वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-21, verse-17

ते तु शोणितदिग्धाङ्गाः सर्वशस्त्रसमाहताः ।
अमात्या राक्षसेन्द्रस्य चक्रुरायोधनं महत् ॥१७॥

17. te tu śoṇitadigdhāṅgāḥ sarvaśastrasamāhatāḥ ,
amātyā rākṣasendrasya cakrurāyodhanaṃ mahat.

17. te tu śoṇitadigdhāṅgāḥ sarvaśastrasamāhatāḥ
amātyāḥ rākṣasendrasya cakruḥ āyodhanam mahat

17. Those ministers of the king of rākṣasas, whose bodies were smeared with blood and who had been struck by all kinds of weapons, indeed waged a mighty battle.

Words meanings summery:

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

• तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the action despite their condition (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• शोणितदिग्धाङ्गाः (śoṇitadigdhāṅgāḥ) - with their bodies drenched and smeared with blood (having limbs smeared with blood)

• सर्वशस्त्रसमाहताः (sarvaśastrasamāhatāḥ) - having been hit by all sorts of weapons (struck by all weapons)

• अमात्याः (amātyāḥ) - the ministers (of Rāvaṇa) (ministers, companions)

• राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of the king of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) (of the lord of rākṣasas)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they initiated, they waged (a battle) (they made, they did)

• आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - a fierce battle (battle, fighting, battlefield)

• महत् (mahat) - a great and mighty (battle) (great, large, mighty)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the action despite their condition (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

शोणितदिग्धाङ्गाः (śoṇitadigdhāṅgāḥ) - with their bodies drenched and smeared with blood (having limbs smeared with blood)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śoṇitadigdhāṅga

śoṇitadigdhāṅga - blood-smeared body/limbs

Compound of śoṇita (blood), digdha (smeared), and aṅga (limb/body)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śoṇita+digdha+aṅga)

• śoṇita – blood
  noun (neuter)
• digdha – smeared, anointed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dih' (to smear)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• aṅga – limb, body part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'te' (ministers)

सर्वशस्त्रसमाहताः (sarvaśastrasamāhatāḥ) - having been hit by all sorts of weapons (struck by all weapons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvaśastrasamāhata

sarvaśastrasamāhata - struck by all weapons

Compound of sarva (all), śastra (weapon), and samāhata (struck)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+śastra+samāhata)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun
• śastra – weapon, arm
  noun (neuter)
• samāhata – struck, hit
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'han' (to strike) with upasargas 'sam-ā'
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'te' (ministers)

अमात्याः (amātyāḥ) - the ministers (of Rāvaṇa) (ministers, companions)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amātya

amātya - minister, companion

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa's ministers

राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of the king of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) (of the lord of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of rākṣasas, king of rākṣasas

Compound of rākṣasa and indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive for 'amātyāḥ'

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they initiated, they waged (a battle) (they made, they did)

(verb)

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

Perfect active, 3rd plural

Reduplicated perfect from root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - a fierce battle (battle, fighting, battlefield)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyodhana

āyodhana - battle, combat, battlefield

From root 'yudh' (to fight) with upasarga 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Object of 'cakruḥ'

महत् (mahat) - a great and mighty (battle) (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, mighty, large

Note: Agrees with 'āyodhanam'