वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-27, verse-22

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे शूरा राक्षसा घोरदर्शनाः ।
युद्धार्थमभ्यधावन्त सचिवा रावणाज्ञया ॥२२॥

22. etasminnantare śūrā rākṣasā ghoradarśanāḥ ,
yuddhārthamabhyadhāvanta sacivā rāvaṇājñayā.

22. etasmin antare śūrāḥ rākṣasāḥ ghoradarśanāḥ
yuddhārtham abhyadhāvanta sacivāḥ rāvaṇājñayā

22. etasmin antare rāvaṇājñayā śūrāḥ ghoradarśanāḥ
rākṣasāḥ sacivāḥ yuddhārtham abhyadhāvanta

22. In the meantime, fierce-looking demon warriors, who served as ministers, rushed forth for battle at Rāvaṇa's command.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

• अन्तरे (antare) - in the interval, meanwhile

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - demon warriors (brave warriors, heroes)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

• घोरदर्शनाः (ghoradarśanāḥ) - of terrible appearance, fearsome-looking

• युद्धार्थम् (yuddhārtham) - for the sake of battle, for battle

• अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - they rushed towards

• सचिवाः (sacivāḥ) - ministers, companions

• रावणाज्ञया (rāvaṇājñayā) - by Rāvaṇa's command

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Agrees with 'antare'.

अन्तरे (antare) - in the interval, meanwhile

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interval, inside, middle, difference

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - demon warriors (brave warriors, heroes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, hero, warrior

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, pertaining to a demon

घोरदर्शनाः (ghoradarśanāḥ) - of terrible appearance, fearsome-looking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghoradarśana

ghoradarśana - having a terrible appearance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ghora+darśana)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, fierce
  adjective (masculine)
• darśana – sight, appearance, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

युद्धार्थम् (yuddhārtham) - for the sake of battle, for battle

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+artha)

• yuddha – battle, fight
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially here, meaning 'for the sake of battle'.

अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - they rushed towards

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhyadhāv

Imperfect, 3rd plural, root dhāv with prefixes abhi and ā

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: dhāv (class 1)

सचिवाः (sacivāḥ) - ministers, companions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saciva

saciva - companion, minister, associate

रावणाज्ञया (rāvaṇājñayā) - by Rāvaṇa's command

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of rāvaṇājñā

rāvaṇājñā - Rāvaṇa's command

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+ājñā)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ājñā – command, order
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root jñā (to know) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: jñā (class 9)