वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-21, verse-16

ततस्ते रावणामात्या यथाकामं यथाबलम् ।
अयुध्यन्त महावीर्याः स च राजा दशाननः ॥१६॥

16. tataste rāvaṇāmātyā yathākāmaṃ yathābalam ,
ayudhyanta mahāvīryāḥ sa ca rājā daśānanaḥ.

16. tataḥ te rāvaṇāmātyāḥ yathākāmam yathābalam
ayudhyanta mahāvīryāḥ saḥ ca rājā daśānanaḥ

16. Then, those exceedingly mighty ministers of Rāvaṇa, along with King Daśānana himself, fought with all their might and to their heart's content.

Words meanings summery:

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

• ते (te) - those (ministers) (those, they)

• रावणामात्याः (rāvaṇāmātyāḥ) - the ministers serving Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa's ministers)

• यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - to their heart's content, as much as they wished (according to desire, as wished)

• यथाबलम् (yathābalam) - with all their strength (according to strength, with all might)

• अयुध्यन्त (ayudhyanta) - they engaged in battle (they fought)

• महावीर्याः (mahāvīryāḥ) - possessing great valor and strength (very mighty, very heroic)

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Rāvaṇa) (he)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• राजा (rājā) - King (Rāvaṇa) (king)

• दशाननः (daśānanaḥ) - Daśānana, a name for Rāvaṇa (ten-faced one (Rāvaṇa))

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those (ministers) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

रावणामात्याः (rāvaṇāmātyāḥ) - the ministers serving Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa's ministers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāvaṇāmātya

rāvaṇāmātya - Rāvaṇa's minister

Compound of Rāvaṇa and amātya

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+amātya)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• amātya – minister, companion
  noun (masculine)

यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - to their heart's content, as much as they wished (according to desire, as wished)

(indeclinable)

Compound of yathā and kāma

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāma)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• kāma – desire, wish
  noun (masculine)

यथाबलम् (yathābalam) - with all their strength (according to strength, with all might)

(indeclinable)

Compound of yathā and bala

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+bala)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

अयुध्यन्त (ayudhyanta) - they engaged in battle (they fought)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of yudh

Imperfect active, 3rd plural

a- prefix for imperfect, 'yudh' root, 'anta' ending

Root: yudh (class 4)

महावीर्याः (mahāvīryāḥ) - possessing great valor and strength (very mighty, very heroic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - of great valor/prowess, very mighty

Compound of mahā and vīrya

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, strength, heroism
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with rāvaṇāmātyāḥ

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Rāvaṇa) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - King (Rāvaṇa) (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

n-stem noun

Root: rāj

दशाननः (daśānanaḥ) - Daśānana, a name for Rāvaṇa (ten-faced one (Rāvaṇa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśānana

daśānana - ten-faced, having ten heads (epithet of Rāvaṇa)

Compound of daśa and ānana

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśa+ānana)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)