वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-7, verse-21

तथा ते राक्षसा युद्धे विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना ।
द्रवन्ति द्राविताश्चैव शायिताश्च महीतले ॥२१॥

21. tathā te rākṣasā yuddhe viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā ,
dravanti drāvitāścaiva śāyitāśca mahītale.

21. tathā te rākṣasāḥ yuddhe viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā
/ dravanti drāvitāḥ ca eva śāyitāḥ ca mahītale

21. tathā yuddhe te rākṣasāḥ prabhaviṣṇunā viṣṇunā
drāvitāḥ ca eva śāyitāḥ ca mahītale dravanti

21. Thus, those demons in battle, having been routed and laid low on the ground by the mighty (Viṣṇu), flee.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• ते (te) - those

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in combat

• विष्णुना (viṣṇunā) - by Viṣṇu

• प्रभविष्णुना (prabhaviṣṇunā) - by the mighty (Viṣṇu) (by the powerful, by the mighty)

• द्रवन्ति (dravanti) - they flee, they run away

• द्राविताः (drāvitāḥ) - put to flight, routed, caused to flee

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• शायिताः (śāyitāḥ) - laid low, made to lie, killed

• च (ca) - and

• महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, rakṣasa, evil being

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

विष्णुना (viṣṇunā) - by Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a major deity in Hinduism)

प्रभविष्णुना (prabhaviṣṇunā) - by the mighty (Viṣṇu) (by the powerful, by the mighty)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prabhaviṣṇu

prabhaviṣṇu - powerful, mighty, effective, supreme, sovereign

Derived from pra-bhū, meaning 'to be powerful, to be supreme'

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with viṣṇunā.

द्रवन्ति (dravanti) - they flee, they run away

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of drav

Present Active

3rd person plural present active indicative

Root: dru (class 1)

द्राविताः (drāvitāḥ) - put to flight, routed, caused to flee

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of drāvita

drāvita - put to flight, caused to run, routed, driven away

Causative Past Passive Participle

Derived from causative root drāv- from dru (to run)

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Agrees with rākṣasāḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

शायिताः (śāyitāḥ) - laid low, made to lie, killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śāyita

śāyita - laid low, caused to lie down, killed, put to rest

Causative Past Passive Participle

Derived from causative root śāy- from śī (to lie down)

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Agrees with rākṣasāḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - surface of the earth, ground, terrestrial region

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, ground, base, flat part
  noun (neuter)