वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-46, verse-4

विचिन्त्य दिवसं सर्वे सीताधिगमने धृताः ।
समायान्ति स्म मेदिन्यां निशाकालेशु वानराः ॥४॥

4. vicintya divasaṃ sarve sītādhigamane dhṛtāḥ ,
samāyānti sma medinyāṃ niśākāleśu vānarāḥ.

4. vicintya divasam sarve sītādhigamane dhṛtāḥ
samāyānti sma medinyām niśākāleṣu vānarāḥ

4. sarve vānarāḥ sītādhigamane dhṛtāḥ divasam
vicintya niśākāleṣu medinyām samāyānti sma

4. Having searched all day, all the monkeys, intent on discovering Sītā, would gather on the ground during the night.

Words meanings summery:

• विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - having searched, having considered, having investigated

• दिवसम् (divasam) - day, during the day, by day

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• सीताधिगमने (sītādhigamane) - in the finding of Sītā, for Sītā's discovery

• धृताः (dhṛtāḥ) - held, undertaken, resolute, intent, engaged

• समायान्ति (samāyānti) - they come together, they gather, they approach

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past habitual action (when used with present tense verb)

• मेदिन्याम् (medinyām) - on the earth, on the ground, in the land

• निशाकालेषु (niśākāleṣu) - at night times, during the nights

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys, apes

Words meanings and morphology

विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - having searched, having considered, having investigated

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Formed from root cint with vi prefix and suffix ya.

Prefix: vi

Root: cint (class 10)

दिवसम् (divasam) - day, during the day, by day

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of divasa

divasa - day

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Functions adverbially here, meaning 'during the day.'

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Also functions as an adjective.

सीताधिगमने (sītādhigamane) - in the finding of Sītā, for Sītā's discovery

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sītādhigamana

sītādhigamana - the act of finding Sītā, discovery of Sītā

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sītā+adhigamana)

• sītā – Sītā (proper name)
  proper noun (feminine)
• adhigamana – obtaining, reaching, finding, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root gam with prefix adhi.
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates the purpose or sphere of action.

धृताः (dhṛtāḥ) - held, undertaken, resolute, intent, engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhṛta

dhṛta - held, borne, supported, undertaken, firm, resolute

past passive participle

From root dhṛ.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

समायान्ति (samāyānti) - they come together, they gather, they approach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of samāyāti

present active

3rd person plural, present indicative. Derived from root yā with sam and ā prefixes.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: The sma particle implies past habitual action.

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past habitual action (when used with present tense verb)

(indeclinable)

मेदिन्याम् (medinyām) - on the earth, on the ground, in the land

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - earth, ground, land

Root: med (class 4)

निशाकालेषु (niśākāleṣu) - at night times, during the nights

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of niśākāla

niśākāla - night time

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+kāla)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys, apes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape