वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-19, verse-10

तिष्ठतैवात्र संतुष्टा नोपसर्पितुमर्हथ ।
यदि प्राणैरिहार्थो वो निवर्तध्वं निशाचराः ॥१०॥

10. tiṣṭhataivātra saṃtuṣṭā nopasarpitumarhatha ,
yadi prāṇairihārtho vo nivartadhvaṃ niśācarāḥ.

10. tiṣṭhata eva atra santuṣṭāḥ na upasarpitum arhatha
yadi prāṇaiḥ iha arthaḥ vaḥ nivartadhvaṃ niśācarāḥ

10. niśācarāḥ atra santuṣṭāḥ tiṣṭhata eva na upasarpitum
arhatha yadi vaḥ iha prāṇaiḥ arthaḥ nivartadhvaṃ

10. Remain here, satisfied, and do not approach. If your lives (prāṇa) are of any value to you here, then turn back, night-wanderers (niśācarāḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• तिष्ठत (tiṣṭhata) - you (plural) remain (here) (you (plural) stand, stay, remain)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place, at this time)

• सन्तुष्टाः (santuṣṭāḥ) - satisfied (feminine plural, referring to the night-wanderers, but here used as an adjective for the implied 'you') (satisfied, content, pleased)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उपसर्पितुम् (upasarpitum) - to approach (to approach, to go near)

• अर्हथ (arhatha) - you (plural) should (not) (you (plural) are able, are worthy, should)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - with your lives, valuing your lives (by life, with lives, by breath)

• इह (iha) - here (in this place/situation) (here, in this world)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, value (of your lives) (purpose, meaning, wealth, thing, object)

• वः (vaḥ) - your (genitive plural) (to you, of you, your (plural))

• निवर्तध्वं (nivartadhvaṁ) - you (plural) turn back (you (plural) turn back, retreat)

• निशाचराः (niśācarāḥ) - night-wanderers, referring to the Rākṣasas (night-wanderers, demons, Rākṣasas)

Words meanings and morphology

तिष्ठत (tiṣṭhata) - you (plural) remain (here) (you (plural) stand, stay, remain)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of sthā

Present Active Imperative, 2nd Person Plural

From root 'sthā', 1st class, P. 'tiṣṭhati'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place, at this time)

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'idam' (this) + 'tral' suffix.

सन्तुष्टाः (santuṣṭāḥ) - satisfied (feminine plural, referring to the night-wanderers, but here used as an adjective for the implied 'you') (satisfied, content, pleased)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of santuṣṭa

santuṣṭa - satisfied, content, pleased

Past Passive Participle

From 'sam-' (prefix) + root 'tuṣ' (to be pleased) + 'kta' (past participle suffix).

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

उपसर्पितुम् (upasarpitum) - to approach (to approach, to go near)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

From 'upa-' (prefix) + root 'sṛp' (to creep, move) + 'tumun' suffix.

Prefix: upa

Root: sṛp (class 1)

अर्हथ (arhatha) - you (plural) should (not) (you (plural) are able, are worthy, should)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Active Indicative, 2nd Person Plural

From root 'arh', 1st class, P. 'arhati'.

Root: arh (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - with your lives, valuing your lives (by life, with lives, by breath)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital air, life-force

From 'pra-' (prefix) + root 'an' (to breathe) + 'a' suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

इह (iha) - here (in this place/situation) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, value (of your lives) (purpose, meaning, wealth, thing, object)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, thing

From root 'ṛ' (to go, reach) + 'than' suffix.

Root: ṛ (class 3)

वः (vaḥ) - your (genitive plural) (to you, of you, your (plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Enclitic form of 'yuṣmad'.

निवर्तध्वं (nivartadhvaṁ) - you (plural) turn back (you (plural) turn back, retreat)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of nivṛt

Present Middle Imperative, 2nd Person Plural

From 'ni-' (prefix) + root 'vṛt' (to turn), 1st class, Ā. 'nivartate'.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

निशाचराः (niśācarāḥ) - night-wanderers, referring to the Rākṣasas (night-wanderers, demons, Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, Rākṣasa

Compound of 'niśā' (night) and 'cara' (wanderer, moving).

Compound type : tatpurusha (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, wandering, a wanderer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root 'car' (to move, wander).
  Root: car (class 1)