वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-21, verse-28

ते तस्य तेजसा दग्धाः सैन्या वैवस्वतस्य तु ।
रणे तस्मिन्निपतिता दावदग्धा नगा इव ॥२८॥

28. te tasya tejasā dagdhāḥ sainyā vaivasvatasya tu ,
raṇe tasminnipatitā dāvadagdhā nagā iva.

28. te tasya tejasā dagdhāḥ sainyāḥ vaivasvatasya
tu raṇe tasmin nipatitāḥ dāvadagdhāḥ nagāḥ iva

28. te vaivasvatasya sainyāḥ tasya tejasā dagdhāḥ
tu tasmin raṇe dāvadagdhāḥ nagāḥ iva nipatitāḥ

28. Those soldiers of Yama (Vaivasvata), burned by his radiant power, fell in that battle like trees consumed by a forest fire.

Words meanings summery:

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

• तस्य (tasya) - of his (radiant power) (of him, his)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by (his) radiant power (by splendor, by power, by energy)

• दग्धाः (dagdhāḥ) - burned (by fire/power) (burned, consumed)

• सैन्याः (sainyāḥ) - the soldiers (of Yama) (soldiers, army)

• वैवस्वतस्य (vaivasvatasya) - of Yama (of Vaivasvata, of Yama (son of Vivasvat))

• तु (tu) - (particle for emphasis) (but, indeed, however)

• रणे (raṇe) - in that battle (in battle, on the battlefield)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (battle) (in that)

• निपतिताः (nipatitāḥ) - fell down (in battle) (fallen down, collapsed)

• दावदग्धाः (dāvadagdhāḥ) - burned by a forest fire (burned by forest fire)

• नगाः (nagāḥ) - trees (as they are burned) (mountains, trees)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: masculine nominative plural of tad

तस्य (tasya) - of his (radiant power) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: masculine/neuter genitive singular of tad

तेजसा (tejasā) - by (his) radiant power (by splendor, by power, by energy)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, power, energy

दग्धाः (dagdhāḥ) - burned (by fire/power) (burned, consumed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dagdha

dagdha - burned, consumed

Past Passive Participle

from root 'dah' (to burn)

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: masculine nominative plural, modifying sainyāḥ

सैन्याः (sainyāḥ) - the soldiers (of Yama) (soldiers, army)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sainya

sainya - army, soldiers, military

वैवस्वतस्य (vaivasvatasya) - of Yama (of Vaivasvata, of Yama (son of Vivasvat))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vaivasvata

vaivasvata - son of Vivasvat; Yama

तु (tu) - (particle for emphasis) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

रणे (raṇe) - in that battle (in battle, on the battlefield)

(noun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (battle) (in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: masculine/neuter locative singular of tad

निपतिताः (nipatitāḥ) - fell down (in battle) (fallen down, collapsed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nipatita

nipatita - fallen, descended, thrown down

Past Passive Participle

from root 'pat' (to fall) with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: masculine nominative plural, modifying sainyāḥ

दावदग्धाः (dāvadagdhāḥ) - burned by a forest fire (burned by forest fire)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dāvadagdha

dāvadagdha - burned by a forest fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāva+dagdha)

• dāva – forest fire, conflagration
  noun (masculine)
• dagdha – burned, consumed
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'dah' (to burn)
  Root: dah (class 1)

Note: masculine nominative plural, modifying sainyāḥ and nagāḥ

नगाः (nagāḥ) - trees (as they are burned) (mountains, trees)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of naga

naga - mountain, tree, serpent

इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

(indeclinable)