वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-15, verse-4

ततः प्रहस्तेन तदा सहस्रं निहतं रणे ।
महोदरेण गदया सहस्रमपरं हतम् ॥४॥

4. tataḥ prahastena tadā sahasraṃ nihataṃ raṇe ,
mahodareṇa gadayā sahasramaparaṃ hatam.

4. tataḥ prahastena tadā sahasram nihatam raṇe
mahodareṇa gadayā sahasram aparam hatam

4. Then, Prahasta killed a thousand [Yakshas] in battle. At that time, Mahodara killed another thousand with his mace.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• प्रहस्तेन (prahastena) - by Prahasta

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand (Yakshas) (a thousand)

• निहतम् (nihatam) - killed, struck down

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

• महोदरेण (mahodareṇa) - by Mahodara

• गदया (gadayā) - with a mace

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - another thousand (Yakshas) (a thousand)

• अपरम् (aparam) - another, other, different

• हतम् (hatam) - killed, struck

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix -tas added to the pronominal stem ta-

प्रहस्तेन (prahastena) - by Prahasta

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prahasta

prahasta - Prahasta (name of a prominent Rakshasa general)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal stem ta- with suffix -dā.

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand (Yakshas) (a thousand)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

निहतम् (nihatam) - killed, struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, struck down, defeated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni- (down) and suffix -ta.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war

Root: raṇ (class 1)

महोदरेण (mahodareṇa) - by Mahodara

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahodara

mahodara - Mahodara (name of a Rakshasa, literally 'great-bellied')

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+udara)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

गदया (gadayā) - with a mace

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - another thousand (Yakshas) (a thousand)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

अपरम् (aparam) - another, other, different

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, inferior

हतम् (hatam) - killed, struck

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hata

hata - killed, struck, smitten, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with suffix -ta.

Root: han (class 2)