वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-15, verse-5

क्रुद्धेन च तदा राम मारीचेन दुरात्मना ।
निमेषान्तरमात्रेण द्वे सहस्रे निपातिते ॥५॥

5. kruddhena ca tadā rāma mārīcena durātmanā ,
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa dve sahasre nipātite.

5. kruddhena ca tadā rāma mārīcena durātmanā
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa dve sahasre nipātite

5. rāma tadā kruddhena durātmanā mārīcena ca
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa dve sahasre nipātite

5. And then, O Rāma, by the enraged, evil-minded Mārica, two thousand were felled in merely the blink of an eye.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रुद्धेन (kruddhena) - by the enraged (Mārica) (by the enraged, by the angry one)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• मारीचेन (mārīcena) - by Mārica

• दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - by the evil-minded (Mārica) (by the evil-minded, by the wicked soul)

• निमेषान्तरमात्रेण (nimeṣāntaramātreṇa) - by merely the blink of an eye (by merely the interval of an eye-blink)

• द्वे (dve) - two

• सहस्रे (sahasre) - two thousand (of them) (two thousands)

• निपातिते (nipātite) - were felled (were struck down, were felled)

Words meanings and morphology

क्रुद्धेन (kruddhena) - by the enraged (Mārica) (by the enraged, by the angry one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root krudh (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies Mārica.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name), pleasing, dark, beautiful

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Rāma.

मारीचेन (mārīcena) - by Mārica

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mārīca

mārīca - Mārica (a proper name, son of Mārīci)

Note: Agent of the action.

दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - by the evil-minded (Mārica) (by the evil-minded, by the wicked soul)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, depraved soul

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dus+ātman)

• dus – bad, difficult, evil
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Co-refers with Mārica.

निमेषान्तरमात्रेण (nimeṣāntaramātreṇa) - by merely the blink of an eye (by merely the interval of an eye-blink)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nimeṣāntaramātra

nimeṣāntaramātra - merely the interval of an eye-blink, just an eye-blink

Compound type : tatpurusha (nimeṣa+antara+mātra)

• nimeṣa – eye-blink, winking, closing the eyes
  noun (masculine)
  From root miṣ with prefix ni-
  Prefix: ni
  Root: miṣ (class 1)
• antara – interval, space, inside, difference, other
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – mere, only, just, measure, quantity
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Indicates the duration or means by which the action occurred.

द्वे (dve) - two

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies sahasre.

सहस्रे (sahasre) - two thousand (of them) (two thousands)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of sahasra

sahasra - thousand, a large number

Note: Subject of nipātite.

निपातिते (nipātite) - were felled (were struck down, were felled)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of nipātita

nipātita - struck down, felled, thrown down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat (to fall) with prefix ni- (down) and a causative stem.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective, often acting as a past passive verb.