वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-19, verse-12

स्वकृतैर्हन्यमानस्य रावणादीर्घदर्शिनः ।
अभिनन्दन्ति भूतानि विनाशे पापकर्मणः ॥१२॥

12. svakṛtairhanyamānasya rāvaṇādīrghadarśinaḥ ,
abhinandanti bhūtāni vināśe pāpakarmaṇaḥ.

12. svakṛtaiḥ hanyamānasya rāvaṇasya adīrghadarśinaḥ
abhinandanti bhūtāni vināśe pāpakarmaṇaḥ

12. svakṛtaiḥ hanyamānasya rāvaṇasya adīrghadarśinaḥ
pāpakarmaṇaḥ bhūtāni vināśe abhinandanti

12. When the short-sighted Rāvaṇa, the perpetrator of evil (karma), is struck down by his own actions, all beings rejoice at his destruction.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वकृतैः (svakṛtaiḥ) - by his own deeds, by his own actions

• हन्यमानस्य (hanyamānasya) - of him who is being struck/killed/destroyed

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

• अदीर्घदर्शिनः (adīrghadarśinaḥ) - of the short-sighted one

• अभिनन्दन्ति (abhinandanti) - rejoice, approve, welcome

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, living things

• विनाशे (vināśe) - at the destruction, in the ruin

• पापकर्मणः (pāpakarmaṇaḥ) - of the evil-doer, of him whose deeds (karma) are evil

Words meanings and morphology

स्वकृतैः (svakṛtaiḥ) - by his own deeds, by his own actions

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of svakṛta

svakṛta - done by oneself, one's own deed

Compound of sva and kṛta.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+kṛta)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun/adjective
• kṛta – done, made, action
  adjective/noun
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ- (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agent of the passive participle hanyamānasya.

हन्यमानस्य (hanyamānasya) - of him who is being struck/killed/destroyed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hanyamāna

hanyamāna - being struck, being killed, being destroyed

Present Passive Participle

From root han- (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name of the demon king of Lanka)

Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Possessive, describing whose destruction and qualities are being discussed.

अदीर्घदर्शिनः (adīrghadarśinaḥ) - of the short-sighted one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of adīrghadarśin

adīrghadarśin - short-sighted, lacking foresight

Compound of a- (negation) and dīrghadarśin (long-sighted).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+dīrgha+darśin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• dīrgha – long
  adjective
• darśin – seeing, perceiving, one who sees
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  From root dṛś- (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies Rāvaṇa.

अभिनन्दन्ति (abhinandanti) - rejoice, approve, welcome

(verb)

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

Present tense

Root nand- with prefix abhi-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Verb for bhūtāni.

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, living things

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past, happened

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root bhū- (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of abhinandanti.

विनाशे (vināśe) - at the destruction, in the ruin

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, disappearance, loss

From root naś- (to perish) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Denotes the time/circumstance of rejoicing.

पापकर्मणः (pāpakarmaṇaḥ) - of the evil-doer, of him whose deeds (karma) are evil

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāpakarmāṇ

pāpakarmāṇ - evil-doer, one who performs evil (karma)

Compound of pāpa and karman.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāpa+karman)

• pāpa – evil, wicked, sin, bad
  adjective/noun (neuter)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ- (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies Rāvaṇa or refers to him as 'the evil-doer'.