वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-9, verse-6

काले काले च निरता नियमैर्विविधैर्वने ।
भक्ष्यन्ते राक्षसैर्भीमैर्नरमांसोपजीविभिः ॥६॥

6. kāle kāle ca niratā niyamairvividhairvane ,
bhakṣyante rākṣasairbhīmairnaramāṃsopajīvibhiḥ.

6. kāle kāle ca niratāḥ niyamaiḥ vividhaiḥ vane
bhakṣyante rākṣasaiḥ bhīmaiḥ naramāṃsopajīvibhiḥ

6. vane ca kāle kāle vividhaiḥ niyamaiḥ niratāḥ
bhīmaiḥ naramāṃsopajīvibhiḥ rākṣasaiḥ bhakṣyante

6. And in the forest, even while engaged in various religious observances (niyamāḥ) from time to time, they are devoured by terrifying rākṣasas who live by consuming human flesh.

Words meanings summery:

• काले (kāle) - at time, in time

• काले (kāle) - at time, in time

• च (ca) - and

• निरताः (niratāḥ) - engrossed, engaged, devoted

• नियमैः (niyamaiḥ) - by observances, by rules, by restraints

• विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, by manifold

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• भक्ष्यन्ते (bhakṣyante) - they are eaten, they are devoured

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons, by rākṣasas

• भीमैः (bhīmaiḥ) - by dreadful, by terrible

• नरमांसोपजीविभिः (naramāṁsopajīvibhiḥ) - by those who subsist on human flesh

Words meanings and morphology

काले (kāle) - at time, in time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, occasion

Note: Reduplicated for 'from time to time' or 'at all times'.

काले (kāle) - at time, in time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, occasion

Note: Reduplicated for 'from time to time' or 'at all times'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the clauses.

निरताः (niratāḥ) - engrossed, engaged, devoted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirata

nirata - devoted to, engrossed in, delighting in

Past Passive Participle

From root √ram with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied 'munayaḥ'.

नियमैः (niyamaiḥ) - by observances, by rules, by restraints

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niyama

niyama - restraint, rule, religious observance, discipline

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Instrument by which they are engaged.

विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, by manifold

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse

Note: Agrees with 'niyamaiḥ'.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Location of the events.

भक्ष्यन्ते (bhakṣyante) - they are eaten, they are devoured

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of √bhakṣ

Present Tense, 3rd Person Plural

Passive voice, from root bhakṣ (desiderative of √bhaj, or a root by itself, class 10, ātmanepada)

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Main action performed upon the sages.

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons, by rākṣasas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - rākṣasa (a type of demon or evil being), monstrous

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

भीमैः (bhīmaiḥ) - by dreadful, by terrible

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhīma

bhīma - dreadful, terrible, formidable

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasaiḥ'.

नरमांसोपजीविभिः (naramāṁsopajīvibhiḥ) - by those who subsist on human flesh

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of naramāṃsopajīvin

naramāṁsopajīvin - one who lives on human flesh, cannibalistic

Compound type : tatpurusha (naramāṃsa+upajīvin)

• naramāṃsa – human flesh
  noun (neuter)
• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• upajīvin – living on, subsisting by
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √jīv with prefix upa-
  Prefix: upa
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasaiḥ'.