वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-22, verse-18

मयार्चिता देवगणाः शिवादयो महर्षयो भूतमहासुरोरगाः ।
अभिप्रयातस्य वनं चिराय ते हितानि काङ्क्षन्तु दिशश्च राघव ॥१८॥

18. mayārcitā devagaṇāḥ śivādayo maharṣayo bhūtamahāsuroragāḥ ,
abhiprayātasya vanaṃ cirāya te hitāni kāṅkṣantu diśaśca rāghava.

18. mayā arcitāḥ devagaṇāḥ śiva ādayaḥ
mahā ṛṣayaḥ bhūta mahā asura
uragāḥ abhiprayātasya vanam cirāya
te hitāni kāṅkṣantu diśaḥ ca rāghava

18. rāghava abhiprayātasya vanam cirāya
mayā arcitāḥ devagaṇāḥ śiva
ādayaḥ mahā ṛṣayaḥ bhūta mahā asura
uragāḥ ca diśaḥ te hitāni kāṅkṣantu

18. O Raghava, as you are about to depart for the forest for a long time, may the hosts of gods (headed by Shiva), the great sages, spirits, great asuras, and serpents—all of whom have been worshipped by me—as well as the directions, desire your well-being.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अर्चिताः (arcitāḥ) - worshipped, honored

• देवगणाः (devagaṇāḥ) - hosts of gods, groups of deities

• शिव (śiva) - Shiva

• आदयः (ādayaḥ) - and others, beginning with, et cetera

• महा (mahā) - great, mighty

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - great sages (sages, seers)

• भूत (bhūta) - beings, spirits, creatures

• महा (mahā) - great, mighty

• असुर (asura) - great asuras (demon, titan, anti-god)

• उरगाः (uragāḥ) - serpents, nagas

• अभिप्रयातस्य (abhiprayātasya) - of him who is about to depart, for one who is departing

• वनम् (vanam) - to the forest

• चिराय (cirāya) - for a long time

• ते (te) - your, for you

• हितानि (hitāni) - welfare, benefits, well-being, salutary things

• काङ्क्षन्तु (kāṅkṣantu) - may they desire, may they wish for

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky

• च (ca) - and, also

• राघव (rāghava) - O Raghava (descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

Note: Agent of the past passive participle 'arcitāḥ'.

अर्चिताः (arcitāḥ) - worshipped, honored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of arcita

arcita - worshipped, honored, revered

Past Passive Participle

From root 'arc' (to worship) + 'kta' (P.P.P.).

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Refers to the groups of deities, sages, etc.

देवगणाः (devagaṇāḥ) - hosts of gods, groups of deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devagaṇa

devagaṇa - host of gods, assembly of gods

Compound of 'deva' (god) + 'gaṇa' (group, host).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+gaṇa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• gaṇa – group, host, multitude
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'kāṅkṣantu'.

शिव (śiva) - Shiva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiva

śiva - Shiva (name of a deity), auspicious, benevolent

Note: Part of the 'śiva ādayaḥ' expression.

आदयः (ādayaḥ) - and others, beginning with, et cetera

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement, first; and so on, et cetera

Often used in compounds or with other words to mean "beginning with X" or "X and others".

Note: Used with 'śiva' to mean "Shiva and others".

महा (mahā) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, eminent

Stem 'mahā' used in compounds.

Note: Adjectival prefix for 'ṛṣayaḥ'.

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - great sages (sages, seers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Note: Subject of 'kāṅkṣantu'.

भूत (bhūta) - beings, spirits, creatures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, ghost, spirit, element; past, become

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhū' (to be, become). Used as a noun here.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'kāṅkṣantu'.

महा (mahā) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, eminent

Stem 'mahā' used in compounds.

Note: Adjectival prefix for 'asura' and 'uraga'.

असुर (asura) - great asuras (demon, titan, anti-god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, titan, anti-god, spirit

Initially an epithet for a divine being, later came to mean demon.

Note: Subject of 'kāṅkṣantu'.

उरगाः (uragāḥ) - serpents, nagas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of uraga

uraga - serpent, snake (literally 'going on the breast')

Compound of 'uras' (breast) + 'ga' (going).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (uras+ga)

• uras – breast, chest
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -ga (from gam)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'kāṅkṣantu'.

अभिप्रयातस्य (abhiprayātasya) - of him who is about to depart, for one who is departing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abhiprayāta

abhiprayāta - gone forth, departed, approaching

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yā' (to go) with upasargas 'abhi' and 'pra'.

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Refers to Rama. Modifies 'hitāni'.

वनम् (vanam) - to the forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Indicates the destination of departure.

चिराय (cirāya) - for a long time

(indeclinable)

Dative singular of 'cira', used adverbially.

Note: Adverbial dative.

ते (te) - your, for you

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Enclitic form of the second person pronoun.

Note: Possessive pronoun, modifying 'hitāni'.

हितानि (hitāni) - welfare, benefits, well-being, salutary things

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of hita

hita - beneficial, salutary, suitable, good, welfare, benefit

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dhā' (to place) in the form of 'hi' (to send) + 'kta'. Used substantively as a neuter noun.

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'kāṅkṣantu'.

काङ्क्षन्तु (kāṅkṣantu) - may they desire, may they wish for

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of kāṅkṣ

Imperative, third person plural

Desiderative form of root 'kam' (to love/desire).

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: The subjects are 'devagaṇāḥ', 'ṛṣayaḥ', 'bhūta', 'asura', 'uragāḥ', and 'diśaḥ'.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Subject of 'kāṅkṣantu'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'diśaḥ' with the previous list of entities.

राघव (rāghava) - O Raghava (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (epithet of Rama)

Taddhita derivation from 'raghu'.

Note: Direct address to Rama.