वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-32, verse-49

सहस्रबाहोस्तद् युद्धं विंशद्बाहोश्च दारुणम् ।
नृपराक्षसयोस्तत्र आरब्धं लोमहर्षणम् ॥४९॥

49. sahasrabāhostad yuddhaṃ viṃśadbāhośca dāruṇam ,
nṛparākṣasayostatra ārabdhaṃ lomaharṣaṇam.

49. sahasrabāhoḥ tat yuddham viṃśadbāhoḥ ca dāruṇam
nṛparākṣasayoḥ tatra ārabdham lomaharṣaṇam

49. tatra tat dāruṇam lomaharṣaṇam yuddham sahasrabāhoḥ
ca viṃśadbāhoḥ nṛparākṣasayoḥ ārabdham

49. There, that terrible and hair-raising battle began between the thousand-armed one (Arjuna) and the twenty-armed one (Ravana), that is, between the king and the demon.

Words meanings summery:

• सहस्रबाहोः (sahasrabāhoḥ) - of the thousand-armed one (Kārtavīrya Arjuna) (of the thousand-armed one)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, this)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, war, fight)

• विंशद्बाहोः (viṁśadbāhoḥ) - of the twenty-armed one (Ravana) (of the twenty-armed one)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, fearful)

• नृपराक्षसयोः (nṛparākṣasayoḥ) - between the king and the demon (of the king and the demon, between the king and the demon)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place, then)

• आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - began (begun, started, commenced)

• लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising (causing the hair to stand on end, thrilling, horrifying)

Words meanings and morphology

सहस्रबाहोः (sahasrabāhoḥ) - of the thousand-armed one (Kārtavīrya Arjuna) (of the thousand-armed one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sahasrabāhu

sahasrabāhu - thousand-armed (epithet of Kārtavīrya Arjuna)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+bāhu)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - that (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Adjectival use, agreeing with `yuddham`.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, war, fight)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root `yudh` (to fight) with suffix `kta`.

Root: yudh (class 4)

विंशद्बाहोः (viṁśadbāhoḥ) - of the twenty-armed one (Ravana) (of the twenty-armed one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viṃśadbāhu

viṁśadbāhu - twenty-armed (epithet of Ravana)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viṃśat+bāhu)

• viṃśat – twenty
  numeral (feminine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, fearful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, fearful, harsh

नृपराक्षसयोः (nṛparākṣasayoḥ) - between the king and the demon (of the king and the demon, between the king and the demon)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of nṛparākṣasa

nṛparākṣasa - king and demon

Compound type : dvandva (nṛpa+rākṣasa)

• nṛpa – king, monarch
  noun (masculine)
• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Genitive dual, implying "between".

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place, then)

(indeclinable)

Locative case of `tad` used adverbially.

आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - began (begun, started, commenced)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārabdha

ārabdha - begun, started, commenced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root `rabh` (to seize, begin) with upasarga `ā` (towards, up to).

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Predicative use.

लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising (causing the hair to stand on end, thrilling, horrifying)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lomaharṣaṇa

lomaharṣaṇa - causing the hair to stand on end, thrilling, horrifying

Compound formed from `loman` (hair) and `harṣaṇa` (exciting, causing erection).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loman+harṣaṇa)

• loman – hair (of the body)
  noun (neuter)
• harṣaṇa – causing excitement, thrilling, erecting
  adjective (neuter)
  Agent noun/Adjective
  Derived from root `hṛṣ` (to be stiff, to thrill) with suffix `ana`.
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)