वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-5, verse-41

जगद्भ्रमन्तो ऽनिलवद्दुरासदा रणे च मृत्युप्रतिमाः समाहिताः ।
वरप्रदानादभिगर्विता भृशं क्रतुक्रियाणां प्रशमंकराः सदा ॥४१॥

41. jagadbhramanto'nilavaddurāsadā raṇe ca mṛtyupratimāḥ samāhitāḥ ,
varapradānādabhigarvitā bhṛśaṃ kratukriyāṇāṃ praśamaṃkarāḥ sadā.

41. jagat bhramantaḥ anilavat durāsadāḥ
raṇe ca mṛtyupratimāḥ samāhitāḥ
varapradānāt abhigarvitāḥ bhṛśam
kratukriyāṇām praśamaṅkarāḥ sadā

41. jagat bhramantaḥ anilavat raṇe ca
mṛtyupratimāḥ durāsadāḥ samāhitāḥ
varapradānāt bhṛśam abhigarvitāḥ
sadā kratukriyāṇām praśamaṅkarāḥ

41. Wandering the world like the wind, they are formidable and well-prepared in battle, resembling death. Exceedingly arrogant due to a boon, they constantly cause the destruction of ritual actions (kratukriyā).

Words meanings summery:

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• भ्रमन्तः (bhramantaḥ) - wandering, roaming

• अनिलवत् (anilavat) - like the wind

• दुरासदाः (durāsadāḥ) - difficult to approach, formidable, inaccessible

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• च (ca) - and

• मृत्युप्रतिमाः (mṛtyupratimāḥ) - resembling death, like death

• समाहिताः (samāhitāḥ) - composed, concentrated, well-prepared, ready

• वरप्रदानात् (varapradānāt) - from the granting of a boon, due to a boon

• अभिगर्विताः (abhigarvitāḥ) - very proud, extremely arrogant

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly, greatly, intensely

• क्रतुक्रियाणाम् (kratukriyāṇām) - of ritual actions, of Vedic ceremonies

• प्रशमङ्कराः (praśamaṅkarāḥ) - causing cessation, bringing to an end, destroying

• सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

Words meanings and morphology

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, universe; all that moves; people

Root: gam (class 1)

भ्रमन्तः (bhramantaḥ) - wandering, roaming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhramat

bhramat - wandering, roaming, moving about

Present Active Participle

From the root 'bhram' (to wander, roam), class 1

Root: bhram (class 1)

अनिलवत् (anilavat) - like the wind

(indeclinable)

Formed by adding the suffix '-vat' to 'anila' (wind)

दुरासदाः (durāsadāḥ) - difficult to approach, formidable, inaccessible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of durāsada

durāsada - difficult to approach or reach, formidable, inaccessible

From 'dus' (difficult) and 'āsada' (to approach)

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: The Devanagari `दुरासदा` suggests `durāsadā` (feminine singular or neuter plural nom/acc). However, to maintain grammatical consistency with other masculine plural nominative forms like `samāhitāḥ` and the implied masculine plural subject (demons), `durāsadāḥ` is adopted here for interpretation and word analysis.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मृत्युप्रतिमाः (mṛtyupratimāḥ) - resembling death, like death

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛtyupratima

mṛtyupratima - resembling death, like death, death-like

Compound type : upamāna-purvapada-bahuvrihi (mṛtyu+pratima)

• mṛtyu – death, dying
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• pratima – image, likeness, resemblance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: mā (class 2)

समाहिताः (samāhitāḥ) - composed, concentrated, well-prepared, ready

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samāhita

samāhita - composed, collected, concentrated, fixed, prepared, ready

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'dhā' (to place, put) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

वरप्रदानात् (varapradānāt) - from the granting of a boon, due to a boon

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of varapradāna

varapradāna - the granting of a boon or wish

Compound type : shashthi-tatpurusha (vara+pradāna)

• vara – boon, wish, blessing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)
• pradāna – giving, granting, bestowing
  noun (neuter)
  From 'pra' + 'dā' (to give)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

अभिगर्विताः (abhigarvitāḥ) - very proud, extremely arrogant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhigarvita

abhigarvita - very proud, arrogant, haughty

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'garv' (to be proud) with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: garv (class 10)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly, greatly, intensely

(indeclinable)

क्रतुक्रियाणाम् (kratukriyāṇām) - of ritual actions, of Vedic ceremonies

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of kratukriyā

kratukriyā - ritual action, Vedic ceremony

Compound type : shashthi-tatpurusha (kratu+kriyā)

• kratu – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, power, strength
  noun (masculine)
• kriyā – action, act, performance, ritual
  noun (feminine)
  From the root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रशमङ्कराः (praśamaṅkarāḥ) - causing cessation, bringing to an end, destroying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of praśamaṅkara

praśamaṅkara - causing cessation or destruction, annihilating

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (praśama+kara)

• praśama – cessation, pacification, suppression, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pra' + 'śam' (to be quiet)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: śam (class 4)
• kara – making, doing, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix
  From the root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)