वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-48, verse-12

दर्शने राक्षसेन्द्रस्य दुर्लभे तदिदं मया ।
वनं राक्षसराजस्य दर्शनार्थे विनाशितम् ॥१२॥

12. darśane rākṣasendrasya durlabhe tadidaṃ mayā ,
vanaṃ rākṣasarājasya darśanārthe vināśitam.

12. darśane rākṣasendrasya durlabhe tat idam mayā
vanam rākṣasarājasya darśanārthe vināśitam

12. mayā rākṣasarājasya rākṣasendrasya durlabhe
darśanārthe darśane tat idam vanam vināśitam

12. This very forest was destroyed by me for the purpose of an audience with the king of rākṣasas, an audience that is difficult to obtain.

Words meanings summery:

• दर्शने (darśane) - in the audience (in seeing, in the sight, in the audience)

• राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of the lord of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) (of the lord of rākṣasas, of the chief of demons)

• दुर्लभे (durlabhe) - in the difficult to obtain (audience) (in the difficult to obtain, in the rare)

• तत् (tat) - this (referring to the act of destruction) (that, therefore, this)

• इदम् (idam) - this (emphasizing the act of destruction) (this)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Hanuman) (by me)

• वनम् (vanam) - the Ashoka forest (Aśokavana) (forest, wood)

• राक्षसराजस्य (rākṣasarājasya) - of the king of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) (of the king of rākṣasas)

• दर्शनार्थे (darśanārthe) - for the purpose of seeing him (Rāvaṇa) (for the purpose of seeing, for the sake of an audience)

• विनाशितम् (vināśitam) - was destroyed (destroyed)

Words meanings and morphology

दर्शने (darśane) - in the audience (in seeing, in the sight, in the audience)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, sight, vision, audience, philosophy

Derived from √dṛś with suffix -ana

Root: dṛś (class 1)

राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of the lord of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) (of the lord of rākṣasas, of the chief of demons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of rākṣasas, lord of rākṣasas

Compound of rākṣasa and indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – belonging to rākṣasas, a rākṣasa (demon)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from rakṣas
• indra – lord, chief, the god Indra
  noun (masculine)

दुर्लभे (durlabhe) - in the difficult to obtain (audience) (in the difficult to obtain, in the rare)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of durlabha

durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, unattainable

Formed with prefix dur- and √labh

Prefix: dur

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with darśane

तत् (tat) - this (referring to the act of destruction) (that, therefore, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

इदम् (idam) - this (emphasizing the act of destruction) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

मया (mayā) - by me (Hanuman) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

First person pronoun

वनम् (vanam) - the Ashoka forest (Aśokavana) (forest, wood)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

राक्षसराजस्य (rākṣasarājasya) - of the king of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) (of the king of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasarāja

rākṣasarāja - king of rākṣasas

Compound of rākṣasa and rāja

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+rāja)

• rākṣasa – belonging to rākṣasas, a rākṣasa (demon)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from rakṣas
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

दर्शनार्थे (darśanārthe) - for the purpose of seeing him (Rāvaṇa) (for the purpose of seeing, for the sake of an audience)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of darśanārtha

darśanārtha - purpose of seeing, sake of an audience

Compound of darśana and artha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (darśana+artha)

• darśana – seeing, sight, vision, audience, philosophy
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √dṛś with suffix -ana
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used to express purpose

विनाशितम् (vināśitam) - was destroyed (destroyed)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vināśita

vināśita - destroyed, ruined

Past Passive Participle

Formed from √nāś with prefix vi- and suffix -ita

Prefix: vi

Root: nāś (class 4)