वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-41, verse-26

तस्य सानुषु चित्रेषु विशालासु गुहासु च ।
रावणः सह वैदेह्या मार्गितव्यस्ततस्ततः ॥२६॥

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

26. tasya sānuṣu citreṣu viśālāsu guhāsu ca
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyaḥ tatastataḥ

26. tasya citreṣu sānuṣu viśālāsu guhāsu ca
rāvaṇaḥ vaidehyā saha tatastataḥ mārgitavyaḥ

26. On its picturesque slopes and in its vast caves, Rāvaṇa, along with Vaidehī, must be searched for thoroughly.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of it (referring to the mountain or region mentioned or implied) (of him, of it, its)

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

• चित्रेषु (citreṣu) - picturesque (picturesque, variegated, charming, wonderful)

• विशालासु (viśālāsu) - vast (vast, expansive, wide)

• गुहासु (guhāsu) - in caves

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Laṅkā))

• सह (saha) - with, along with (with, together with)

• वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - with Vaidehī (Sītā)

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

• ततस्ततः (tatastataḥ) - thoroughly, everywhere (here and there, in various places, everywhere)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of it (referring to the mountain or region mentioned or implied) (of him, of it, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the mountain.

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

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sānu

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

Note: Indicates location.

चित्रेषु (citreṣu) - picturesque (picturesque, variegated, charming, wonderful)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of citra

citra - variegated, bright, clear, wonderful, strange, excellent

Note: Agrees with 'sānuṣu'.

विशालासु (viśālāsu) - vast (vast, expansive, wide)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of viśāla

viśāla - wide, extensive, spacious, vast, large

From vi (prefix) + śāla (house/hall), or root śal (to move).

Note: Agrees with 'guhāsu'.

गुहासु (guhāsu) - in caves

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of guhā

guhā - cave, cavern, hiding place

From root guh (to hide).

Root: guh (class 1)

Note: Indicates location.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'sānuṣu' and 'guhāsu'.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Laṅkā))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (the demon king of Laṅkā)

Son of Viśravas and Kaikasī.

Note: Subject of the gerundive.

सह (saha) - with, along with (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

Often governs the instrumental case.

Note: Used with 'vaidehyā'.

वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - with Vaidehī (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Vaidehī (daughter of Videha king, Sītā)

Feminine derivative of 'videha' (belonging to Videha).

Note: Governed by 'saha'.

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

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārgitavya

mārgitavya - to be searched, to be sought, to be investigated

Gerundive

From root mṛj (to wipe, to seek) + tavya suffix (gerundive).

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Implies an obligation or necessity.

ततस्ततः (tatastataḥ) - thoroughly, everywhere (here and there, in various places, everywhere)

(indeclinable)

Reduplication of tataḥ (from that place).

Note: Adverbial.