वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-108, verse-16

तेषु तेष्वाश्रमस्थानेष्वबुद्धमवलीय च ।
रमन्ते तापसांस्तत्र नाशयन्तो ऽल्पचेतसः ॥१६॥

16. teṣu teṣvāśramasthāneṣvabuddhamavalīya ca ,
ramante tāpasāṃstatra nāśayanto'lpacetasaḥ.

16. teṣu teṣu āśramasthāneṣu abuddham avalīya ca
ramante tāpasān tatra nāśayantaḥ alpacetasaḥ

16. ca teṣu teṣu āśramasthāneṣu abuddham avalīya
alpacetasaḥ tatra ramante tāpasān nāśayantaḥ

16. And, hiding themselves unnoticed in those various hermitage (āśrama) locations, these feeble-minded individuals revel there, destroying the ascetics.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषु (teṣu) - in those

• तेषु (teṣu) - in those

• आश्रमस्थानेषु (āśramasthāneṣu) - in hermitage (āśrama) locations, in hermitages

• अबुद्धम् (abuddham) - unnoticed, unperceived, unknown

• अवलीय (avalīya) - having hidden themselves, having crept down, having disappeared

• च (ca) - and, also

• रमन्ते (ramante) - they delight, they revel, they enjoy themselves

• तापसान् (tāpasān) - ascetics, hermits

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• नाशयन्तः (nāśayantaḥ) - destroying, causing to perish, ruining

• अल्पचेतसः (alpacetasaḥ) - the small-minded, the feeble-minded, those of little intelligence

Words meanings and morphology

तेषु (teṣu) - in those

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, it

Note: Repetition 'teṣu teṣu' emphasizes 'in those very' or 'in various'.

तेषु (teṣu) - in those

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, it

आश्रमस्थानेषु (āśramasthāneṣu) - in hermitage (āśrama) locations, in hermitages

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of āśramasthāna

āśramasthāna - hermitage location, place of hermitage, ascetic dwelling

compound of āśrama (hermitage, a stage of life) and sthāna (place)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśrama+sthāna)

• āśrama – hermitage, monastic retreat, a stage of life (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• sthāna – place, stand, position, site, locality
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Location for the actions of the feeble-minded.

अबुद्धम् (abuddham) - unnoticed, unperceived, unknown

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle (of a + budh)

compound of a (negation) + buddha (known, perceived, PPP of root budh)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+buddha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• buddha – known, perceived, awakened, enlightened
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root budh (to know, perceive)
  Root: budh (class 1)

अवलीय (avalīya) - having hidden themselves, having crept down, having disappeared

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root lī (to cling, dissolve, hide) with prefix ava, and suffix -ya (for absolutives with prefixes)

Prefix: ava

Root: lī (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रमन्ते (ramante) - they delight, they revel, they enjoy themselves

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ram

present

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'alpacetasaḥ' (the feeble-minded).

तापसान् (tāpasān) - ascetics, hermits

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit, one who practices penance (tapas)

derived from tapas (asceticism, penance)

Note: Object of 'nāśayantaḥ' (destroying).

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

from tad (that) + suffix -tra (locative sense)

नाशयन्तः (nāśayantaḥ) - destroying, causing to perish, ruining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāśayat

nāśayat - destroying, causing to perish, ruining, making to disappear

present active participle (causative)

from causative stem nāśaya- of root naś (to perish) with participle suffix -at

Root: naś (class 4)

अल्पचेतसः (alpacetasaḥ) - the small-minded, the feeble-minded, those of little intelligence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of alpacetas

alpacetas - small-minded, feeble-minded, of little intelligence, foolish

compound of alpa (small, little) and cetas (mind, intelligence)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+cetas)

• alpa – small, little, few, insignificant
  adjective
• cetas – mind, intelligence, thought, heart, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  from root cit (to perceive, understand)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'ramante'.