वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-27, verse-11

तं रथस्थं धनुष्पाणिं राक्षसं पर्यवस्थितम् ।
ददृशुः सर्वभूतानि पाशहस्तमिवान्तकम् ॥११॥

11. taṃ rathasthaṃ dhanuṣpāṇiṃ rākṣasaṃ paryavasthitam ,
dadṛśuḥ sarvabhūtāni pāśahastamivāntakam.

11. tam rathastham dhanuṣpāṇim rākṣasam paryavasthitam
dadṛśuḥ sarvabhūtāni pāśahastam iva antakam

11. sarvabhūtāni tam rākṣasam rathastham dhanuṣpāṇim
paryavasthitam antakam pāśahastam iva dadṛśuḥ

11. All beings saw that demon, Khara, standing in his chariot, holding a bow, positioned there, appearing like Death (Antaka) holding a noose.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (demon, Khara) (him, that)

• रथस्थम् (rathastham) - standing in a chariot, charioteer

• धनुष्पाणिम् (dhanuṣpāṇim) - bow in hand, holding a bow

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon (Khara) (the demon, demonic)

• पर्यवस्थितम् (paryavasthitam) - stationed, positioned, standing firmly

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

• पाशहस्तम् (pāśahastam) - noose in hand, holding a noose

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अन्तकम् (antakam) - Death (Antaka) (Death, the Ender, Yama)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (demon, Khara) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to the demon Khara.

रथस्थम् (rathastham) - standing in a chariot, charioteer

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rathastha

rathastha - standing in a chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+stha)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective
  Suffix -a from root sthā 'to stand'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasam'.

धनुष्पाणिम् (dhanuṣpāṇim) - bow in hand, holding a bow

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanuṣpāṇi

dhanuṣpāṇi - bow in hand, armed with a bow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhanuṣ+pāṇi)

• dhanuṣ – bow
  noun (neuter)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasam'.

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon (Khara) (the demon, demonic)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, pertaining to demons

पर्यवस्थितम् (paryavasthitam) - stationed, positioned, standing firmly

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paryavasthita

paryavasthita - stationed, firmly established, standing around

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā 'to stand' with prefixes pari- and ava-

Prefixes: pari+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasam'.

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū 'to be'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

पाशहस्तम् (pāśahastam) - noose in hand, holding a noose

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāśahasta

pāśahasta - holding a noose in hand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāśa+hasta)

• pāśa – noose, snare, bond
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'antakam'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अन्तकम् (antakam) - Death (Antaka) (Death, the Ender, Yama)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of antaka

antaka - the Ender, Death, Yama (the god of death)

Root: ant (class 1)