वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-64, verse-24

सर्वत्र खलु दृश्यन्ते साधवो धर्मचारिणः ।
शूराः शरण्याः सौमित्रे तिर्यग्योनिगतेष्वपि ॥२४॥

24. sarvatra khalu dṛśyante sādhavo dharmacāriṇaḥ ,
śūrāḥ śaraṇyāḥ saumitre tiryagyonigateṣvapi.

24. sarvatra khalu dṛśyante sādhavaḥ dharmacāriṇaḥ
śūrāḥ śaraṇyāḥ saumitre tiryagyonigateṣu api

24. saumitre khalu sādhavaḥ dharmacāriṇaḥ śūrāḥ
śaraṇyāḥ sarvatra dṛśyante tiryagyonigateṣu api

24. Indeed, O Saumitri (Lakshmana), virtuous, righteous (dharma) and brave protectors are seen everywhere, even among those born in animal species.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear

• साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - good people, virtuous ones

• धर्मचारिणः (dharmacāriṇaḥ) - followers of natural law (dharma), righteous

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave ones, heroic

• शरण्याः (śaraṇyāḥ) - worthy of refuge, protectors

• सौमित्रे (saumitre) - O Lakshmana (O son of Sumitra (Lakshmana))

• तिर्यग्योनिगतेषु (tiryagyonigateṣu) - among those born in animal species, among animals

• अपि (api) - even, also

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere

(indeclinable)

Locative sense from sarva (all).

Note: Adverb of place.

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive Indicative

Root dṛś (4th class), Present tense, 3rd person plural, passive voice. From *pasyate* passive stem.

Root: dṛś (class 4)

Note: The subject is 'sādhavaḥ'.

साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - good people, virtuous ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, holy man

Note: Subject of 'dṛśyante'.

धर्मचारिणः (dharmacāriṇaḥ) - followers of natural law (dharma), righteous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmacārin

dharmacārin - one who practices natural law (dharma), righteous, virtuous

Agent Noun (suffix -in)

From dharma + car (to practice, to move) with agent suffix -in.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+cārin)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• cārin – walking, going, practicing, follower
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root car (to move, practice) with agent suffix -in.
  Root: car (class 1)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave ones, heroic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, heroic, warrior

Note: Qualifies 'sādhavaḥ'.

शरण्याः (śaraṇyāḥ) - worthy of refuge, protectors

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaraṇya

śaraṇya - worthy of refuge, affording protection, a protector

Gerundive/Adjective

From śaraṇa (refuge) with suffix -ya.

Root: śṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'sādhavaḥ'.

सौमित्रे (saumitre) - O Lakshmana (O son of Sumitra (Lakshmana))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra (Lakshmana)

Patronymic from Sumitrā.

तिर्यग्योनिगतेषु (tiryagyonigateṣu) - among those born in animal species, among animals

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of tiryagyonigata

tiryagyonigata - born in an animal womb, belonging to the animal kingdom

Compound of tiryagyoni (animal species/womb) and gata (gone, born).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tiryak+yoni+gata)

• tiryak – crosswise, oblique, animal
  noun (neuter)
• yoni – womb, origin, species
  noun (feminine)
• gata – gone, obtained, belonging to
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go) with kta suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates the sphere where these qualities are seen.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

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