वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-47, verse-20

ते तु तस्मिन्निरुच्छ्वासे वानरा जितकाशिनः ।
व्यचिन्वन्प्रायशस्तत्र सर्वं तद्गिरिगह्वरम् ॥२०॥

20. te tu tasminnirucchvāse vānarā jitakāśinaḥ ,
vyacinvanprāyaśastatra sarvaṃ tadgirigahvaram.

20. te tu tasmin nirucchvāse vānarāḥ jitakāśinaḥ
vyacinvan prāyaśaḥ tatra sarvam tat girigahvaram

20. tu te jitakāśinaḥ vānarāḥ tasmin nirucchvāse
tatra tat sarvam girigahvaram prāyaśaḥ vyacinvan

20. However, those monkeys, now appearing victorious, extensively searched the entire mountain cave once that demon lay motionless.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when he (the demon) (in him, on that, when he)

• निरुच्छ्वासे (nirucchvāse) - breathless, without breath, motionless

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

• जितकाशिनः (jitakāśinaḥ) - appearing victorious, shining with victory

• व्यचिन्वन् (vyacinvan) - they searched, they looked for

• प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly, generally, extensively

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

• तत् (tat) - that

• गिरिगह्वरम् (girigahvaram) - mountain cave

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the monkeys

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when he (the demon) (in him, on that, when he)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Locative absolute construction with nirucchvāse

निरुच्छ्वासे (nirucchvāse) - breathless, without breath, motionless

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nirucchvāsa

nirucchvāsa - breathless, without breath, inanimate, motionless

nis + ucchvāsa (breath)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+ucchvāsa)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
• ucchvāsa – breath, exhalation
  noun (masculine)
  From ud + śvas
  Prefix: ud
  Root: √śvas (class 2)

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey

Note: Subject of vyacinvan

जितकाशिनः (jitakāśinaḥ) - appearing victorious, shining with victory

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jitakāśin

jitakāśin - appearing victorious, having won glory

Compound jita (won) + kāśin (shining, appearing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jita+kāśin)

• jita – conquered, won, subdued
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √ji (to conquer) + kta suffix
  Root: √ji (class 1)
• kāśin – shining, appearing, manifesting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun suffix ṇin
  From √kāś (to shine, appear)
  Root: √kāś (class 1)

व्यचिन्वन् (vyacinvan) - they searched, they looked for

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √ci

Imperfect Active Indicative

3rd person plural, augment 'a', vya prefix is vi + a

Prefix: vi

Root: √ci (class 5)

प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly, generally, extensively

(indeclinable)

From prāya (abundance) + śas suffix

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From tad + tral suffix

Note: Refers to the location of the demon's fall

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies girigahvaram

गिरिगह्वरम् (girigahvaram) - mountain cave

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of girigahvara

girigahvara - mountain cave, mountain cavern

Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+gahvara)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• gahvara – cave, cavern, abyss
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of vyacinvan