वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-4, verse-18

अवष्टब्धं च मे राम नक्षत्रं दारुणैर्ग्रहैः ।
आवेदयन्ति दैवज्ञाः सूर्याङ्गारकराहुभिः ॥१८॥

18. avaṣṭabdhaṃ ca me rāma nakṣatraṃ dāruṇairgrahaiḥ ,
āvedayanti daivajñāḥ sūryāṅgārakarāhubhiḥ.

18. avaṣṭabdham ca me rāma nakṣatram dāruṇaiḥ grahaiḥ
āvedayanti daivajñāḥ sūrya-aṅgāraka-rāhubhiḥ

18. rāma ca me nakṣatram dāruṇaiḥ grahaiḥ avaṣṭabdham
daivajñāḥ sūrya-aṅgāraka-rāhubhiḥ āvedayanti

18. And, O Rāma, my birth constellation is oppressed by dreadful planets. The astrologers (diviners) declare this to be due to the Sun, Mars, and Rāhu.

Words meanings summery:

• अवष्टब्धम् (avaṣṭabdham) - oppressed (oppressed, besieged, obstructed)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• नक्षत्रम् (nakṣatram) - birth constellation (constellation, star, lunar mansion)

• दारुणैः (dāruṇaiḥ) - by dreadful (by terrible, by dreadful)

• ग्रहैः (grahaiḥ) - by planets (by planets, by seizing)

• आवेदयन्ति (āvedayanti) - declare (they declare, they announce)

• दैवज्ञाः (daivajñāḥ) - astrologers (diviners) (astrologers, diviners)

• सूर्य-अङ्गारक-राहुभिः (sūrya-aṅgāraka-rāhubhiḥ) - due to the Sun, Mars, and Rāhu (by the Sun, Mars, and Rāhu)

Words meanings and morphology

अवष्टब्धम् (avaṣṭabdham) - oppressed (oppressed, besieged, obstructed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avaṣṭabdha

avaṣṭabdha - oppressed, besieged, supported, fixed, held fast

Past Passive Participle

From root 'stambh' (to fix, support) with prefix 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: stambh (class 9)

Note: It is a past passive participle used as an adjective modifying nakṣatram.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

Note: This is an enclitic form of the pronoun asmad.

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); pleasing, beautiful

नक्षत्रम् (nakṣatram) - birth constellation (constellation, star, lunar mansion)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nakṣatra

nakṣatra - constellation, star, lunar mansion, birth star

Note: Refers to the constellation under which one is born.

दारुणैः (dāruṇaiḥ) - by dreadful (by terrible, by dreadful)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, cruel, severe

Note: Agrees with grahaiḥ.

ग्रहैः (grahaiḥ) - by planets (by planets, by seizing)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of graha

graha - planet, seizer, grasping

Root: grah (class 9)

आवेदयन्ति (āvedayanti) - declare (they declare, they announce)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of āvid

present active indicative

root 'vid' (to know) with prefix 'ā', causative stem, 3rd person plural

Prefix: ā

Root: vid (class 10)

दैवज्ञाः (daivajñāḥ) - astrologers (diviners) (astrologers, diviners)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daivajña

daivajña - astrologer, diviner, one who knows fate

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daiva+jñā)

• daiva – divine, fate, destiny
  noun (neuter)
• jñā – knower, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix jña from root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

सूर्य-अङ्गारक-राहुभिः (sūrya-aṅgāraka-rāhubhiḥ) - due to the Sun, Mars, and Rāhu (by the Sun, Mars, and Rāhu)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sūrya-aṅgāraka-rāhu

sūrya-aṅgāraka-rāhu - Sun, Mars, and Rāhu

Compound type : dvandva (sūrya+aṅgāraka+rāhu)

• sūrya – Sun
  proper noun (masculine)
• aṅgāraka – Mars, charcoal
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāhu – Rāhu (mythical planet causing eclipses)
  proper noun (masculine)