वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-24, verse-33

एवमुक्त्वा दशग्रीवः सैन्यं तस्यादिदेश ह ।
चतुर्दश सहस्राणि रक्षसां कामरूपिणाम् ॥३३॥

33. evamuktvā daśagrīvaḥ sainyaṃ tasyādideśa ha ,
caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasāṃ kāmarūpiṇām.

33. evam uktvā daśagrīvaḥ sainyam tasya ādideśa
ha caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasām kāmarūpiṇām

33. Having spoken thus, Daśagrīva then assigned to him an army of fourteen thousand rākṣasas, who were capable of assuming any form at will.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa, 'ten-necked one')

• सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army, host of soldiers

• तस्य (tasya) - to Khara (from previous verses) (to him, his, for him)

• आदिदेश (ādideśa) - commanded, ordered, assigned

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of rākṣasas

• कामरूपिणाम् (kāmarūpiṇām) - of those who can assume any form at will, shape-shifters

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies uktvā.

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root vac, suffix ktvā

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject is daśagrīvaḥ.

दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa, 'ten-necked one')

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa, having ten necks)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+grīvā)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of ādideśa.

सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army, host of soldiers

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host of soldiers

Derived from senā (army), suffix ya (group)

Note: Object of ādideśa.

तस्य (tasya) - to Khara (from previous verses) (to him, his, for him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Dative (for whom it was assigned) is more fitting with ādideśa, though morphologically it is a genitive form.

आदिदेश (ādideśa) - commanded, ordered, assigned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ādiś

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, From root diś with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: diś (class 6)

ह (ha) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies sahasrāṇi.

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

Note: Object of ādideśa (implicitly, as part of the sainyam description).

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - rākṣasa (demon, evil spirit)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: 'of rākṣasas' specifying the nature of the thousands.

कामरूपिणाम् (kāmarūpiṇām) - of those who can assume any form at will, shape-shifters

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kāmarūpin

kāmarūpin - assuming any form at will, shape-shifter

Formed from kāma (will, desire) + rūpa (form) + suffix in

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+rūpa)

• kāma – desire, will
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with rakṣasām.