वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-42, verse-28

न गतिस्तत्र भूतानां देवदानवरक्षसाम् ।
स च सर्वैर्विचेतव्यः ससानुप्रस्थभूधरः ॥२८॥

28. na gatistatra bhūtānāṃ devadānavarakṣasām ,
sa ca sarvairvicetavyaḥ sasānuprasthabhūdharaḥ.

28. na gatiḥ tatra bhūtānāṃ devadānavarakṣasām saḥ
ca sarvaiḥ vicetavyaḥ sasānuprasthabhūdharaḥ

28. No being, not even gods, dānavas, or rākṣasas, has access there. Nevertheless, that mountain, complete with its slopes and plateaus, must be searched by all of you.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement, access, path, course

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• भूतानां (bhūtānāṁ) - for beings, for creatures

• देवदानवरक्षसाम् (devadānavarakṣasām) - of gods, dānavas, and rākṣasas

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• च (ca) - and

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

• विचेतव्यः (vicetavyaḥ) - is to be searched, must be sought

• ससानुप्रस्थभूधरः (sasānuprasthabhūdharaḥ) - the mountain with its slopes and plateaus

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

negative particle

गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement, access, path, course

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, moving, motion, path, course, access, means, fate

from root gam (to go) + ti suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

derived from pronominal base 'tad' (that)

भूतानां (bhūtānāṁ) - for beings, for creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost; past (as participle)

Past Passive Participle

from root bhū (to be, become) + kta suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Genitive of exclusion/possession for "gatiḥ" (no access for them)

देवदानवरक्षसाम् (devadānavarakṣasām) - of gods, dānavas, and rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of devadānavarakṣas

devadānavarakṣas - gods, dānavas (demons), and rākṣasas (demons/ogres)

dvandva compound

Compound type : dvandva (deva+dānava+rakṣas)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 1)
• dānava – demon, son of Danu
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣas – demon, ogre
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Genitive of exclusion/possession for "gatiḥ" (no access for them)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the mountain (bhūdharaḥ)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

pronominal adjective

Note: Agent of the passive gerundive "vicetavyaḥ"

विचेतव्यः (vicetavyaḥ) - is to be searched, must be sought

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicetavya

vicetavya - to be sought, to be searched, to be investigated

Gerundive

from root ci (to seek) with upasarga vi + tavya suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

ससानुप्रस्थभूधरः (sasānuprasthabhūdharaḥ) - the mountain with its slopes and plateaus

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sasānuprasthabhūdhara

sasānuprasthabhūdhara - mountain having slopes and table-lands, the mountain which possesses slopes and plateaus

Bahuvrīhi compound indicating 'with' (sa) slopes and plateaus (sānuprastha) mountain (bhūdhara)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+sānuprastha+bhūdhara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• sānuprastha – slopes and plateaus
  noun
  Dvandva compound
• bhūdhara – mountain, earth-bearer
  noun (masculine)
  Upapada-tatpuruṣa: bhū (earth) + dhara (bearer, from root dhṛ)
  Root: dhṛ (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' (that mountain)