वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-33, verse-18

नैशानि सर्वभूतानि प्रचरन्ति ततस्ततः ।
यक्षराक्षससंघाश्च रौद्राश्च पिशिताशनाः ॥१८॥

18. naiśāni sarvabhūtāni pracaranti tatastataḥ ,
yakṣarākṣasasaṃghāśca raudrāśca piśitāśanāḥ.

18. naiśāni sarvabhūtāni pracaranti tatastataḥ
yakṣarākṣasasaṃghāḥ ca raudrāḥ ca piśitāśanāḥ

18. naiśāni sarvabhūtāni yakṣarākṣasasaṃghāḥ ca
raudrāḥ ca piśitāśanāḥ tatastataḥ pracaranti

18. All nocturnal creatures wander about here and there, as do hosts of Yakṣas and Rākṣasas, fierce beings, and flesh-eaters.

Words meanings summery:

• नैशानि (naiśāni) - nocturnal, pertaining to night

• सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all creatures, all beings

• प्रचरन्ति (pracaranti) - roam about (wander about, roam, move about)

• ततस्ततः (tatastataḥ) - everywhere, here and there (here and there, hither and thither, everywhere)

• यक्षराक्षससंघाः (yakṣarākṣasasaṁghāḥ) - hosts of Yakṣas and Rākṣasas

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• रौद्राः (raudrāḥ) - fierce creatures (implied noun) (fierce, terrible, dreadful)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पिशिताशनाः (piśitāśanāḥ) - flesh-eaters (flesh-eaters, carnivores)

Words meanings and morphology

नैशानि (naiśāni) - nocturnal, pertaining to night

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of naiśa

naiśa - nocturnal, relating to night, occurring at night

Derived from niśā (night) + aṇ suffix (taddhita).

Note: Adjective modifying sarvabhūtāni.

सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all creatures, all beings

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past, happened
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be) + 'kta' (past participle suffix)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of pracaranti.

प्रचरन्ति (pracaranti) - roam about (wander about, roam, move about)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pra-car

Prefix: pra

Root: car (class 1)

ततस्ततः (tatastataḥ) - everywhere, here and there (here and there, hither and thither, everywhere)

(indeclinable)

Reduplication of tatas (from there).

Compound type : reduplicative (tatas+tatas)

• tatas – from there, thence
  indeclinable
  ablative of 'tad' with 'tas' suffix
• tatas – from there, thence
  indeclinable
  ablative of 'tad' with 'tas' suffix

Note: Adverb of place.

यक्षराक्षससंघाः (yakṣarākṣasasaṁghāḥ) - hosts of Yakṣas and Rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yakṣarākṣasasaṃgha

yakṣarākṣasasaṁgha - host/multitude of Yakṣas and Rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yakṣa+rākṣasa+saṃgha)

• yakṣa – a type of benevolent nature-spirit, demi-god
  noun (masculine)
• rākṣasa – a type of demon, evil being
  noun (masculine)
• saṃgha – host, multitude, community, group
  noun (masculine)
  Root han meaning to strike/gather, with sam prefix forming saṃgha.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject of pracaranti.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

रौद्राः (raudrāḥ) - fierce creatures (implied noun) (fierce, terrible, dreadful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of raudra

raudra - fierce, terrible, dreadful, belonging to Rudra

From Rudra + aṇ.

Note: Subject of pracaranti.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

पिशिताशनाः (piśitāśanāḥ) - flesh-eaters (flesh-eaters, carnivores)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of piśitāśana

piśitāśana - flesh-eater, carnivore, demon

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (piśita+aśana)

• piśita – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• aśana – eating, food, eater
  noun (neuter)
  agent noun/action noun
  Derived from root 'aś' (to eat) + 'ana' suffix.
  Root: aś (class 9)

Note: Subject of pracaranti.