वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-44, verse-23

असुरास्तेन दैतेयाः सुरास्तेनादितेः सुताः ।
हृष्टाः प्रमुदिताश्चासन् वारुणी ग्रहणात् सुराः ॥२३॥

23. asurāstena daiteyāḥ surāstenāditeḥ sutāḥ ,
hṛṣṭāḥ pramuditāścāsan vāruṇī grahaṇāt surāḥ.

23. asurāḥ tena daiteyāḥ surāḥ tena aditeḥ sutāḥ
hṛṣṭāḥ pramuditāḥ ca āsan vāruṇī grahaṇāt surāḥ

23. tena daiteyāḥ asurāḥ tena aditeḥ sutāḥ surāḥ
vāruṇī grahaṇāt surāḥ hṛṣṭāḥ pramuditāḥ ca āsan

23. Therefore, the Daityas (sons of Diti) were called Asuras (demons). And because of that (acceptance), the sons of Aditi were called Suras (gods). The gods were delighted and greatly pleased by the acceptance of Varuṇī.

Words meanings summery:

• असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons, non-gods

• तेन (tena) - by that reason or circumstance (i.e., their rejection of Varuṇī) (by that, therefore)

• दैतेयाः (daiteyāḥ) - Daityas, sons of Diti (a class of demons)

• सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

• तेन (tena) - by that reason or circumstance (i.e., their acceptance of Varuṇī) (by that, therefore)

• अदितेः (aditeḥ) - of Aditi

• सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons

• हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted, happy, joyful

• प्रमुदिताः (pramuditāḥ) - greatly delighted, exceedingly joyful

• च (ca) - and, also

• आसन् (āsan) - they were

• वारुणी (vāruṇī) - the goddess whose acceptance is being discussed (Varuṇī (the goddess of wine))

• ग्रहणात् (grahaṇāt) - from the acceptance of Varuṇī (from acceptance, due to the taking/receiving)

• सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

Words meanings and morphology

असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons, non-gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, titan, non-god

Negative prefix 'a-' + sura (god)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sura)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

तेन (tena) - by that reason or circumstance (i.e., their rejection of Varuṇī) (by that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दैतेयाः (daiteyāḥ) - Daityas, sons of Diti (a class of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daiteya

daiteya - descendant of Diti, a Daitya (demon)

Derivative of Diti

सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

तेन (tena) - by that reason or circumstance (i.e., their acceptance of Varuṇī) (by that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अदितेः (aditeḥ) - of Aditi

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of aditi

aditi - Aditi (mother of Adityas/gods)

सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle (from sū 'to generate')

Root sū + kta suffix

Root: sū (class 2)

हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted, happy, joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, thrilled, happy, joyful

Past Passive Participle

Root hṛṣ (to be excited) + kta suffix

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

प्रमुदिताः (pramuditāḥ) - greatly delighted, exceedingly joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pramudita

pramudita - greatly delighted, joyful, pleased

Past Passive Participle

Root mud (to rejoice) with prefix pra + kta suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: mud (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आसन् (āsan) - they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active

Root as (2nd class); augmented imperfect form

Root: as (class 2)

वारुणी (vāruṇī) - the goddess whose acceptance is being discussed (Varuṇī (the goddess of wine))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāruṇī

vāruṇī - Varuṇī (daughter of Varuṇa, goddess of wine or spirituous liquor)

Feminine derivative of Varuṇa

Note: This word functions as the qualificative part of an implicit compound 'Vāruṇī-grahaṇa' (acceptance of Vāruṇī), or its meaning is understood in relation to the following noun.

ग्रहणात् (grahaṇāt) - from the acceptance of Varuṇī (from acceptance, due to the taking/receiving)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of grahaṇa

grahaṇa - taking, seizing, acceptance, receiving

Verbal Noun

Root grah (to seize, take) + ana suffix

Root: grah (class 9)

सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity