वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-42, verse-22

देवाः सर्षिगणाः सर्वे दैत्यदानवराक्षसाः ।
गन्धर्वयक्षप्रवराः सकिंनरमहोरगाः ॥२२॥

22. devāḥ sarṣigaṇāḥ sarve daityadānavarākṣasāḥ ,
gandharvayakṣapravarāḥ sakiṃnaramahoragāḥ.

22. devāḥ sarṣigaṇāḥ sarve daityadānavarākṣasāḥ
gandharvayakṣapravarāḥ sakinnaramahoragāḥ

22. sarve devāḥ sarṣigaṇāḥ daityadānavarākṣasāḥ
gandharvayakṣapravarāḥ sakinnaramahoragāḥ

22. All the gods, along with groups of sages, Daityas, Dānavas, Rākṣasas, the foremost Gandharvas and Yakṣas, along with Kinnaras and great serpents (followed).

Words meanings summery:

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• सर्षिगणाः (sarṣigaṇāḥ) - along with the groups of sages

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• दैत्यदानवराक्षसाः (daityadānavarākṣasāḥ) - Daityas, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas

• गन्धर्वयक्षप्रवराः (gandharvayakṣapravarāḥ) - chief Gandharvas and Yakṣas, or the best among Gandharvas and Yakṣas

• सकिन्णरमहोरगाः (sakinṇaramahoragāḥ) - along with Kinnaras and great serpents

Words meanings and morphology

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

सर्षिगणाः (sarṣigaṇāḥ) - along with the groups of sages

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarṣigaṇa

sarṣigaṇa - accompanied by groups of sages

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ṛṣigaṇa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• ṛṣigaṇa – group of sages
  noun (masculine)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'devāḥ' and other groups.

दैत्यदानवराक्षसाः (daityadānavarākṣasāḥ) - Daityas, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daityadānavarākṣasa

daityadānavarākṣasa - Daityas, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas (various classes of demons or anti-gods)

Compound type : dvandva (daitya+dānava+rākṣasa)

• daitya – descendant of Diti, a class of demons
  noun (masculine)
• dānava – descendant of Danu, a class of demons
  noun (masculine)
• rākṣasa – a demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

गन्धर्वयक्षप्रवराः (gandharvayakṣapravarāḥ) - chief Gandharvas and Yakṣas, or the best among Gandharvas and Yakṣas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharvayakṣapravara

gandharvayakṣapravara - foremost of Gandharvas and Yakṣas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandharva+yakṣa+pravara)

• gandharva – a class of celestial musicians and dancers
  noun (masculine)
• yakṣa – a class of semi-divine beings, guardians of wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yakṣ (class 1)
• pravara – excellent, chief, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root vṛ- (to choose) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛ (class 1)

सकिन्णरमहोरगाः (sakinṇaramahoragāḥ) - along with Kinnaras and great serpents

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sakinṇaramahoraga

sakinṇaramahoraga - accompanied by Kinnaras and great serpents

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+kinnara+mahoraga)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• kinnara – a mythical being (half-man half-horse/bird), celestial musician
  noun (masculine)
• mahoraga – great serpent
  noun (masculine)

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