वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-31, verse-3

अयं स पुरुषव्याघ्र द्वारि तिष्ठति ते सुतः ।
ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धनं दत्त्वा सर्वं चैवोपजीविनाम् ॥३॥

3. ayaṃ sa puruṣavyāghra dvāri tiṣṭhati te sutaḥ ,
brāhmaṇebhyo dhanaṃ dattvā sarvaṃ caivopajīvinām.

3. ayam sa puruṣavyāghra dvāri tiṣṭhati te sutaḥ
brāhmaṇebhyaḥ dhanaṃ dattvā sarvaṃ ca eva upajīvinām

3. puruṣavyāghra te saḥ ayam sutaḥ dvāri tiṣṭhati
brāhmaṇebhyaḥ ca eva sarvaṃ upajīvinām dhanaṃ dattvā

3. O tiger among men, your son stands at the door. He has given all his wealth to the Brahmins and to his dependents.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• स (sa) - he, that

• पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - Addressing the king (Dasharatha) (O tiger among men, O best of men)

• द्वारि (dvāri) - at the door, on the gate

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, stays

• ते (te) - your, to you

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins, for the Brahmins

• धनं (dhanaṁ) - wealth, riches, property

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

• सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - all, entire, whole

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• उपजीविनाम् (upajīvinām) - of dependents, to dependents

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Masculine nominative singular of 'idam'.

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Masculine nominative singular of 'tad'. Sandhi form of 'saḥ'.

पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - Addressing the king (Dasharatha) (O tiger among men, O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - a tiger among men, a pre-eminent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+vyāghra)

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

द्वारि (dvāri) - at the door, on the gate

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dvāra

dvāra - door, gate, entrance

Note: Feminine locative singular of 'dvār' (or sometimes 'dvāra' stem ending in 'i' for locative).

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, stays

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present active

Class 1 verb (tiṣṭha-), thematic.

Root: sthā (class 1)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Second person pronoun.

Note: Enclitic form.

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, born, produced

Past Passive Participle (originally)

From root 'sū' (to beget).

Root: sū (class 2)

ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins, for the Brahmins

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

From 'brahman' (sacred utterance, ultimate reality).

Note: Can also be ablative plural, but context here is dative ('to whom').

धनं (dhanaṁ) - wealth, riches, property

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

From root 'dhā' (to place, hold).

Root: dhā (class 3)

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā.

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Gerund/absolutive.

सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - all, entire, whole

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'dhanaṃ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

उपजीविनाम् (upajīvinām) - of dependents, to dependents

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of upajīvin

upajīvin - one who lives on another, dependent, subsisting by

Agent noun from 'upa-jīv'.

Prefix: upa

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Dative plural (or genitive plural, but dative fits 'given to').