वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-29, verse-21

स हत्वा राक्षसान् सर्वान्यज्ञघ्नान् रघुनन्दनः ।
ऋषिभिः पूजितस्तत्र यथेन्द्रो विजये पुरा ॥२१॥

21. sa hatvā rākṣasān sarvānyajñaghnān raghunandanaḥ ,
ṛṣibhiḥ pūjitastatra yathendro vijaye purā.

21. saḥ hatvā rākṣasān sarvān yajñaghnān raghunandanaḥ
ṛṣibhiḥ pūjitaḥ tatra yathā indraḥ vijaye purā

21. raghunandanaḥ saḥ hatvā sarvān yajñaghnān rākṣasān
tatra ṛṣibhiḥ pūjitaḥ yathā purā vijaye indraḥ

21. Having killed all the demons, the obstructors of ritual Vedic rituals (yajña), Rāma (Raghunandana) was honored there by the sages, just as Indra was formerly worshipped in victory.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Referring to Rama (he, that)

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having struck

• राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - demons, evil beings

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (the demons) (all, every)

• यज्ञघ्नान् (yajñaghnān) - obstructors of `yajña`s, destroyers of sacrifices

• रघुनन्दनः (raghunandanaḥ) - Rama (delight of the Raghus, descendant of Raghu)

• ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the sages, by the seers

• पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored, worshipped, revered

• तत्र (tatra) - (at the `yajña` site / Siddhashrama) (there, in that place)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra (king of the gods)

• विजये (vijaye) - in victory, in triumph

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Referring to Rama (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having struck

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root `han` (to strike, kill) with suffix `tvā`

Root: han (class 2)

राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - demons, evil beings

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, an evil being

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (the demons) (all, every)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

यज्ञघ्नान् (yajñaghnān) - obstructors of `yajña`s, destroyers of sacrifices

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yajñaghna

yajñaghna - one who obstructs/kills `yajña`s (sacrifices)

Tatpuruṣa compound: `yajña` (sacrifice) + `ghna` (killer/destroyer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+ghna)

• yajña – ritual sacrifice, worship, oblation
  noun (masculine)
  From root `yaj` (to worship, sacrifice)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• ghna – killer, destroyer, striking
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root `han` (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies rākṣasān.

रघुनन्दनः (raghunandanaḥ) - Rama (delight of the Raghus, descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - joy of Raghu, son of Raghu, descendant of Raghu

Tatpuruṣa compound: Raghu (proper name) + nandana (son, delight)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – proper name, an ancient king of the Solar Dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child, delight, rejoicer
  noun (masculine)
  From root `nand` (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the sages, by the seers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored, worshipped, revered

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjita

pūjita - honored, worshipped, revered

Past Passive Participle

From root `pūj` (to honor, worship)

Root: pūj (class 10)

तत्र (tatra) - (at the `yajña` site / Siddhashrama) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

From demonstrative pronoun `tad` + suffix `tra`

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra (king of the gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra, chief of the gods

विजये (vijaye) - in victory, in triumph

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest

From root `ji` (to conquer) with prefix `vi` (apart, away)

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)