वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-25, verse-26

ततस्ते वानरश्रेष्ठं यथाकालं यथाविधि ।
रत्नैर्वस्त्रैश्च भक्ष्यैश्च तोषयित्वा द्विजर्षभान् ॥२६॥

26. tataste vānaraśreṣṭhaṃ yathākālaṃ yathāvidhi ,
ratnairvastraiśca bhakṣyaiśca toṣayitvā dvijarṣabhān.

26. tatas te vānaraśreṣṭhaṁ yathākālam yathāvidhi ratnaiḥ
vastraiḥ ca bhakṣyaiḥ ca toṣayitvā dvijarṣabhān

26. tatas te yathākālam yathāvidhi ratnaiḥ vastraiḥ ca
bhakṣyaiḥ ca dvijarṣabhān toṣayitvā vānaraśreṣṭhaṁ

26. Then, at the proper time and according to ritual, they, having pleased the excellent Brahmins with jewels, garments, and foods, (worshipped) the best of monkeys.

Words meanings summery:

• ततस् (tatas) - thereafter, then

• ते (te) - they

• वानरश्रेष्ठं (vānaraśreṣṭhaṁ) - to Hanuman (as the best of monkeys) (to the best of monkeys)

• यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - at the proper time

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to ritual/rule

• रत्नैः (ratnaiḥ) - with jewels

• वस्त्रैः (vastraiḥ) - with garments, clothes

• च (ca) - and

• भक्ष्यैः (bhakṣyaiḥ) - with foods, eatables

• च (ca) - and

• तोषयित्वा (toṣayitvā) - having pleased, having satisfied

• द्विजर्षभान् (dvijarṣabhān) - the excellent Brahmins (the best of the twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

ततस् (tatas) - thereafter, then

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वानरश्रेष्ठं (vānaraśreṣṭhaṁ) - to Hanuman (as the best of monkeys) (to the best of monkeys)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vānaraśreṣṭha

vānaraśreṣṭha - best of monkeys, excellent monkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+śreṣṭha)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)

यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - at the proper time

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāla)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to ritual/rule

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, ritual, ordinance
  noun (masculine)

रत्नैः (ratnaiḥ) - with jewels

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of ratna

ratna - jewel, gem, treasure

वस्त्रैः (vastraiḥ) - with garments, clothes

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vastra

vastra - garment, cloth, raiment

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भक्ष्यैः (bhakṣyaiḥ) - with foods, eatables

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bhakṣya

bhakṣya - eatable, food, edible

Gerundive

Derived from root bhakṣ, meaning 'to be eaten'

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तोषयित्वा (toṣayitvā) - having pleased, having satisfied

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Gerund/Absolutive from causative of root 'tuṣ'

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

द्विजर्षभान् (dvijarṣabhān) - the excellent Brahmins (the best of the twice-born)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvijarṣabha

dvijarṣabha - best of the twice-born, excellent Brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+ṛṣabha)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, also bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)