वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-13, verse-24

नियुक्तास्तत्र पशवस्तत्तदुद्दिश्य दैवतम् ।
उरगाः पक्षिणश्चैव यथाशास्त्रं प्रचोदिताः ।
शामित्रे तु हयस्तत्र तथा जल चराश्च ये ॥२४॥

24. niyuktāstatra paśavastattaduddiśya daivatam ,
uragāḥ pakṣiṇaścaiva yathāśāstraṃ pracoditāḥ ,
śāmitre tu hayastatra tathā jala carāśca ye.

24. niyuktāḥ tatra paśavaḥ tat-tad uddiśya
daivatam uragāḥ pakṣiṇaḥ ca eva
yathāśāstraṃ pracoditāḥ śāmitre tu
hayaḥ tatra tathā jala-carāḥ ca ye

24. tatra paśavaḥ tat-tad daivatam uddiśya niyuktāḥ.
uragāḥ pakṣiṇaḥ ca eva yathāśāstraṃ pracoditāḥ.
tu śāmitre tatra hayaḥ tathā ye jala-carāḥ ca (āsīt).

24. There, animals were offered, each intending a specific deity. Serpents and birds were also duly offered according to the scriptures (yathāśāstraṃ). And there, in the sacrificial slaughter place (śāmitra), was the horse, as were all aquatic creatures.

Words meanings summery:

• नियुक्ताः (niyuktāḥ) - (animals) offered (in sacrifice) (appointed, offered, employed)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then

• पशवः (paśavaḥ) - sacrificial animals (animals, cattle)

• तत्-तद् (tat-tad) - (for) each respective (deity) (each and every, various)

• उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - intending (a specific deity) (having intended, for the purpose of, pointing to)

• दैवतम् (daivatam) - a specific deity (for whom the sacrifice is made) (deity, divinity)

• उरगाः (uragāḥ) - serpents, crawling creatures

• पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - also (serpents and birds) (indeed, only, certainly, also)

• यथाशास्त्रं (yathāśāstraṁ) - according to scripture, according to rule

• प्रचोदिताः (pracoditāḥ) - (serpents and birds) offered (in sacrifice) (impelled, offered, commanded)

• शामित्रे (śāmitre) - in the ritual slaughter house/altar (in the place of slaughter/sacrifice)

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

• हयः (hayaḥ) - the sacrificial horse (for an Aśvamedha) (horse)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, also (thus, so, similarly)

• जल-चराः (jala-carāḥ) - aquatic creatures, water-dwellers

• च (ca) - and

• ये (ye) - those who, which

Words meanings and morphology

नियुक्ताः (niyuktāḥ) - (animals) offered (in sacrifice) (appointed, offered, employed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niyukta

niyukta - appointed, employed, fixed, offered, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

From ni (prefix) + root yuj (to join, apply) + kta (suffix).

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

तत्र (tatra) - there, then

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad + suffix tra.

पशवः (paśavaḥ) - sacrificial animals (animals, cattle)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - animal, cattle, sacrificial animal

From root paś (to bind) or paś (to see).

Root: paś (class 1)

तत्-तद् (tat-tad) - (for) each respective (deity) (each and every, various)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tat-tad

tat-tad - each and every, respective, various

Reduplicated demonstrative pronoun tad.

उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - intending (a specific deity) (having intended, for the purpose of, pointing to)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From ud (prefix) + root diś (to point) + lyaP (absolutive suffix for prefixed verbs).

Prefix: ud

Root: diś (class 6)

दैवतम् (daivatam) - a specific deity (for whom the sacrifice is made) (deity, divinity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daivata

daivata - divinity, deity, divine object

From deva (god) + ta (suffix).

उरगाः (uragāḥ) - serpents, crawling creatures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of uraga

uraga - serpent, snake (lit. "chest-goer")

Compound uras (chest) + ga (going).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa / upapada (uras+ga)

• uras – chest, breast
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective
  Agent noun from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird (lit. "having wings")

From pakṣa (wing) + in (possessive suffix).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

एव (eva) - also (serpents and birds) (indeed, only, certainly, also)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

यथाशास्त्रं (yathāśāstraṁ) - according to scripture, according to rule

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śāstra)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, rule, instruction
  noun (neuter)
  From root śās (to teach, instruct)
  Root: śās (class 2)

प्रचोदिताः (pracoditāḥ) - (serpents and birds) offered (in sacrifice) (impelled, offered, commanded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pracodita

pracodita - urged, impelled, ordered, offered

Past Passive Participle

From pra (prefix) + root cud (to impel, incite) + kta (suffix).

Prefix: pra

Root: cud (class 10)

शामित्रे (śāmitre) - in the ritual slaughter house/altar (in the place of slaughter/sacrifice)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śāmitra

śāmitra - the place of slaughter (for sacrifice), the slaughtering knife, the priest who slays sacrificial animals (śāmitṛ)

From śāmi (slaughter) or śāmitṛ (slaughterer) + a (suffix).

Root: śam (class 4)

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

(indeclinable)

Particle.

हयः (hayaḥ) - the sacrificial horse (for an Aśvamedha) (horse)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of haya

haya - horse

From root hi (to go, hasten) + a (suffix).

Root: hi (class 5)

तत्र (tatra) - there, then

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad + suffix tra.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, also (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad + suffix thā.

जल-चराः (jala-carāḥ) - aquatic creatures, water-dwellers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jalacara

jalacara - moving in water, aquatic, water-dweller, fish

Tatpuruṣa or Upapada compound: jala (water) + cara (moving).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa / upapada (jala+cara)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, a mover
  adjective
  Agent noun from root car
  Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

ये (ye) - those who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Relative pronoun.