वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-41, verse-23

तस्य सानुषु चित्रेषु विशालासु गुहासु च ।
रावणः सह वैदेह्या मार्गितव्यस्ततस्ततः ॥२३॥

23. tasya sānuṣu citreṣu viśālāsu guhāsu ca ,
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyastatastataḥ.

23. tasya sānuṣu citreṣu viśālāsu guhāsu ca
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyaḥ tataḥ tataḥ

23. tasya citreṣu sānuṣu viśālāsu guhāsu ca
vaidehyā saha rāvaṇaḥ tataḥ tataḥ mārgitavyaḥ

23. Among its varied slopes and spacious caves, Rāvaṇa, along with Vaidehī (Sītā), should be searched for here and there.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (mountain Cakravan) (of it, its)

• सानुषु (sānuṣu) - on the peaks, on the slopes

• चित्रेषु (citreṣu) - picturesque, varied, bright

• विशालासु (viśālāsu) - wide, spacious, extensive

• गुहासु (guhāsu) - in the caves

• च (ca) - and, also

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (the demon king)

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - with Vaidehī (Sītā)

• मार्गितव्यः (mārgitavyaḥ) - should be searched for, ought to be sought

• ततः (tataḥ) - here and there (when repeated) (from there, thence; here (in repetition))

• ततः (tataḥ) - here and there (when repeated) (from there, thence; there (in repetition))

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that (mountain Cakravan) (of it, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

सानुषु (sānuṣu) - on the peaks, on the slopes

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sānu

sānu - peak, summit, ridge, slope (of a mountain)

चित्रेषु (citreṣu) - picturesque, varied, bright

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of citra

citra - bright, clear, varied, wonderful, picturesque

विशालासु (viśālāsu) - wide, spacious, extensive

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of viśāla

viśāla - wide, spacious, extensive, large

गुहासु (guhāsu) - in the caves

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of guhā

guhā - cave, cavern

From root `guh` (to conceal).

Root: guh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (the demon king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper noun, name of the demon king of Laṅkā)

From root `ru` (to roar) with intensive prefix. One who causes crying.

Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Subject of the implied passive verb.

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - with Vaidehī (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Vaidehī (proper noun, name of Sītā, daughter of the king of Videha)

Derived from `Videha` (the kingdom) + feminine suffix `ī`.

Note: Governed by `saha`.

मार्गितव्यः (mārgitavyaḥ) - should be searched for, ought to be sought

(gerundive)

Note: Implies an obligation or necessity.

ततः (tataḥ) - here and there (when repeated) (from there, thence; here (in repetition))

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem `tad` (that) + ablative suffix `tas`.

ततः (tataḥ) - here and there (when repeated) (from there, thence; there (in repetition))

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem `tad` (that) + ablative suffix `tas`.