वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-29, verse-2

भगवञ् श्रोतुमिच्छावो यस्मिन् काले निशाचरौ ।
संरक्षणीयौ तौ ब्रह्मन्नातिवर्तेत तत्क्षणम् ॥२॥

2. bhagavañ śrotumicchāvo yasmin kāle niśācarau ,
saṃrakṣaṇīyau tau brahmannātivarteta tatkṣaṇam.

2. bhagavan śrotum icchāvaḥ yasmin kāle niśā-carau
saṃrakṣaṇīyau tau brahman na ativarteta tat-kṣaṇam

2. bhagavan brahman,
yasmin kāle tau niśā-carau saṃrakṣaṇīyau (staḥ),
(tat) śrotum icchāvaḥ.
tat-kṣaṇam na ativarteta

2. “O Venerable One, O Brahmin, we wish to hear at what time the two night-stalkers should be protected (from harming your yajña). That moment should not be delayed.”

Words meanings summery:

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - (addressing Viśvāmitra) (O Venerable One, O glorious one, O divine one)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

• इच्छावः (icchāvaḥ) - we wish, we desire

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which

• काले (kāle) - at the time

• निशा-चरौ (niśā-carau) - The two rākṣasas (Mārīca and Subāhu) (the two night-stalkers, the two demons)

• संरक्षणीयौ (saṁrakṣaṇīyau) - should be guarded against (to protect the yajña) (to be protected, should be guarded)

• तौ (tau) - refers to the two princes, or the two night-stalkers (as the object of the protection/action) (those two)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - (addressing Viśvāmitra as a Brahmin) (O Brahmin)

• न (na) - not

• अतिवर्तेत (ativarteta) - should be delayed/transgressed (i.e., that moment should not be missed) (should transgress, should delay, should be neglected)

• तत्-क्षणम् (tat-kṣaṇam) - that moment, that instant

Words meanings and morphology

भगवन् (bhagavan) - (addressing Viśvāmitra) (O Venerable One, O glorious one, O divine one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, lord

Note: Refers to Viśvāmitra.

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive from root √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Infinitive expressing purpose.

इच्छावः (icchāvaḥ) - we wish, we desire

(verb)

1st person , dual, active, Present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Subject 'we' (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa).

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to 'kāle'.

काले (kāle) - at the time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period

निशा-चरौ (niśā-carau) - The two rākṣasas (Mārīca and Subāhu) (the two night-stalkers, the two demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of niśā-cara

niśā-cara - night-wanderer, demon, rākṣasa

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, wandering
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Dual subject of the implied verb.

संरक्षणीयौ (saṁrakṣaṇīyau) - should be guarded against (to protect the yajña) (to be protected, should be guarded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃrakṣaṇīya

saṁrakṣaṇīya - to be protected, to be guarded

Gerundive (karmaṇi prayogya)

Derived from root √rakṣ (to protect) with prefix sam- and suffix -anīya

Prefix: sam

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Gerundive, implies "should be protected" or "should be guarded against".

तौ (tau) - refers to the two princes, or the two night-stalkers (as the object of the protection/action) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Grammatically agrees with 'niśā-carau' and 'saṃrakṣaṇīyau', referring to the night-stalkers as the ones to be dealt with.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - (addressing Viśvāmitra as a Brahmin) (O Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, the Absolute (brahman)

Note: Refers to Viśvāmitra.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb.

अतिवर्तेत (ativarteta) - should be delayed/transgressed (i.e., that moment should not be missed) (should transgress, should delay, should be neglected)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Optative (vidhiliṅ) of ativṛt

Prefix: ati

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'tat-kṣaṇam'.

तत्-क्षणम् (tat-kṣaṇam) - that moment, that instant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tat-kṣaṇa

tat-kṣaṇa - that moment, that instant

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tad+kṣaṇa)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• kṣaṇa – moment, instant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'ativarteta'.