वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-9, verse-7

ते भक्ष्यमाणा मुनयो दण्डकारण्यवासिनः ।
अस्मानभ्यवपद्येति मामूचुर्द्विजसत्तमाः ॥७॥

7. te bhakṣyamāṇā munayo daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinaḥ ,
asmānabhyavapadyeti māmūcurdvijasattamāḥ.

7. te bhakṣyamāṇāḥ munayaḥ daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinaḥ
asmān abhyavapadya iti mām ūcuḥ dvijasattamāḥ

7. te dvijasattamāḥ daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinaḥ munayaḥ
bhakṣyamāṇāḥ iti asmān abhyavapadya mām ūcuḥ

7. Those excellent Brahmins, the sages residing in the Daṇḍaka forest, being devoured (by Rākṣasas), said to me, 'You should come to our aid.'

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (sages) (those, they)

• भक्ष्यमाणाः (bhakṣyamāṇāḥ) - being devoured (by Rākṣasas) (being eaten, being devoured)

• मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics

• दण्डकारण्यवासिनः (daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinaḥ) - residents of Daṇḍaka forest

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• अभ्यवपद्य (abhyavapadya) - You should come to our aid/protect us (having come to aid, having approached)

• इति (iti) - marking direct speech (thus, so)

• माम् (mām) - me

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

• द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - excellent Brahmins, best of the twice-born

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (sages) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भक्ष्यमाणाः (bhakṣyamāṇāḥ) - being devoured (by Rākṣasas) (being eaten, being devoured)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhakṣyamāṇa

bhakṣyamāṇa - being eaten, being devoured

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root bhakṣ (to eat) + śānac suffix, passive sense

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

दण्डकारण्यवासिनः (daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinaḥ) - residents of Daṇḍaka forest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daṇḍakāraṇyavāsin

daṇḍakāraṇyavāsin - resident of Daṇḍaka forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍaka+araṇya+vāsin)

• daṇḍaka – name of a forest, name of a country
  proper noun (neuter)
• araṇya – forest, wilderness
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dweller, resident
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vas (to dwell) + ṇini suffix
  Root: vas (class 1)

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

अभ्यवपद्य (abhyavapadya) - You should come to our aid/protect us (having come to aid, having approached)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

root pad + upasargas abhi + ava

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: This is an absolutive, but in direct speech, it often functions like a verbal noun or implies a command/request.

इति (iti) - marking direct speech (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person plural of vac (irregular formation)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Irregular perfect form.

द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - excellent Brahmins, best of the twice-born

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best of the twice-born, excellent Brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, bird, tooth), Brahmin
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix -tama

Note: Refers to the sages (munayaḥ).