वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-100, verse-1

ते रावणवधं दृष्ट्वा देवगन्धर्वदानवाः ।
जग्मुस्तैस्तैर्विमानैः स्वैः कथयन्तः शुभाः कथाः ॥१॥

1. te rāvaṇavadhaṃ dṛṣṭvā devagandharvadānavāḥ ,
jagmustaistairvimānaiḥ svaiḥ kathayantaḥ śubhāḥ kathāḥ.

1. te rāvaṇavadham dṛṣṭvā devagandharvadānavāḥ jagmuḥ
taiḥ taiḥ vimānaiḥ svaiḥ kathayantaḥ śubhāḥ kathāḥ

1. devagandharvadānavāḥ te rāvaṇavadham dṛṣṭvā svaiḥ
taiḥ taiḥ vimānaiḥ śubhāḥ kathāḥ kathayantaḥ jagmuḥ

1. The gods, gandharvas, and dānavas, having witnessed the slaying of Rāvaṇa, departed in their own respective aerial chariots, narrating auspicious stories.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• रावणवधम् (rāvaṇavadham) - the slaying of Rāvaṇa, Rāvaṇa's death

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• देवगन्धर्वदानवाः (devagandharvadānavāḥ) - gods, gandharvas, and dānavas

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they departed

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those respective (chariots) (by those)

• विमानैः (vimānaiḥ) - by (their) aerial chariots, by planes

• स्वैः (svaiḥ) - by their own

• कथयन्तः (kathayantaḥ) - narrating, telling, speaking

• शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious, good, beautiful

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, tales, narratives

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they

Note: Refers to the celestial beings (devagandharvadānavāḥ).

रावणवधम् (rāvaṇavadham) - the slaying of Rāvaṇa, Rāvaṇa's death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇavadha

rāvaṇavadha - the killing of Rāvaṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+vadha)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vadha – killing, slaying, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

absolutive form from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

देवगन्धर्वदानवाः (devagandharvadānavāḥ) - gods, gandharvas, and dānavas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devagandharvadānava

devagandharvadānava - gods, gandharvas, and dānavas (a class of demons)

Compound type : dvandva (deva+gandharva+dānava)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• gandharva – a celestial musician, gandharva
  noun (masculine)
• dānava – a class of demons, offspring of Danu
  noun (masculine)

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they departed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

तैः (taiḥ) - by those

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Used distributively with the following `taiḥ`.

तैः (taiḥ) - by those respective (chariots) (by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Used distributively, implying 'respective'.

विमानैः (vimānaiḥ) - by (their) aerial chariots, by planes

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vimāna

vimāna - aerial car, celestial chariot, airplane

स्वैः (svaiḥ) - by their own

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sva

sva - own, one's own

Note: Agrees with `vimānaiḥ`.

कथयन्तः (kathayantaḥ) - narrating, telling, speaking

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kathayat

kathayat - narrating, telling

present active participle

present active participle from root kath (to tell, relate)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with `devagandharvadānavāḥ`.

शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious, good, beautiful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious

Note: Agrees with `kathāḥ`.

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, tales, narratives

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative