वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-25, verse-27

निहत्य राक्षसश्रेष्ठानमात्यांस्तव संमतान् ।
धर्षयित्वा हृता राजन् गुप्ता ह्यन्तःपुरे तव ॥२७॥

27. nihatya rākṣasaśreṣṭhānamātyāṃstava saṃmatān ,
dharṣayitvā hṛtā rājan guptā hyantaḥpure tava.

27. nihatya rākṣasaśreṣṭhān amātyān tava saṃmatān
dharṣayitvā hṛtā rājan guptā hi antaḥpure tava

27. rājan tava rākṣasaśreṣṭhān saṃmatān amātyān
nihatya dharṣayitvā tava antaḥpure guptā hi hṛtā

27. O King, having killed your foremost rākṣasas and your esteemed ministers, and having violated (it), she who was protected in your inner palace was indeed abducted.

Words meanings summery:

• निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed, having destroyed

• राक्षसश्रेष्ठान् (rākṣasaśreṣṭhān) - the best of rākṣasas, the foremost rākṣasas

• अमात्यान् (amātyān) - ministers, counselors

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• संमतान् (saṁmatān) - respected, esteemed, approved

• धर्षयित्वा (dharṣayitvā) - having violated, having assaulted, having disgraced

• हृता (hṛtā) - abducted, carried away, taken

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• गुप्ता (guptā) - protected (referring to the abducted woman) (protected, guarded)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

• अन्तःपुरे (antaḥpure) - in the inner palace, in the harem

• तव (tava) - your, of you

Words meanings and morphology

निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed, having destroyed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from the root 'han' (to strike, kill) with the prefix 'ni' and the suffix 'tya'.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

राक्षसश्रेष्ठान् (rākṣasaśreṣṭhān) - the best of rākṣasas, the foremost rākṣasas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasaśreṣṭha

rākṣasaśreṣṭha - best of rākṣasas, foremost demon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+śreṣṭha)

• rākṣasa – demon, fiend, a rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, foremost, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

अमात्यान् (amātyān) - ministers, counselors

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of amātya

amātya - minister, counselor, companion

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

संमतान् (saṁmatān) - respected, esteemed, approved

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃmata

saṁmata - respected, esteemed, approved, agreed upon

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root 'man' (to think) with the prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'amātyān'.

धर्षयित्वा (dharṣayitvā) - having violated, having assaulted, having disgraced

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from the causative of the root 'dhṛṣ' (to be bold, dare) with the suffix 'tvā'.

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

हृता (hṛtā) - abducted, carried away, taken

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛta

hṛta - abducted, taken, carried away, stolen

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'hṛ' (to take, carry).

Root: hṛ (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

गुप्ता (guptā) - protected (referring to the abducted woman) (protected, guarded)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gupta

gupta - protected, guarded, hidden

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'gup' (to protect, hide).

Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied feminine subject (the abducted woman).

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

अन्तःपुरे (antaḥpure) - in the inner palace, in the harem

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antaḥpura

antaḥpura - inner palace, harem, women's quarters

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+pura)

• antar – within, inner, inside
  indeclinable
• pura – city, fortress, house, dwelling
  noun (neuter)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you