वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-2, verse-27

शुश्रूषन्ते च वः शिष्याः कच्चित् कर्मसु दंशिताः ।
इति नः पुरुषव्याघ्रः सदा रामो ऽभिभाषते ॥२७॥

27. śuśrūṣante ca vaḥ śiṣyāḥ kaccit karmasu daṃśitāḥ ,
iti naḥ puruṣavyāghraḥ sadā rāmo'bhibhāṣate.

27. śuśrūṣante ca vaḥ śiṣyāḥ kaccit karmasu daṃśitāḥ
iti naḥ puruṣavyāghraḥ sadā rāmaḥ abhibhāṣate

27. puruṣavyāghraḥ rāmaḥ sadā naḥ iti abhibhāṣate
kaccit vaḥ śiṣyāḥ ca karmasu daṃśitāḥ śuśrūṣante

27. "Are your disciples diligent in their actions (karma)?" —Thus, Rāma, that tiger among men, always addresses us.

Words meanings summery:

• शुश्रूषन्ते (śuśrūṣante) - they wish to serve, they attend to

• च (ca) - and, also

• वः (vaḥ) - your (plural), to you (plural)

• शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ) - disciples, students

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - surely?, I hope that..., perhaps

• कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions, in duties, in deeds

• दंशिताः (daṁśitāḥ) - armored, resolute, eager, diligent

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a direct quote (thus, in this way, so saying)

• नः (naḥ) - us, to us, our

• पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men, foremost of men, best of men

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rama, son of Daśaratha (Rama (a proper name))

• अभिभाषते (abhibhāṣate) - he addresses, he speaks to

Words meanings and morphology

शुश्रूषन्ते (śuśrūṣante) - they wish to serve, they attend to

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of śuśrūṣ

Desiderative stem

Desiderative of root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वः (vaḥ) - your (plural), to you (plural)

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun, 2nd person)

शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ) - disciples, students

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śiṣya

śiṣya - disciple, student

From root śās (to teach, instruct)

Root: śās (class 2)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - surely?, I hope that..., perhaps

(indeclinable)

कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions, in duties, in deeds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, duty, destiny (karma)

From root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दंशिताः (daṁśitāḥ) - armored, resolute, eager, diligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daṃśita

daṁśita - bitten, stung, armed, equipped, resolute, eager

Past Passive Participle

From root daṃś (to bite, sting, arm, equip)

Root: daṃś (class 1)

इति (iti) - marks the end of a direct quote (thus, in this way, so saying)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - us, to us, our

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (pronoun, 1st person)

पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men, foremost of men, best of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, pre-eminent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rama, son of Daśaratha (Rama (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a Hindu deity), pleasing, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

अभिभाषते (abhibhāṣate) - he addresses, he speaks to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of abhibhāṣ

From root bhāṣ with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)