वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-43, verse-10

देवि देवमनुष्येषु गन्धर्वेषु पतत्रिषु ।
राक्षसेषु पिशाचेषु किंनरेषु मृगेषु च ॥१०॥

10. devi devamanuṣyeṣu gandharveṣu patatriṣu ,
rākṣaseṣu piśāceṣu kiṃnareṣu mṛgeṣu ca.

10. devi devamanuṣyeṣu gandharveṣu patatriṣu
| rākṣaseṣu piśāceṣu kiṃnareṣu mṛgeṣu ca

10. devi devamanuṣyeṣu gandharveṣu patatriṣu
rākṣaseṣu piśāceṣu kiṃnareṣu mṛgeṣu ca

10. O Queen, among gods and humans, among Gandharvas, among birds, among Rākṣasas, among Piśācas, among Kinnaras, and among wild animals...

Words meanings summery:

• देवि (devi) - O Queen (addressing Sita) (O goddess, O queen)

• देवमनुष्येषु (devamanuṣyeṣu) - among gods and humans (among gods and men)

• गन्धर्वेषु (gandharveṣu) - among Gandharvas (celestial musicians) (among Gandharvas)

• पतत्रिषु (patatriṣu) - among birds (among birds, among winged creatures)

• राक्षसेषु (rākṣaseṣu) - among Rākṣasas (among Rākṣasas (demons))

• पिशाचेषु (piśāceṣu) - among Piśācas (malevolent spirits, ghouls) (among Piśācas (ghouls))

• किंनरेषु (kiṁnareṣu) - among Kinnaras (mythical beings, often half-human, half-horse) (among Kinnaras)

• मृगेषु (mṛgeṣu) - among wild animals (among animals, among deer)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

देवि (devi) - O Queen (addressing Sita) (O goddess, O queen)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady

Feminine of deva.

Note: Refers to Sita.

देवमनुष्येषु (devamanuṣyeṣu) - among gods and humans (among gods and men)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of devamanuṣya

devamanuṣya - gods and men, divine and human

Compound.

Compound type : dvandva (deva+manuṣya)

• deva – god, deity, celestial being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• manuṣya – man, human being
  noun (masculine)

गन्धर्वेषु (gandharveṣu) - among Gandharvas (celestial musicians) (among Gandharvas)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - Gandharva (a class of celestial musicians and minor deities)

पतत्रिषु (patatriṣu) - among birds (among birds, among winged creatures)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of patatrin

patatrin - bird, winged creature

From pat (to fly) + atrin.

Root: pat (class 1)

राक्षसेषु (rākṣaseṣu) - among Rākṣasas (among Rākṣasas (demons))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rākṣasa (a class of mythological beings, often depicted as demons or ogres)

From rakṣ (to protect) or rakṣas (harm).

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

पिशाचेषु (piśāceṣu) - among Piśācas (malevolent spirits, ghouls) (among Piśācas (ghouls))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of piśāca

piśāca - Piśāca (a class of malevolent spirits or demons, ghouls)

किंनरेषु (kiṁnareṣu) - among Kinnaras (mythical beings, often half-human, half-horse) (among Kinnaras)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kiṃnara

kiṁnara - Kinnara (a mythical being, typically half-man and half-horse or half-bird, celestial musician)

From kim (what?) + nara (man), implying 'what kind of man?'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kim+nara)

• kim – what, who
  pronoun
• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)

मृगेषु (mṛgeṣu) - among wild animals (among animals, among deer)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, beast

From root mṛj (to rub, cleanse) or mṛg (to seek).

Root: mṛj (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the last item in the list.

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