वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-42, verse-23

तस्य चन्द्रनिकशेषु पर्वतेषु गुहासु च ।
रावणः सह वैदेह्या मार्गितव्यस्ततस्ततः ॥२३॥

23. tasya candranikaśeṣu parvateṣu guhāsu ca ,
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyastatastataḥ.

23. tasya candranikaṣeṣu parvateṣu guhāsu ca
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyaḥ tataḥ tataḥ

23. Rāvaṇa, along with Vaidehī (Sītā), must be sought throughout his mountains and caves, which are as radiant as the moon.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of it

• चन्द्रनिकषेषु (candranikaṣeṣu) - on moon-like mountains, on mountains shining like the moon

• पर्वतेषु (parvateṣu) - in the mountains

• गुहासु (guhāsu) - in the caves

• च (ca) - and, also

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (proper noun)

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - with Vaidehī (Sītā)

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

• ततः (tataḥ) - Repeated for 'here and there' or 'everywhere' (from there, thence, then)

• ततः (tataḥ) - Repeated for 'here and there' or 'everywhere' (from there, thence, then)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of it

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

चन्द्रनिकषेषु (candranikaṣeṣu) - on moon-like mountains, on mountains shining like the moon

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of candranikaṣa

candranikaṣa - moon-like, comparable to the moon, shining like the moon

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (candra+nikaṣa)

• candra – moon, lunar
  noun (masculine)
• nikaṣa – touchstone, criterion, comparison, likeness
  noun (masculine)

पर्वतेषु (parvateṣu) - in the mountains

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill, rock

गुहासु (guhāsu) - in the caves

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of guhā

guhā - cave, cavern, grotto, hiding place

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa, the demon king of Laṅkā, chief antagonist in the Rāmāyaṇa

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - with Vaidehī (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Sītā, daughter of Janaka (King of Videha)

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

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārgitavya

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

Gerundive

From mārg (to seek, search) with suffix -tavya

Root: mārg (class 10)

ततः (tataḥ) - Repeated for 'here and there' or 'everywhere' (from there, thence, then)

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - Repeated for 'here and there' or 'everywhere' (from there, thence, then)

(indeclinable)