वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-63, verse-9

तत्र लङ्केति नगरी रावणस्य दुरात्मनः ।
दक्षिणस्य समुद्रस्य तीरे वसति दक्षिणे ॥९॥

9. tatra laṅketi nagarī rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ ,
dakṣiṇasya samudrasya tīre vasati dakṣiṇe.

9. tatra laṅkā iti nagarī rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ
dakṣiṇasya samudrasya tīre vasati dakṣiṇe

9. tatra rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ laṅkā iti nagarī
dakṣiṇasya samudrasya dakṣiṇe tīre vasati

9. There, the city named Laṅkā, belonging to the evil-minded Rāvaṇa, is situated on the southern shore of the southern ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• लङ्का (laṅkā) - Lanka (name of a city)

• इति (iti) - indicates 'named Lanka' (thus, so, named)

• नगरी (nagarī) - city, town

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana

• दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - qualifying Rāvaṇa (of the evil-minded, of the wicked soul)

• दक्षिणस्य (dakṣiṇasya) - of the southern

• समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean, of the sea

• तीरे (tīre) - on the shore, on the bank

• वसति (vasati) - dwells, resides, is situated

• दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - on the southern shore (on the southern (side/direction))

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun `tad` (that) + suffix `tra`

लङ्का (laṅkā) - Lanka (name of a city)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (the capital city of Ravana)

Note: Part of the name 'Lanka'.

इति (iti) - indicates 'named Lanka' (thus, so, named)

(indeclinable)

नगरी (nagarī) - city, town

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nagarī

nagarī - city, town

Feminine form of `nagara`

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (the demon king of Lanka)

Note: Possessive, refers to the owner of the city.

दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - qualifying Rāvaṇa (of the evil-minded, of the wicked soul)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, malevolent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+ātman)

• dus – bad, evil, difficult (prefix)
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, mind, essence
  noun (masculine)

दक्षिणस्य (dakṣiṇasya) - of the southern

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right, skillful, able

समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean, of the sea

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Note: Possessive, refers to the shore of the ocean.

तीरे (tīre) - on the shore, on the bank

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tīra

tīra - shore, bank, coast

Note: Locative indicating the place where the city `vasati`.

वसति (vasati) - dwells, resides, is situated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vas

Present Active

Present tense (laṭ) form of root `vas` (Class 1)

Root: vas (class 1)

दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - on the southern shore (on the southern (side/direction))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right, skillful