वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-6, verse-9

सर्वे नराश्च नार्यश्च धर्मशीलाः सुसंयताः ।
मुदिताः शीलवृत्ताभ्यां महर्षय इवामलाः ॥९॥

9. sarve narāśca nāryaśca dharmaśīlāḥ susaṃyatāḥ ,
muditāḥ śīlavṛttābhyāṃ maharṣaya ivāmalāḥ.

9. sarve narāḥ ca nāryaḥ ca dharmaśīlāḥ susaṃyatāḥ
muditāḥ śīlavṛttābhyām maharṣayaḥ iva amalāḥ

9. sarve narāḥ ca nāryaḥ ca dharmaśīlāḥ susaṃyatāḥ
muditāḥ amalāḥ maharṣayaḥ iva śīlavṛttābhyām

9. All men and women were of righteous (dharma) conduct and well-controlled. They were joyful and pure, like great sages, in both their character and behavior.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

• च (ca) - and

• नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women

• च (ca) - and

• धर्मशीलाः (dharmaśīlāḥ) - of righteous conduct, virtuous

• सुसंयताः (susaṁyatāḥ) - well-restrained, perfectly controlled, disciplined

• मुदिताः (muditāḥ) - joyful, delighted, cheerful

• शीलवृत्ताभ्याम् (śīlavṛttābhyām) - by character and conduct

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• अमलाः (amalāḥ) - pure, spotless, stainless, immaculate

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, male

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nārī

nārī - woman, female

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

धर्मशीलाः (dharmaśīlāḥ) - of righteous conduct, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmaśīla

dharmaśīla - of righteous conduct, virtuous, moral

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+śīla)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• śīla – conduct, character, habit, moral disposition
  noun (neuter)

सुसंयताः (susaṁyatāḥ) - well-restrained, perfectly controlled, disciplined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of susaṃyata

susaṁyata - well-restrained, perfectly controlled, disciplined

Past Passive Participle

Compound 'su' (well) + 'saṃyata' (restrained); 'saṃyata' from root yam (to restrain) with prefix sam

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+saṃyata)

• su – good, well, excellent (prefix)
  indeclinable
• saṃyata – restrained, controlled, disciplined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yam (to restrain) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yam (class 1)

मुदिताः (muditāḥ) - joyful, delighted, cheerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mudita

mudita - joyful, delighted, cheerful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mud (to rejoice, be glad)

Root: mud (class 1)

शीलवृत्ताभ्याम् (śīlavṛttābhyām) - by character and conduct

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of śīlavṛtta

śīlavṛtta - character and conduct, behavior and disposition

Compound type : dvandva (śīla+vṛtta)

• śīla – character, moral conduct, habit
  noun (neuter)
• vṛtta – conduct, behavior, occurrence, event
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (when adjective)
  Derived from root vṛt (to be, exist, occur)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, exalted seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

अमलाः (amalāḥ) - pure, spotless, stainless, immaculate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amala

amala - pure, spotless, stainless, immaculate

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+mala)

• a – not, without
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain, defect
  noun (masculine)