वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-111, verse-8

रजनी रससत्त्वानि प्रचरन्ति समन्ततः ।
तपोवनमृगा ह्येते वेदितीर्थेषु शेरते ॥८॥

8. rajanī rasasattvāni pracaranti samantataḥ ,
tapovanamṛgā hyete veditīrtheṣu śerate.

8. rajanī rasasattvāni pracaranti samantataḥ
tapovanamṛgāḥ hi ete veditīrtheṣu śerate

8. rajanī samantataḥ rasasattvāni pracaranti
hi ete tapovanamṛgāḥ veditīrtheṣu śerate

8. Nocturnal creatures roam all around. Indeed, these deer of the hermitage (tapovana) are resting in the known sacred places (tīrtha).

Words meanings summery:

• रजनी (rajanī) - night

• रससत्त्वानि (rasasattvāni) - creatures of juice/essence, nocturnal creatures

• प्रचरन्ति (pracaranti) - they roam, they move about

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, everywhere

• तपोवनमृगाः (tapovanamṛgāḥ) - deer of the penance-grove/hermitage

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एते (ete) - these

• वेदितीर्थेषु (veditīrtheṣu) - in the known/sacred bathing places/fords

• शेरते (śerate) - they lie down, they rest

Words meanings and morphology

रजनी (rajanī) - night

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rajanī

rajanī - night, darkness

रससत्त्वानि (rasasattvāni) - creatures of juice/essence, nocturnal creatures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of rasasattva

rasasattva - creature of juice/essence, nocturnal animal, an animal that thrives at night

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasa+sattva)

• rasa – juice, essence, fluid, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
• sattva – being, existence, creature, essence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Also accusative plural. Context indicates nominative.

प्रचरन्ति (pracaranti) - they roam, they move about

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √car

present active

1st conjugation, parasmaipada

Prefix: pra

Root: √car (class 1)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, everywhere

(indeclinable)

adverbial suffix -tas

तपोवनमृगाः (tapovanamṛgāḥ) - deer of the penance-grove/hermitage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapovanamṛga

tapovanamṛga - deer/animal of a hermitage or penance-grove

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapovana+mṛga)

• tapas – penance, austerity
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, grove, wood
  noun (neuter)
• mṛga – deer, wild animal, game
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

particle

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'mṛgāḥ'.

वेदितीर्थेषु (veditīrtheṣu) - in the known/sacred bathing places/fords

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of veditīrtha

veditīrtha - known sacred place, designated bathing spot

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vedita+tīrtha)

• vedita – known, understood
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √vid (to know) + kta suffix
  Root: √vid (class 2)
• tīrtha – ford, bathing place, sacred place, holy place
  noun (neuter)

शेरते (śerate) - they lie down, they rest

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of √śī

present middle

2nd conjugation, ātmanepada

Root: √śī (class 2)