वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-57, verse-23

असौ हि राक्षसः शेते शरेणाभिहतो मया ।
मृगरूपेण येनाहमाश्रमादपवादितः ॥२३॥

23. asau hi rākṣasaḥ śete śareṇābhihato mayā ,
mṛgarūpeṇa yenāhamāśramādapavāditaḥ.

23. asau hi rākṣasaḥ śete śareṇa abhihataḥ mayā
mṛgarūpeṇa yena aham āśramāt apavāditaḥ

23. hi asau rākṣasaḥ,
mayā śareṇa abhihataḥ,
śete.
yena mṛgarūpeṇa aham āśramāt apavāditaḥ

23. Indeed, this demon lies dead, struck by my arrow. It was by him, in the form of a deer, that I was lured away from the hermitage.

Words meanings summery:

• असौ (asau) - this, that

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon, rākṣasa

• शेते (śete) - lies, rests, sleeps

• शरेण (śareṇa) - by an arrow

• अभिहतः (abhihataḥ) - struck, killed, wounded

• मया (mayā) - by me

• मृगरूपेण (mṛgarūpeṇa) - in the form of a deer, by the form of a deer

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आश्रमात् (āśramāt) - from the hermitage

• अपवादितः (apavāditaḥ) - removed, led away, enticed

Words meanings and morphology

असौ (asau) - this, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - this, that

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon, rākṣasa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa

Note: Refers to Mārica.

शेते (śete) - lies, rests, sleeps

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of śī

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Ātmanepada verb.

शरेण (śareṇa) - by an arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow, reed

अभिहतः (abhihataḥ) - struck, killed, wounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhihata

abhihata - struck, hit, wounded, killed

Past Passive Participle

Masculine of abhihata, Past Passive Participle of abhi-√han (to strike, kill)

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Past Passive Participle, agreeing with rākṣasaḥ.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

मृगरूपेण (mṛgarūpeṇa) - in the form of a deer, by the form of a deer

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mṛgarūpa

mṛgarūpa - form of a deer, deer-shaped

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛga+rūpa)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound word.

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to the demon (rākṣasa).

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

आश्रमात् (āśramāt) - from the hermitage

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastic retreat, stage of life

अपवादितः (apavāditaḥ) - removed, led away, enticed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apavādita

apavādita - removed, led away, enticed, refuted

Past Passive Participle

Masculine of apavādita, Past Passive Participle of apa-√vad (to speak away, to lead astray, to refute)

Prefix: apa

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle, agreeing with aham.