वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-9, verse-15

तदर्द्यमानान् रक्षोभिर्दण्डकारण्यवासिभिः ।
रक्षनस्त्वं सह भ्रात्रा त्वन्नाथा हि वयं वने ॥१५॥

15. tadardyamānān rakṣobhirdaṇḍakāraṇyavāsibhiḥ ,
rakṣanastvaṃ saha bhrātrā tvannāthā hi vayaṃ vane.

15. tat ardyamānān rakṣobhiḥ daṇḍakāraṇyavāsibhiḥ rakṣan
naḥ tvam saha bhrātrā tvannāthāḥ hi vayam vane

15. vayam hi vane tvannāthāḥ tat tvam saha bhrātrā
daṇḍakāraṇyavāsibhiḥ rakṣobhiḥ ardyamānān naḥ rakṣan

15. Therefore, you, along with your brother, must protect us who are being tormented by the demons dwelling in the Daṇḍaka forest. Indeed, in this forest, we have you as our protector.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore, so, thereupon

• अर्द्यमानान् (ardyamānān) - those being tormented, those being afflicted

• रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - by the demons, by the Rākṣasas

• दण्डकारण्यवासिभिः (daṇḍakāraṇyavāsibhiḥ) - by those dwelling in the Daṇḍaka forest

• रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting, guarding

• नः (naḥ) - us

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - with the brother, by the brother

• त्वन्नाथाः (tvannāthāḥ) - having you as their protector/lord, you as our refuge

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• वने (vane) - in the forest

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore, so, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अर्द्यमानान् (ardyamānān) - those being tormented, those being afflicted

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ardyamāna

ardyamāna - being tormented, being oppressed, being harassed

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the root √ṛd (to torment) in the passive voice with the suffix -māna.

Root: √ṛd (class 4)

रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - by the demons, by the Rākṣasas

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, Rākṣasa, fiend, evil spirit

दण्डकारण्यवासिभिः (daṇḍakāraṇyavāsibhiḥ) - by those dwelling in the Daṇḍaka forest

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of daṇḍakāraṇyavāsin

daṇḍakāraṇyavāsin - dweller in the Daṇḍaka forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍaka+araṇya+vāsin)

• daṇḍaka – Daṇḍaka (a name, specific region)
  proper noun (neuter)
• araṇya – forest, wilderness
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dweller, resident
  noun (masculine)
  From √vas (to dwell) with suffix -in.
  Root: √vas (class 1)

रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting, guarding

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣant

rakṣant - protecting, a protector

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √rakṣ (to protect) with the suffix -at.

Root: √rakṣ (class 1)

नः (naḥ) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we, us

Note: Can also be dative or genitive plural, but accusative fits the context of 'protecting us'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - with the brother, by the brother

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

त्वन्नाथाः (tvannāthāḥ) - having you as their protector/lord, you as our refuge

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tvannātha

tvannātha - having you as master/protector, protected by you

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tvat+nātha)

• tvat – you (ablative/stem of yuşmad)
  pronoun
• nātha – lord, master, protector, refuge
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we, us

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove