वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-25, verse-33

अक्षौहिणीसहस्राणि चत्वार्युग्राणि रक्षसाम् ।
नानाप्रहरणान्याशु निर्ययुर्युद्धकाङ्क्षिणाम् ॥३३॥

33. akṣauhiṇīsahasrāṇi catvāryugrāṇi rakṣasām ,
nānāpraharaṇānyāśu niryayuryuddhakāṅkṣiṇām.

33. akṣauhiṇīsahasrāṇi catvāri ugrāṇi rakṣasām
nānāpraharaṇāni āśu niryayuḥ yuddhakāṅkṣiṇām

33. Four thousand fierce akṣauhiṇī divisions of rākṣasas, armed with various weapons and eager for battle, quickly marched out.

Words meanings summery:

• अक्षौहिणीसहस्राणि (akṣauhiṇīsahasrāṇi) - thousands of akṣauhiṇī divisions

• चत्वारि (catvāri) - four

• उग्राणि (ugrāṇi) - fierce (divisions) (fierce, terrible, mighty)

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas (of the rākṣasas, of the demons)

• नानाप्रहरणानि (nānāpraharaṇāni) - (divisions) carrying various weapons (having various weapons, bearing diverse arms)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - they marched forth (they marched out, they went forth)

• युद्धकाङ्क्षिणाम् (yuddhakāṅkṣiṇām) - (of the rākṣasas) eager for combat (of those desirous of battle, of those eager for war)

Words meanings and morphology

अक्षौहिणीसहस्राणि (akṣauhiṇīsahasrāṇi) - thousands of akṣauhiṇī divisions

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of akṣauhiṇīsahasra

akṣauhiṇīsahasra - a thousand akṣauhiṇī divisions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akṣauhiṇī+sahasra)

• akṣauhiṇī – a large ancient Indian army division (comprising elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry)
  noun (feminine)
• sahasra – a thousand
  noun (neuter)

चत्वारि (catvāri) - four

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'akṣauhiṇīsahasrāṇi' and 'ugrāṇi'.

उग्राणि (ugrāṇi) - fierce (divisions) (fierce, terrible, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ugra

ugra - fierce, terrible, powerful, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'akṣauhiṇīsahasrāṇi'.

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas (of the rākṣasas, of the demons)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - rākṣasa (a demon, an evil being)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

नानाप्रहरणानि (nānāpraharaṇāni) - (divisions) carrying various weapons (having various weapons, bearing diverse arms)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nānāpraharaṇa

nānāpraharaṇa - bearing various weapons

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+praharaṇa)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• praharaṇa – weapon, missile, striking
  noun (neuter)
  from pra + hṛ (to strike)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'akṣauhiṇīsahasrāṇi'.

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - they marched forth (they marched out, they went forth)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of niryā

Prefix: nis

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Root 'yā' (to go), perfect 3rd plural.

युद्धकाङ्क्षिणाम् (yuddhakāṅkṣiṇām) - (of the rākṣasas) eager for combat (of those desirous of battle, of those eager for war)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yuddhakāṅkṣin

yuddhakāṅkṣin - desirous of battle, warlike

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+kāṅkṣin)

• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yudh 'to fight'
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• kāṅkṣin – desiring, wishing for
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from desiderative stem
  from root kāṅkṣ 'to desire'
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rakṣasām'.