वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-1, verse-35

वसतस्तस्य रामस्य वने वनचरैः सह ।
ऋषयो ऽभ्यागमन् सर्वे वधायासुररक्षसाम् ॥३५॥

35. vasatastasya rāmasya vane vanacaraiḥ saha ,
ṛṣayo'bhyāgaman sarve vadhāyāsurarakṣasām.

35. vasataḥ tasya rāmasya vane vanacaraiḥ saha
ṛṣayaḥ abhyāgaman sarve vadhāya asurarākṣasām

35. vane vanacaraiḥ saha vasataḥ tasya rāmasya
sarve ṛṣayaḥ asurarākṣasām vadhāya abhyāgaman

35. While that Rāma was residing in the forest with the forest-dwellers, all the sages approached him for the destruction of the Asuras and Rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• वसतः (vasataḥ) - of him residing, while residing

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, that

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• वनचरैः (vanacaraiḥ) - by/with forest-dwellers

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

• अभ्यागमन् (abhyāgaman) - approached, came to

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• वधाय (vadhāya) - for the killing, for the destruction

• असुरराक्षसाम् (asurarākṣasām) - of Asuras and Rākṣasas

Words meanings and morphology

वसतः (vasataḥ) - of him residing, while residing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasat

vas - to dwell, reside

Present active participle

Masculine, singular, genitive or ablative

Root: vas (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the hero of Rāmāyaṇa)

Root: ram (class 1)

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Root: van (class 1)

वनचरैः (vanacaraiḥ) - by/with forest-dwellers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vanacara

vanacara - forest-dweller, ranger

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+cara)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
  Root: van (class 1)
• cara – moving, going, dwelling; a follower
  adjective (masculine)
  From √car 'to move, wander'
  Root: car (class 1)

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing instrumental case

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - a sage, seer

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'abhyāgaman'.

अभ्यागमन् (abhyāgaman) - approached, came to

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of gam

Imperfect active

From √gam with upasargas abhi + ā. 3rd person plural.

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Pronominal adjective

वधाय (vadhāya) - for the killing, for the destruction

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - striking, killing, slaying, destruction

From √vadh 'to strike, kill'

Root: vadh (class 1)

असुरराक्षसाम् (asurarākṣasām) - of Asuras and Rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of asurarākṣasa

asurarākṣasa - Asuras and Rākṣasas

Dvandva compound

Compound type : dvandva (asura+rākṣasa)

• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)
• rākṣasa – demon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Dependent on 'vadhāya'.