वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-97, verse-23

नर्दन्तश्चाभिपेतुस्तान् वानरा द्रुमयोधिनः ।
दशग्रीववधं दृष्ट्वा विजयं राघवस्य च ॥२३॥

23. nardantaścābhipetustān vānarā drumayodhinaḥ ,
daśagrīvavadhaṃ dṛṣṭvā vijayaṃ rāghavasya ca.

23. nardantaḥ ca abhipeytuḥ tān vānarāḥ drumayodhinaḥ
daśagrīvavadham dṛṣṭvā vijayam rāghavasya ca

23. dṛṣṭvā daśagrīvavadham rāghavasya vijayam ca
vānarāḥ drumayodhinaḥ nardantaḥ ca tān abhipeytuḥ

23. And having witnessed the demise of Daśagrīva and the victory of Rāghava, the monkeys, who fought with trees, roared and rushed upon them (the fleeing demons).

Words meanings summery:

• नर्दन्तः (nardantaḥ) - the monkeys, roaring (roaring, shouting, yelling)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अभिपेय्तुः (abhipeytuḥ) - they rushed towards, they attacked

• तान् (tān) - the fleeing rākṣasas (them, those)

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - Rāma's monkey army (monkeys)

• द्रुमयोधिनः (drumayodhinaḥ) - the monkeys who used trees as weapons (fighting with trees, tree-fighters)

• दशग्रीववधम् (daśagrīvavadham) - the demise of the ten-necked demon Rāvaṇa (the killing of Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa))

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

• विजयम् (vijayam) - victory, triumph

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Lord Rāma (of Rāghava, of Rāma)

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

नर्दन्तः (nardantaḥ) - the monkeys, roaring (roaring, shouting, yelling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nardant

nardant - roaring, shouting, making noise

Present Active Participle

From root nard (to roar, sound) with suffix -at

Root: nard (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'nardantaḥ' with 'abhipeytuḥ' (roaring and rushed).

अभिपेय्तुः (abhipeytuḥ) - they rushed towards, they attacked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Lit) of abhipat

Reduplicated perfect form (Lit) of root pat (to fall, rush) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

तान् (tān) - the fleeing rākṣasas (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the fleeing rākṣasas mentioned in the previous verse.

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - Rāma's monkey army (monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Note: Subject of 'abhipeytuḥ'.

द्रुमयोधिनः (drumayodhinaḥ) - the monkeys who used trees as weapons (fighting with trees, tree-fighters)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of drumayodhin

drumayodhin - fighting with trees, using trees as weapons

From druma (tree) + yodhin (fighter)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (druma+yodhin)

• druma – tree, wood
  noun (masculine)
• yodhin – fighter, warrior, combatant
  noun (masculine)
  From root yudh (to fight) with suffix -in
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'vānarāḥ'.

दशग्रीववधम् (daśagrīvavadham) - the demise of the ten-necked demon Rāvaṇa (the killing of Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśagrīvavadha

daśagrīvavadha - killing of Daśagrīva

From Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) + vadha (killing)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (daśagrīva+vadha)

• daśagrīva – Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa, the ten-necked demon)
  proper noun (masculine)
  From daśa (ten) + grīva (neck)
• vadha – killing, slaying, murder
  noun (masculine)
  From root vadh (to strike, kill)
  Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root dṛś with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विजयम् (vijayam) - victory, triumph

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest

From vi (prefix) + root ji (to conquer)

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Lord Rāma (of Rāghava, of Rāma)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendent of Raghu, Rāma

Patronymic from Raghu, referring to Rāma

Note: Possessive for 'vijayam'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'daśagrīvavadham' and 'vijayam rāghavasya'.