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pravṛddha

pravṛddha - greatly grown, increased, developed, mighty, swollen

past passive participle

From root vṛdh with prefix pra, kṛta suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with agamān.

अगमान् (agamān) - trees (trees, mountains)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of agama

agama - mountain (literally 'that which does not move'), tree

From a- (not) + gama (moving).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+gama)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• gama – moving, going
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of implied 'fells' (from the simile).

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.