वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-66, verse-19

निपेतुश्च नराः सर्वे तेन शब्देन मोहिताः ।
वर्जयित्वा मुनिवरं राजानं तौ च राघवौ ॥१९॥

19. nipetuśca narāḥ sarve tena śabdena mohitāḥ ,
varjayitvā munivaraṃ rājānaṃ tau ca rāghavau.

19. nipetuḥ ca narāḥ sarve tena śabdena mohitāḥ
varjayitvā munivaram rājānam tau ca rāghavau

19. And all the men, bewildered by that sound, fell down, except for the best of sages (muni), the king, and those two Raghava princes (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down

• च (ca) - and; also

• नराः (narāḥ) - men; people

• सर्वे (sarve) - all; every

• तेन (tena) - by that; by him

• शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound; by the word

• मोहिताः (mohitāḥ) - bewildered; infatuated; enchanted

• वर्जयित्वा (varjayitvā) - having excluded; excepting; leaving aside

• मुनिवरम् (munivaram) - the sage Viśvāmitra (the best of sages (muni); excellent sage)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - King Daśaratha (the king)

• तौ (tau) - those two; both of them

• च (ca) - and; also

• राघवौ (rāghavau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (the two Raghava princes (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa))

Words meanings and morphology

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of nipet

Perfect Tense

Root 'pat' with prefix 'ni', 3rd person plural, perfect active.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and; also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this action to the previous verse's events.

नराः (narāḥ) - men; people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man; person; human being

Note: Subject of 'nipetuḥ'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all; every

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all; every; whole; entire

Note: Qualifies 'narāḥ'.

तेन (tena) - by that; by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that; he; she; it

Note: Refers to 'śabdena'.

शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound; by the word

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound; noise; word; voice

Root: śabd (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause of bewilderment.

मोहिताः (mohitāḥ) - bewildered; infatuated; enchanted

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mohita

mohita - bewildered; deluded; infatuated; enchanted

Past Passive Participle

From root 'muh' (to be confused, deluded) with causative suffix 'i', then 'ta'.

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'narāḥ'.

वर्जयित्वा (varjayitvā) - having excluded; excepting; leaving aside

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From causative of root 'vṛj' (to avoid, abandon) with suffix 'tvā'.

Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Indicates exclusion.

मुनिवरम् (munivaram) - the sage Viśvāmitra (the best of sages (muni); excellent sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of munivara

munivara - best of sages (muni); excellent sage

Compound type : Tatpurusha (locative or genitive) (muni+vara)

• muni – sage; ascetic; holy man
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best; excellent; choice; boon
  adjective/noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'varjayitvā'.

राजानम् (rājānam) - King Daśaratha (the king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king; ruler

Note: Object of 'varjayitvā'.

तौ (tau) - those two; both of them

(pronoun)

masculine, dual of tad

tad - that; he; she; it

Note: Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa; here functioning as accusative with 'varjayitvā'.

च (ca) - and; also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'tau' and 'rāghavau'.

राघवौ (rāghavau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (the two Raghava princes (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa))

(proper noun)

masculine, dual of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; prince of Raghu's lineage

Patronymic from 'Raghu'.

Note: Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, here functioning as accusative with 'varjayitvā'.