वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-52, verse-26

अप्रमादाच्च गन्तव्यं सर्वैरेव निशाचरैः ।
कर्तव्यश्च सदा यत्नो राघवस्य वधं प्रति ॥२६॥

26. apramādācca gantavyaṃ sarvaireva niśācaraiḥ ,
kartavyaśca sadā yatno rāghavasya vadhaṃ prati.

26. apramādāt ca gantavyam sarvaiḥ eva niśācaraiḥ
kartavyaḥ ca sadā yatnaḥ rāghavasya vadham prati

26. sarvaiḥ eva niśācaraiḥ apramādāt ca gantavyam
rāghavasya vadham prati ca sadā yatnaḥ kartavyaḥ

26. All you night-roaming demons (niśācara) must proceed with diligence, and constant effort must always be made towards the destruction of Rama.

Words meanings summery:

• अप्रमादात् (apramādāt) - with utmost diligence, vigilantly (from diligence, with vigilance, without negligence)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - (the task) must be approached/done (to be gone, to be approached, should be done, one must go)

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all (of you demons) (by all)

• एव (eva) - indeed, without exception (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• निशाचरैः (niśācaraiḥ) - by you (demons), night-roamers (by night-rovers, by demons)

• कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - must be made, performed (should be done, must be performed)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

• यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, attempt (effort, exertion, endeavor)

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rama (of Raghu's descendant, of Rama)

• वधम् (vadham) - the destruction, killing (killing, slaughter, destruction)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against (towards, against, concerning, in the direction of)

Words meanings and morphology

अप्रमादात् (apramādāt) - with utmost diligence, vigilantly (from diligence, with vigilance, without negligence)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of apramāda

apramāda - diligence, vigilance, carefulness, absence of negligence

'a' (negation) + 'pramāda' (negligence).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+pramāda)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• pramāda – negligence, error, carelessness
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pra' (upasarga) + root 'mad' (to be intoxicated, to be negligent).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Used adverbially.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - (the task) must be approached/done (to be gone, to be approached, should be done, one must go)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gantavya

gantavya - to be gone, to be approached, to be attained, proper to be gone to

gerundive (future passive participle)

From root 'gam' (to go) + 'tavya' suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Implies necessity or obligation.

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all (of you demons) (by all)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'niśācaraiḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed, without exception (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

निशाचरैः (niśācaraiḥ) - by you (demons), night-roamers (by night-rovers, by demons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśācara

niśācara - night-walker, demon, goblin

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, doing, follower
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from 'car'
  From root 'car' (to move, to walk) + 'a' suffix.
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to the demons addressed by Ravana.

कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - must be made, performed (should be done, must be performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, to be made, to be performed, proper to be done

gerundive (future passive participle)

From root 'kṛ' (to do, to make) + 'tavya' suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implies necessity or obligation.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

(indeclinable)

From 'sa' (with) + 'dā' (time, period) or 'sam' (same) + 'dā'.

यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, attempt (effort, exertion, endeavor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt, struggle

From root 'yat' (to strive, to exert).

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'kartavyaḥ'.

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rama (of Raghu's descendant, of Rama)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

'raghu' + 'aṇ' suffix (patronymic).

वधम् (vadham) - the destruction, killing (killing, slaughter, destruction)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaughter, destruction, murder

From root 'vadh' (to strike, to kill).

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, against (towards, against, concerning, in the direction of)

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing accusative.