वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-24, verse-25

अवशिष्टाश्च ये तत्र विषण्णाश्च निशाचराः ।
खरमेवाभ्यधावन्त शरणार्थं शरार्दिताः ॥२५॥

25. avaśiṣṭāśca ye tatra viṣaṇṇāśca niśācarāḥ ,
kharamevābhyadhāvanta śaraṇārthaṃ śarārditāḥ.

25. avaśiṣṭāḥ ca ye tatra viṣaṇṇāḥ ca niśācarāḥ
kharam eva abhyadhāvanta śaraṇārtham śarārditāḥ

25. tatra ye avaśiṣṭāḥ ca viṣaṇṇāḥ ca śarārditāḥ niśācarāḥ,
te eva kharam śaraṇārtham abhyadhāvanta

25. The remaining night-wanderers, who were dejected and tormented by arrows, ran immediately to Khara, seeking refuge.

Words meanings summery:

• अवशिष्टाः (avaśiṣṭāḥ) - the remaining ones, those left over

• च (ca) - and

• ये (ye) - who, which (plural)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• विषण्णाः (viṣaṇṇāḥ) - dejected, disheartened, sad

• च (ca) - and

• निशाचराः (niśācarāḥ) - night-wanderers, demons, rākṣasas

• खरम् (kharam) - to Khara

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

• अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - they ran towards, they rushed to

• शरणार्थम् (śaraṇārtham) - for refuge, seeking shelter

• शरार्दिताः (śarārditāḥ) - tormented by arrows, wounded by arrows

Words meanings and morphology

अवशिष्टाः (avaśiṣṭāḥ) - the remaining ones, those left over

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avaśiṣṭa

avaśiṣṭa - remaining, left over, residue

Past Passive Participle

from root śiṣ (to leave, remain) with prefix ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - who, which (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yat

yat - who, which, what

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

विषण्णाः (viṣaṇṇāḥ) - dejected, disheartened, sad

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viṣaṇṇa

viṣaṇṇa - dejected, disheartened, sad, despondent

Past Passive Participle

From root sad, prefix vi. The 's' changes to 'ṣ' due to retroflexion rule.

Prefix: vi

Root: sad (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

निशाचराः (niśācarāḥ) - night-wanderers, demons, rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, rākṣasa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, wanderer
  adjective (masculine)
  from root car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

खरम् (kharam) - to Khara

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of khara

khara - Khara (name of a Rākṣasa)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

(indeclinable)

अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - they ran towards, they rushed to

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of abhidhāva

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: dhāv (class 1)

शरणार्थम् (śaraṇārtham) - for refuge, seeking shelter

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaraṇa+artha)

• śaraṇa – refuge, shelter, protection
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

शरार्दिताः (śarārditāḥ) - tormented by arrows, wounded by arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śarārdita

śarārdita - tormented/afflicted by arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+ardita)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ardita – tormented, afflicted, wounded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root ard (to hurt, torment).
  Root: ard (class 1)