वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-28, verse-38

तान् समालिङ्ग्य बाहुभ्यां विष्टब्धाः के चिदुच्छ्रिताः ।
देवैस्तु शस्त्रसंविद्धा मम्रिरे च निशाचराः ॥३८॥

38. tān samāliṅgya bāhubhyāṃ viṣṭabdhāḥ ke ciducchritāḥ ,
devaistu śastrasaṃviddhā mamrire ca niśācarāḥ.

38. tān samāliṅgya bāhubhyām viṣṭabdhāḥ ke cit ucchritāḥ
devaiḥ tu śastrasaṃviddhāḥ mamrire ca niśācarāḥ

38. ke cit bāhubhyām tān samāliṅgya viṣṭabdhāḥ ucchritāḥ
devaiḥ tu śastrasaṃviddhāḥ niśācarāḥ ca mamrire

38. Some, embracing those (mounts) with both arms, were stiffened and held high. But the night-rovers (niśācara), struck by the gods' weapons, also perished.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - the mounts/creatures mentioned in the previous verse (them)

• समालिङ्ग्य (samāliṅgya) - having embraced, clinging to

• बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with two arms

• विष्टब्धाः (viṣṭabdhāḥ) - supported, stiffened, held firm

• के (ke) - some, who

• चित् (cit) - an enclitic particle, some, any

• उच्छ्रिताः (ucchritāḥ) - raised, elevated, standing erect

• देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• शस्त्रसंविद्धाः (śastrasaṁviddhāḥ) - pierced/wounded by weapons

• मम्रिरे (mamrire) - they died

• च (ca) - and, also

• निशाचराः (niśācarāḥ) - night-roamers, demons, Rākṣasas

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - the mounts/creatures mentioned in the previous verse (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

समालिङ्ग्य (samāliṅgya) - having embraced, clinging to

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

From sam-ā-√liṅg (to embrace, cling)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: liṅg (class 1)

बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with two arms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm, fore-arm

Note: Dual form indicates 'with both arms'.

विष्टब्धाः (viṣṭabdhāḥ) - supported, stiffened, held firm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viṣṭabdha

viṣṭabdha - supported, stiffened, held firm, obstructed

Past Passive Participle

From vi-√stambh (to prop, support, stiffen)

Prefix: vi

Root: stambh (class 5)

के (ke) - some, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

चित् (cit) - an enclitic particle, some, any

(indeclinable)

उच्छ्रिताः (ucchritāḥ) - raised, elevated, standing erect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ucchrita

ucchrita - raised, elevated, standing erect

Past Passive Participle

From ud-√śri (to raise up)

Prefix: ud

Root: śri (class 1)

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

शस्त्रसंविद्धाः (śastrasaṁviddhāḥ) - pierced/wounded by weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śastrasaṃviddha

śastrasaṁviddha - pierced by weapons, wounded by arms

Past Passive Participle

From śastra (weapon) + saṃ-√vyadh (to pierce, strike)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+saṃviddha)

• śastra – weapon, implement, tool
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas
• saṃviddha – pierced, struck, wounded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From saṃ-√vyadh (to pierce)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vyadh (class 4)

मम्रिरे (mamrire) - they died

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of mṛ

Perfect tense form of √mṛ

Root: mṛ (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निशाचराः (niśācarāḥ) - night-roamers, demons, Rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niśācara

niśācara - night-roamer, demon, rākṣasa

From niśā (night) + cara (mover)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, roaming
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From √car (to move, roam)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: A term for demons, often Rākṣasas.