वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-84, verse-12

कपिराजविमुक्तैस्तैः शैलवर्षैस्तु राक्षसाः ।
विकीर्णशिरसः पेतुर्निकृत्ता इव पर्वताः ॥१२॥

12. kapirājavimuktaistaiḥ śailavarṣaistu rākṣasāḥ ,
vikīrṇaśirasaḥ peturnikṛttā iva parvatāḥ.

12. kapirāja vimuktaiḥ taiḥ śailavarṣaiḥ tu rākṣasāḥ
vikīrṇaśirasaḥ petuḥ nikṛttāḥ iva parvatāḥ

12. rākṣasāḥ taiḥ kapirāja vimuktaiḥ śailavarṣaiḥ tu vikīrṇaśirasaḥ nikṛttāḥ parvatāḥ iva petuḥ.

12. With their heads shattered by those showers of rocks unleashed by the king of monkeys, the demons fell like mountains that have been cut down.

Words meanings summery:

• कपिराज (kapirāja) - monkey king

• विमुक्तैः (vimuktaiḥ) - by those released, by those thrown

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those

• शैलवर्षैः (śailavarṣaiḥ) - by the showers of rocks

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand (emphatic or contrastive particle)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the demons

• विकीर्णशिरसः (vikīrṇaśirasaḥ) - with scattered heads, with shattered heads

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell

• निकृत्ताः (nikṛttāḥ) - cut down, hewn down

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains

Words meanings and morphology

कपिराज (kapirāja) - monkey king

(noun)

masculine, singular of kapirāja

kapirāja - king of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kapi+rājan)

• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Appears as the first part of a compound with 'vimuktaiḥ'.

विमुक्तैः (vimuktaiḥ) - by those released, by those thrown

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vimukta

vimukta - released, thrown, discharged, liberated

past passive participle

from vi-√muc

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe the 'showers of rocks'.

तैः (taiḥ) - by those

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the 'showers of rocks'.

शैलवर्षैः (śailavarṣaiḥ) - by the showers of rocks

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śailavarṣa

śailavarṣa - a shower of rocks/mountains

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+varṣa)

• śaila – rock, mountain, stone
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand (emphatic or contrastive particle)

(indeclinable)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a giant

विकीर्णशिरसः (vikīrṇaśirasaḥ) - with scattered heads, with shattered heads

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikīrṇaśiras

vikīrṇaśiras - one whose head is scattered/shattered

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vikīrṇa+śiras)

• vikīrṇa – scattered, dispersed, broken
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from vi-√kṛ
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 6)
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound, describing the demons.

पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell

(verb)

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

perfect active

reduplicated perfect form of √pat (class 1)

Root: pat (class 1)

निकृत्ताः (nikṛttāḥ) - cut down, hewn down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nikṛtta

nikṛtta - cut down, severed, lopped off

past passive participle

from ni-√kṛt

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Adjectival form, describing the mountains.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill