वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-10, verse-14

ततः कर्तुं तपोविघ्नं सर्वैर्देवैर्नियोजिताः ।
प्रधानाप्सरसः पञ्चविद्युच्चलितवर्चसः ॥१४॥

14. tataḥ kartuṃ tapovighnaṃ sarvairdevairniyojitāḥ ,
pradhānāpsarasaḥ pañcavidyuccalitavarcasaḥ.

14. tataḥ kartum tapovighnam sarvaiḥ devaiḥ niyojitāḥ
pradhānāpsarasaḥ pañca vidyutcalitavarcasaḥ

14. tataḥ sarvaiḥ devaiḥ tapovighnam kartum niyojitāḥ
pañca pradhānāpsarasaḥ vidyutcalitavarcasaḥ

14. Then, appointed by all the gods to create an obstacle for his penance (tapas), were five chief Apsaras whose brilliance was like flashing lightning.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• तपोविघ्नम् (tapovighnam) - obstacle to penance

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all, by everyone

• देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

• नियोजिताः (niyojitāḥ) - appointed, enjoined, engaged

• प्रधानाप्सरसः (pradhānāpsarasaḥ) - chief Apsaras

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• विद्युत्चलितवर्चसः (vidyutcalitavarcasaḥ) - whose brilliance is like flashing lightning

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'kṛ'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तपोविघ्नम् (tapovighnam) - obstacle to penance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapovighna

tapovighna - obstacle to penance, impediment to asceticism

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapas+vighna)

• tapas – penance, asceticism, austerity, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• vighna – obstacle, impediment, hindrance
  noun (masculine)

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all, by everyone

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'devaiḥ'.

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

नियोजिताः (niyojitāḥ) - appointed, enjoined, engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of niyojita

niyojita - appointed, assigned, employed, enjoined, commanded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'yuj' (to join, to yoke) with the prefix 'ni-' and the past passive participle suffix '-ita'.

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'pradhānāpsarasaḥ'.

प्रधानाप्सरसः (pradhānāpsarasaḥ) - chief Apsaras

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pradhānāpsaras

pradhānāpsaras - chief celestial nymph, principal Apsara

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pradhāna+apsaras)

• pradhāna – chief, principal, primary, most important
  adjective (neuter)
• apsaras – Apsara, celestial nymph
  noun (feminine)

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(adjective)

Nominative, plural of pañcan

pañcan - five

Note: Agrees with 'pradhānāpsarasaḥ'.

विद्युत्चलितवर्चसः (vidyutcalitavarcasaḥ) - whose brilliance is like flashing lightning

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vidyutcalitavarcas

vidyutcalitavarcas - having splendor like flashing lightning

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidyut+calita+varcas)

• vidyut – lightning, electricity
  noun (feminine)
• calita – moved, agitated, shaken, flashing
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'cal' (to move) with the past passive participle suffix '-ita'.
  Root: cal (class 1)
• varcas – splendor, brilliance, energy, vitality
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'pradhānāpsarasaḥ'.