वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-52, verse-28

ततः प्रियं वाक्यमुपेत्य राक्षसा महार्थमष्टावभिवाद्य रावणम् ।
विहाय लङ्कां सहिताः प्रतस्थिरे यतो जनस्थानमलक्ष्यदर्शनाः ॥२८॥

28. tataḥ priyaṃ vākyamupetya rākṣasā mahārthamaṣṭāvabhivādya rāvaṇam ,
vihāya laṅkāṃ sahitāḥ pratasthire yato janasthānamalakṣyadarśanāḥ.

28. tataḥ priyam vākyam upetya rākṣasāḥ
mahārtham aṣṭau abhivādya rāvaṇam
vihāya laṅkām sahitāḥ pratasthire
yataḥ janasthānam alakṣyadarśanāḥ

28. tataḥ aṣṭau rākṣasāḥ priyam mahārtham
vākyam upetya rāvaṇam abhivādya
laṅkām vihāya sahitāḥ yataḥ
janasthānam alakṣyadarśanāḥ pratasthire

28. Then, having received the pleasing and meaningful command, eight demons (rākṣasa), after bowing to Ravana, departed from Lanka. Together, they set forth towards Janasthāna, becoming invisible to others' sight.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, after that (then, thereupon, from that)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing (words) (pleasing, dear, beloved)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - command, instructions (word, speech, sentence, command)

• उपेत्य (upetya) - having received, having heard (the words) (having approached, having obtained, having arrived at)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the demons (who were addressed by Ravana) (demons, Rākṣasas)

• महार्थम् (mahārtham) - meaningful, important (words) (of great meaning, significant, important, very wealthy)

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight (demons) (eight)

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, bowed to (having saluted, having bowed to, having paid homage)

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Ravana (the demon king) (Ravana)

• विहाय (vihāya) - having left (having left, having abandoned, having given up)

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - the city of Lanka (Lanka (accusative))

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together (the demons) (together, accompanied, united)

• प्रतस्थिरे (pratasthire) - they (the demons) departed (they set forth, they departed, they started)

• यतः (yataḥ) - towards where (Janasthāna) (from which, whence, wherefore, because)

• जनस्थानम् (janasthānam) - to the Janasthāna region (Janasthāna (accusative))

• अलक्ष्यदर्शनाः (alakṣyadarśanāḥ) - invisible, unobservable (of unperceivable appearance, invisible to sight)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, after that (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' (that) + 'tas' suffix.

प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing (words) (pleasing, dear, beloved)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

From root 'prī' (to please).

Root: prī (class 4)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - command, instructions (word, speech, sentence, command)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, declaration, command

From 'vāc' (speech) + 'ya' suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'upetya'.

उपेत्य (upetya) - having received, having heard (the words) (having approached, having obtained, having arrived at)

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

From 'upa' (upasarga) + root 'i' (to go) + 'lyaP' suffix.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially.

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the demons (who were addressed by Ravana) (demons, Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, Rākṣasa (a class of mythological beings, often hostile)

From root 'rakṣ' (to protect) + 'as' + 'a'. Or related to 'rakṣas'.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'pratasthire'.

महार्थम् (mahārtham) - meaningful, important (words) (of great meaning, significant, important, very wealthy)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahārtha

mahārtha - great wealth, important object, great purpose, important meaning

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+artha)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Stem form of 'mahat'.
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth, reason
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ṛ' (to go, to move).
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'.

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight (demons) (eight)

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣasāḥ'.

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, bowed to (having saluted, having bowed to, having paid homage)

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

From 'abhi' (upasarga) + root 'vad' (to speak, salute) + 'lyaP' suffix.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Ravana (the demon king) (Ravana)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (proper name), causing to cry out, roaring

From root 'ru' (to roar) or 'rava' (sound) + 'ana' suffix.

Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abhivādya'.

विहाय (vihāya) - having left (having left, having abandoned, having given up)

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

From 'vi' (upasarga) + root 'hā' (to abandon) + 'lyaP' suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Used adverbially.

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - the city of Lanka (Lanka (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (proper name of an island kingdom)

Note: Object of 'vihāya'.

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together (the demons) (together, accompanied, united)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, joined with, together with, united

past passive participle

From 'sa' (with) + root 'hi' (to send, join) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: dhā (class 3)

प्रतस्थिरे (pratasthire) - they (the demons) departed (they set forth, they departed, they started)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of pra-sthā

perfect tense

3rd person plural, perfect middle (ātmanepada).

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

यतः (yataḥ) - towards where (Janasthāna) (from which, whence, wherefore, because)

(indeclinable)

From 'yad' (which) + 'tas' suffix.

जनस्थानम् (janasthānam) - to the Janasthāna region (Janasthāna (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of janasthāna

janasthāna - abode of people, human habitation, a specific forest region in Ramayana

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+sthāna)

• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sthāna – place, location, abode
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Destination of the demons' journey.

अलक्ष्यदर्शनाः (alakṣyadarśanāḥ) - invisible, unobservable (of unperceivable appearance, invisible to sight)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of alakṣyadarśana

alakṣyadarśana - having invisible appearance, imperceptible, not to be seen

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+lakṣya+darśana)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• lakṣya – to be observed, visible, perceptible, target
  adjective (masculine)
  gerundive (future passive participle)
  From root 'lakṣ' (to perceive, to mark) + 'ya' suffix.
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)
• darśana – seeing, appearance, sight, vision
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root 'dṛś' (to see) + 'ana' suffix.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasāḥ'.