वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-33, verse-15

निष्पन्दास्तरवः सर्वे निलीना मृगपक्षिणः ।
नैशेन तमसा व्याप्ता दिशश्च रघुनन्दन ॥१५॥

15. niṣpandāstaravaḥ sarve nilīnā mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ ,
naiśena tamasā vyāptā diśaśca raghunandana.

15. niṣpandāḥ taravaḥ sarve nilīnāḥ mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ
naiśena tamasā vyāptāḥ diśaḥ ca raghunandana

15. raghunandana sarve taravaḥ niṣpandāḥ mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ
nilīnāḥ ca diśaḥ naiśena tamasā vyāptāḥ

15. All the trees are motionless, and the deer and birds are hidden. And, O scion of Raghu (Rama), the directions are covered by the darkness of night.

Words meanings summery:

• निष्पन्दाः (niṣpandāḥ) - motionless, still

• तरवः (taravaḥ) - trees

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• निलीनाः (nilīnāḥ) - hidden, crouched, merged

• मृगपक्षिणः (mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ) - deer and birds, animals and birds

• नैशेन (naiśena) - by nocturnal, by nightly

• तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness

• व्याप्ताः (vyāptāḥ) - pervaded, covered, occupied

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters (of the sky)

• च (ca) - and

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O Rama (O scion of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

निष्पन्दाः (niṣpandāḥ) - motionless, still

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niṣpanda

niṣpanda - motionless, still

Prefix: nis

Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Agrees with taravaḥ.

तरवः (taravaḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of taru

taru - tree

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with taravaḥ.

निलीनाः (nilīnāḥ) - hidden, crouched, merged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nilīna

nilīna - hidden, merged, crouched

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ni-lī (to cling, hide) + kta

Prefix: ni

Root: lī (class 4)

मृगपक्षिणः (mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ) - deer and birds, animals and birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛgapakṣin

mṛgapakṣin - deer and birds, animal and bird

Compound type : Dvandva (mṛga+pakṣin)

• mṛga – deer, animal
  noun (masculine)
• pakṣin – bird, winged creature
  noun (masculine)

नैशेन (naiśena) - by nocturnal, by nightly

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of naiśa

naiśa - nocturnal, belonging to night

derived from niśā (night)

तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom

Root: tam

व्याप्ताः (vyāptāḥ) - pervaded, covered, occupied

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vyāpta

vyāpta - pervaded, filled, occupied

Past Passive Participle

derived from vi-āp (to pervade, obtain) + kta

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: āp (class 5)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters (of the sky)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter

Root: diś (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O Rama (O scion of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - delight of Raghu, scion of Raghu

Compound type : Tatpurusha (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – name of a king
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delight, son
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nand (class 1)