वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-116, verse-86

सर्वं मुदितमेवासीत् सर्वो धर्मपरो ऽभवत् ।
राममेवानुपश्यन्तो नाभ्यहिंसन्परस्परम् ॥८६॥

86. sarvaṃ muditamevāsīt sarvo dharmaparo'bhavat ,
rāmamevānupaśyanto nābhyahiṃsanparasparam.

86. sarvam muditam eva āsīt sarvaḥ dharmaparaḥ abhavat
rāmam eva anupaśyantaḥ na abhyahinsan parasparam

86. Everything was indeed joyful. Everyone became solely dedicated to natural law (dharma). Always looking to Rama alone, they did not harm each other.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• मुदितम् (muditam) - joyful, happy, delighted

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, exactly

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - everyone, all

• धर्मपरः (dharmaparaḥ) - dedicated to natural law (dharma) (devoted to dharma, righteous, following natural law)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, existed

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (a proper name)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, exactly

• अनुपश्यन्तः (anupaśyantaḥ) - always looking to (seeing, looking after, following, contemplating)

• न (na) - not, no

• अभ्यहिन्सन् (abhyahinsan) - they harmed, injured

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually, reciprocally

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Refers to the state of things.

मुदितम् (muditam) - joyful, happy, delighted

(adjective)

neuter, singular of mudita

mudita - joyful, happy, delighted, glad

Past Passive Participle

From root 'mud' (to rejoice)

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sarvam'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, exactly

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - everyone, all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Refers to 'everyone'.

धर्मपरः (dharmaparaḥ) - dedicated to natural law (dharma) (devoted to dharma, righteous, following natural law)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmapara

dharmapara - devoted to dharma, righteous, virtuous, supreme in dharma

Compound of 'dharma' and 'para'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+para)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• para – supreme, ultimate, devoted to, intent on
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'sarvaḥ'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasant, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anupaśyantaḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, exactly

(indeclinable)

अनुपश्यन्तः (anupaśyantaḥ) - always looking to (seeing, looking after, following, contemplating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anupaśyat

anupaśyat - seeing, observing, looking to, following

Present Active Participle

From root 'dṛś' (to see) with prefix 'anu' (after, along, towards). The stem is 'paśyant'.

Prefix: anu

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'everyone' (sarvaḥ).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अभ्यहिन्सन् (abhyahinsan) - they harmed, injured

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of hiṃs

From root 'hiṃs' (to injure), with prefix 'abhi' (towards, against).

Prefix: abhi

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

Note: The initial 'a' is the augment for the imperfect tense. Sandhi `abhi + ahiṃs -> abhyahiṃs`.

परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually, reciprocally

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'para' (other) and 'apara' (another). Often used adverbially.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (para+apara)

• para – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)
• apara – other, another, subsequent
  pronoun (masculine)

Note: Commonly used as an indeclinable adverb meaning "mutually" or "each other".