वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-10, verse-79

निगृह्य तरसा मृत्युं लोकानां हितकाम्यया ।
दक्षिणा दिक्कृता येन शरण्या पुण्यकर्मणा ॥७९॥

79. nigṛhya tarasā mṛtyuṃ lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā ,
dakṣiṇā dikkṛtā yena śaraṇyā puṇyakarmaṇā.

79. nigṛhya tarasā mṛtyum lokānām hitakāmyayā
dakṣiṇā dik kṛtā yena śaraṇyā puṇyakarmaṇā

79. yena puṇyakarmaṇā lokānām hitakāmyayā mṛtyum
tarasā nigṛhya dakṣiṇā dik śaraṇyā kṛtā

79. By that virtuous person (puṇyakarmaṇā), who, desiring the welfare of the people, forcefully subdued death (mṛtyu), the southern quarter was made a refuge.

Words meanings summery:

• निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having forcefully subdued (having subdued, having restrained)

• तरसा (tarasā) - forcefully (with speed, with force, strongly)

• मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death (mṛtyu, personified god of death) (death, the god of death)

• लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the people (of the worlds, of the people)

• हितकाम्यया (hitakāmyayā) - desiring the welfare (with the desire for welfare, wishing good)

• दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - southern (southern, right, skillful)

• दिक् (dik) - quarter (southern direction) (direction, quarter, region)

• कृता (kṛtā) - made (made, done, performed)

• येन (yena) - by whom (referring to the sage) (by whom, by which)

• शरण्या (śaraṇyā) - a refuge (refuge, protection, protector)

• पुण्यकर्मणा (puṇyakarmaṇā) - by that virtuous person (by a virtuous person, by one whose deeds are meritorious)

Words meanings and morphology

निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having forcefully subdued (having subdued, having restrained)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root gṛh (9th class) with prefix ni, forming an absolutive (gerund).

Prefix: ni

Root: gṛh (class 9)

तरसा (tarasā) - forcefully (with speed, with force, strongly)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of taras

taras - speed, swiftness, force, power, strength

Root: tṝ (class 1)

मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death (mṛtyu, personified god of death) (death, the god of death)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, dying, the god of death

Derived from root mṛ (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the people (of the worlds, of the people)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, people, mankind, region

Root: loc

हितकाम्यया (hitakāmyayā) - desiring the welfare (with the desire for welfare, wishing good)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of hitakāmyā

hitakāmyā - desire for welfare, wishing good

Derived from hita (welfare) and kāmyā (desire).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hita+kāmyā)

• hita – beneficial, salutary, welfare, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: dhā
• kāmyā – desire, wish
  noun (feminine)

दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - southern (southern, right, skillful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right, skillful, clever, respectful

Root: dakṣ (class 1)

दिक् (dik) - quarter (southern direction) (direction, quarter, region)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region, point

Root: diś (class 6)

कृता (kṛtā) - made (made, done, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, performed, finished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (8th class), forming a past passive participle.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Often used as part of a passive construction with an instrumental agent.

येन (yena) - by whom (referring to the sage) (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Connects to the main clause, acting as the agent of 'kṛtā'.

शरण्या (śaraṇyā) - a refuge (refuge, protection, protector)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śaraṇya

śaraṇya - affording protection, a refuge, shelter, protector, venerable

Gerundive

Derived from root śṛ (to crush, break) or śraṇ (to go), often associated with śaraṇa (refuge).

Root: śṛ (class 5)

पुण्यकर्मणा (puṇyakarmaṇā) - by that virtuous person (by a virtuous person, by one whose deeds are meritorious)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puṇyakarman

puṇyakarman - performing meritorious acts, virtuous, one whose deeds are virtuous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇya+karman)

• puṇya – virtuous, meritorious, good, sacred
  adjective (neuter)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual action (karma)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'yena'.