वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-38, verse-21

योजनानां सहस्राणि षष्टिं तु रघुनन्दन ।
बिभिदुर्धरणीं वीरा रसातलमनुत्तमम् ॥२१॥

21. yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭiṃ tu raghunandana ,
bibhidurdharaṇīṃ vīrā rasātalamanuttamam.

21. yojanānām sahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭim tu raghunandana |
bibhiduḥ dharaṇīm vīrāḥ rasātalam anuttamam

21. raghunandana,
vīrāḥ ṣaṣṭim sahasrāṇi yojanānām tu dharaṇīm bibhiduḥ anuttamam rasātalam

21. O son of Raghu, the heroes pierced the earth for sixty thousand yojanas, reaching the unsurpassed Rasātala.

Words meanings summery:

• योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (a unit of distance)

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

• षष्टिम् (ṣaṣṭim) - sixty

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

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - Referring to Rāma (O son of Raghu)

• बिभिदुः (bibhiduḥ) - they split, they pierced, they broke

• धरणीम् (dharaṇīm) - the earth

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - Referring to the sons of Sagara (the heroes, the brave men)

• रसातलम् (rasātalam) - Rasātala, one of the seven lower worlds (pātālas) (to Rasātala, to the lowest region)

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent

Words meanings and morphology

योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (a unit of distance)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of yojana

yojana - a measure of distance (variously 4, 8, or 16 km), a yoke, joining

Root: yuj (class 7)

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand

Note: Acts as a numerical quantifier with ṣaṣṭim.

षष्टिम् (ṣaṣṭim) - sixty

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies sahasrāṇi.

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

(indeclinable)

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - Referring to Rāma (O son of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - delight of Raghu, son of Raghu, a patronymic often referring to Rāma

Compound type : tatpurusha (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (an ancient king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, gladdening
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

बिभिदुः (bibhiduḥ) - they split, they pierced, they broke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhid

Root: bhid (class 7)

धरणीम् (dharaṇīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharaṇī

dharaṇī - the earth, ground, a channel

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - Referring to the sons of Sagara (the heroes, the brave men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - a hero, a brave man, warrior

रसातलम् (rasātalam) - Rasātala, one of the seven lower worlds (pātālas) (to Rasātala, to the lowest region)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rasātala

rasātala - Rasātala (one of the seven lower worlds or hells), the lowest region, the infernal region

Compound type : tatpurusha (rasā+tala)

• rasā – earth, fluid
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plain, bottom, lower part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative implies motion towards.

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, best, excellent, paramount

negation of uttama (best)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+uttama)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with rasātalam.