वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-4, verse-12

बुद्धिप्रधानान् रुचिराभिधानान् संश्रद्दधानाञ्जगतः प्रधानान् ।
नानाविधानान् रुचिराभिधानान्ददर्श तस्यां पुरि यातुधानान् ॥१२॥

12. buddhipradhānān rucirābhidhānān saṃśraddadhānāñjagataḥ pradhānān ,
nānāvidhānān rucirābhidhānāndadarśa tasyāṃ puri yātudhānān.

12. buddhipradhānān rucirābhidhānān
saṃśraddadhānān jagataḥ pradhānān
nānāvidhānān rucirābhidhānān
dadarśa tasyām puri yātudhānān

12. saḥ tasyām puri dadarśa yātudhānān
buddhipradhānān rucirābhidhānān
saṃśraddadhānān jagataḥ pradhānān
nānāvidhānān rucirābhidhānān

12. In that city, he saw the rākṣasas (yātudhāna) who were foremost in intellect, possessed beautiful names, were deeply faithful (śraddhā), prominent in the world, and of various kinds, all with charming names.

Words meanings summery:

• बुद्धिप्रधानान् (buddhipradhānān) - having intellect as chief, intelligent, foremost in wisdom

• रुचिराभिधानान् (rucirābhidhānān) - having charming names, beautifully named

• संश्रद्दधानान् (saṁśraddadhānān) - Deeply faithful (śraddhā). (having great faith, believing, trustworthy)

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of living beings

• प्रधानान् (pradhānān) - chief, principal, prominent ones

• नानाविधानान् (nānāvidhānān) - of various kinds, diverse

• रुचिराभिधानान् (rucirābhidhānān) - having charming names, beautifully named

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - Refers to the observer in the narrative. (he saw)

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - Referring to the city (puri). (in that (feminine))

• पुरि (puri) - in the city

• यातुधानान् (yātudhānān) - Refers to the specific class of demons in the narrative. (rākṣasas, demons)

Words meanings and morphology

बुद्धिप्रधानान् (buddhipradhānān) - having intellect as chief, intelligent, foremost in wisdom

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of buddhipradhāna

buddhipradhāna - having intellect as chief, intelligent, principal in wisdom

Compound word.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (buddhi+pradhāna)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• pradhāna – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  From pra + √dhā.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with yātudhānān.

रुचिराभिधानान् (rucirābhidhānān) - having charming names, beautifully named

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rucirābhidhāna

rucirābhidhāna - having a charming name, beautifully named

Compound word.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rucira+abhidhāna)

• rucira – bright, beautiful, charming, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
  From √ruc (to shine, please).
  Root: ruc (class 1)
• abhidhāna – name, appellation, statement, declaration
  noun (neuter)
  From abhi + √dhā + ana.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with yātudhānān.

संश्रद्दधानान् (saṁśraddadhānān) - Deeply faithful (śraddhā). (having great faith, believing, trustworthy)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃśraddadhāna

śraddadhāna - faithful, believing, trustworthy, attentive

Present Active Participle (from śrad-dhā)

From √dhā with upasarga śrad, and prefix sam.

Prefixes: sam+śrad

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with yātudhānān.

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of living beings

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, living beings, moving

Present active participle of √gam, used substantively.

Root: gam (class 1)

प्रधानान् (pradhānān) - chief, principal, prominent ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pradhāna

pradhāna - chief, principal, leading, foremost

From pra + √dhā + ana.

Prefix: pra

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with yātudhānān.

नानाविधानान् (nānāvidhānān) - of various kinds, diverse

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nānāvidha

nānāvidha - of various kinds, manifold, diverse

Compound word.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+vidha)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold (indeclinable)
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhā with vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with yātudhānān.

रुचिराभिधानान् (rucirābhidhānān) - having charming names, beautifully named

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rucirābhidhāna

rucirābhidhāna - having a charming name, beautifully named

Compound word.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rucira+abhidhāna)

• rucira – bright, beautiful, charming, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
  From √ruc (to shine, please).
  Root: ruc (class 1)
• abhidhāna – name, appellation, statement, declaration
  noun (neuter)
  From abhi + √dhā + ana.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with yātudhānān.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - Refers to the observer in the narrative. (he saw)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect tense

Reduplicated perfect form of √dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तस्याम् (tasyām) - Referring to the city (puri). (in that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Feminine locative singular of tad.

Note: Agrees with puri.

पुरि (puri) - in the city

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pur

pur - city, fortress, town

Feminine noun ending in -i.

यातुधानान् (yātudhānān) - Refers to the specific class of demons in the narrative. (rākṣasas, demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yātudhāna

yātudhāna - rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit

Note: This is the main noun being described by the preceding adjectives.