वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-58, verse-35

यान्ति शूरा गतिं यां च संग्रामेष्वनिवर्तिनः ।
हतास्त्वभिमुखाः पुत्र गतिं तां परमां व्रज ॥३५॥

35. yānti śūrā gatiṃ yāṃ ca saṃgrāmeṣvanivartinaḥ ,
hatāstvabhimukhāḥ putra gatiṃ tāṃ paramāṃ vraja.

35. yānti śūrāḥ gatim yām ca saṅgrāmeṣu anivartinaḥ
hatāḥ tu abhimukhāḥ putra gatim tām paramām vraja

35. putra śūrāḥ anivartinaḥ saṅgrāmeṣu yām gatim yānti
ca abhimukhāḥ hatāḥ tu tām paramām gatim vraja

35. O son, attain that supreme destination which valiant warriors who do not turn back in battles achieve, and which is attained by those killed while facing forward.

Words meanings summery:

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave men, valiant warriors

• गतिम् (gatim) - destination, state, path, course

• याम् (yām) - which

• च (ca) - and, also

• सङ्ग्रामेषु (saṅgrāmeṣu) - in battles, in conflicts

• अनिवर्तिनः (anivartinaḥ) - not retreating, unreturning

• हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, slain

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अभिमुखाः (abhimukhāḥ) - facing (the enemy), facing forward

• पुत्र (putra) - O son

• गतिम् (gatim) - destination, state, path, course

• ताम् (tām) - that

• परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, highest

• व्रज (vraja) - attain, go to, proceed

Words meanings and morphology

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave men, valiant warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, warrior, brave

गतिम् (gatim) - destination, state, path, course

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, course, destination, state

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

याम् (yām) - which

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सङ्ग्रामेषु (saṅgrāmeṣu) - in battles, in conflicts

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of saṅgrāma

saṅgrāma - battle, war, conflict

Prefix: sam

Root: gram

अनिवर्तिनः (anivartinaḥ) - not retreating, unreturning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anivartin

anivartin - not turning back, not retreating, steadfast

From 'a-' (negation) + 'nivartin' (returning). 'nivartin' from 'ni-vṛt' (to turn back).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+nivartin)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• nivartin – one who returns, retreating
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from ni-vṛt
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अभिमुखाः (abhimukhāḥ) - facing (the enemy), facing forward

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhimukha

abhimukha - facing towards, directed to, favorable, present

Compound type : tatpurusha (abhi+mukha)

• abhi – towards, against, over
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

पुत्र (putra) - O son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

गतिम् (gatim) - destination, state, path, course

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, course, destination, state

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, best

व्रज (vraja) - attain, go to, proceed

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vraj

Root: vraj (class 1)