वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-61, verse-16

श्वमांसभोजिनः सर्वे वासिष्ठा इव जातिषु ।
पूर्णं वर्षसहस्रं तु पृथिव्यामनुवत्स्यथ ॥१६॥

16. śvamāṃsabhojinaḥ sarve vāsiṣṭhā iva jātiṣu ,
pūrṇaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu pṛthivyāmanuvatsyatha.

16. śva-māṃsa-bhojinaḥ sarve vāsiṣṭhāḥ iva jātiṣu
pūrṇam varṣa-sahasram tu pṛthivyām anuvatsyatha

16. sarve (yūyam) śva-māṃsa-bhojinaḥ (bhūtvā),
jātiṣu vāsiṣṭhāḥ iva (bhavatha).
tu pūrṇam varṣa-sahasram pṛthivyām anuvatsyatha.

16. All of you, eaters of dog-flesh, will be like the Vasiṣṭhas among the castes [lowest of all]. Indeed, for a full thousand years, you shall dwell upon the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• श्व-मांस-भोजिनः (śva-māṁsa-bhojinaḥ) - dog-flesh eaters, those who eat dog meat

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• वासिष्ठाः (vāsiṣṭhāḥ) - Refers to the sons of Vasiṣṭha who were cursed by Viśvāmitra. (descendants of Vasiṣṭha, belonging to Vasiṣṭha)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• जातिषु (jātiṣu) - among castes, among species, among classes

• पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - full, complete

• वर्ष-सहस्रम् (varṣa-sahasram) - a thousand years

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth

• अनुवत्स्यथ (anuvatsyatha) - you (plural) shall dwell, you shall live

Words meanings and morphology

श्व-मांस-भोजिनः (śva-māṁsa-bhojinaḥ) - dog-flesh eaters, those who eat dog meat

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śva-māṃsa-bhojin

śva-māṁsa-bhojin - one who eats dog meat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śvan+māṃsa+bhojin)

• śvan – dog
  noun (masculine)
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• bhojin – eating, enjoying; an eater, consumer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from verb root 'bhuj' (to eat, enjoy) with suffix '-in'
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

वासिष्ठाः (vāsiṣṭhāḥ) - Refers to the sons of Vasiṣṭha who were cursed by Viśvāmitra. (descendants of Vasiṣṭha, belonging to Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāsiṣṭha

vāsiṣṭha - a descendant of Vasiṣṭha; belonging to Vasiṣṭha; best of sacrificers

Patronymic derived from Vasiṣṭha

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

जातिषु (jātiṣu) - among castes, among species, among classes

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of jāti

jāti - birth, species, class, caste, family, genus

Root: jan

पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - full, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, filled, fulfilled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'pṛ' (to fill) + suffix '-na'

Root: pṛ (class 9)

वर्ष-सहस्रम् (varṣa-sahasram) - a thousand years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varṣa-sahasra

varṣa-sahasra - a thousand years

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṣa+sahasra)

• varṣa – year; rain
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• sahasra – thousand; a thousand (as a number)
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, soil

अनुवत्स्यथ (anuvatsyatha) - you (plural) shall dwell, you shall live

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of anuvatsyatha

Future Tense, 2nd Person Plural

Derived from verb root 'vas' with prefix 'anu', future tense, 2nd person plural, active voice.

Prefix: anu

Root: vas (class 1)