वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-13, verse-2

स तु रामस्य धर्मात्मा निपपात विभीषणः ।
पादयोः शरणान्वेषी चतुर्भिः सह राक्षसैः ॥२॥

2. sa tu rāmasya dharmātmā nipapāta vibhīṣaṇaḥ ,
pādayoḥ śaraṇānveṣī caturbhiḥ saha rākṣasaiḥ.

2. saḥ tu rāmasya dharma-ātmā nipapāta vibhīṣaṇaḥ
pādayoḥ śaraṇa-anveṣī caturbhiḥ saha rākṣasaiḥ

2. saḥ tu dharma-ātmā vibhīṣaṇaḥ śaraṇa-anveṣī
caturbhiḥ rākṣasaiḥ saha rāmasya pādayoḥ nipapāta

2. But that virtuous (dharma-ātman) Vibhīṣaṇa, seeking refuge, fell at Rāma's feet along with four rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (Vibhīṣaṇa) (he, that)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, yet)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• धर्म-आत्मा (dharma-ātmā) - virtuous (Vibhīṣaṇa) (virtuous, righteous, noble-souled)

• निपपात (nipapāta) - he fell (he fell down)

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa (Vibhīṣaṇa (proper name))

• पादयोः (pādayoḥ) - at the feet (of Rāma) (on the feet, at the feet)

• शरण-अन्वेषी (śaraṇa-anveṣī) - seeking refuge (seeker of refuge, one who searches for shelter)

• चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - along with four (by four)

• सह (saha) - along with (with, along with)

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - with rākṣasas (demons) (by demons, with demons)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (Vibhīṣaṇa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, the seventh avatar of Viṣṇu)

धर्म-आत्मा (dharma-ātmā) - virtuous (Vibhīṣaṇa) (virtuous, righteous, noble-souled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma-ātman

dharma-ātman - one whose soul is dharma; righteous, virtuous, noble-souled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, virtue, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 3)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Sandhi ātmā from ātman.

निपपात (nipapāta) - he fell (he fell down)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of pat

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa (Vibhīṣaṇa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (Rāvaṇa's younger brother)

पादयोः (pādayoḥ) - at the feet (of Rāma) (on the feet, at the feet)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter

Note: Can also be genitive/locative dual. Context implies locative.

शरण-अन्वेषी (śaraṇa-anveṣī) - seeking refuge (seeker of refuge, one who searches for shelter)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaraṇa-anveṣin

śaraṇa-anveṣin - seeking refuge, shelter-seeker

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaraṇa+anveṣin)

• śaraṇa – refuge, shelter, protection
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śṛ (class 9)
• anveṣin – seeker, investigator, searching
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun (ṇini)
  derived from anu-iṣ with ṇini suffix
  Prefix: anu
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: This is an agent noun acting as an adjective.

चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - along with four (by four)

(numeral)

सह (saha) - along with (with, along with)

(indeclinable)

Note: Takes instrumental case (caturbhiḥ rākṣasaiḥ).

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - with rākṣasas (demons) (by demons, with demons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit

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