वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-20, verse-22

ते तु धर्मात्मना दृष्टा राक्षसेन्द्रेण राक्षसाः ।
विभीषणेन तत्रस्था निगृहीता यदृच्छया ॥२२॥

22. te tu dharmātmanā dṛṣṭā rākṣasendreṇa rākṣasāḥ ,
vibhīṣaṇena tatrasthā nigṛhītā yadṛcchayā.

22. te tu dharmātmanā dṛṣṭāḥ rākṣasendreṇa rākṣasāḥ
vibhīṣaṇena tatrasthāḥ nigr̥hītāḥ yadr̥cchayā

22. tu te tatrasthāḥ rākṣasāḥ dharmātmanā rākṣasendreṇa
vibhīṣaṇena dṛṣṭāḥ yadr̥cchayā nigr̥hītāḥ

22. But those rākṣasas (spies), who were staying there, were seen by the virtuous (dharma-ātman) lord of rākṣasas, Vibhīṣaṇa, and were accidentally apprehended.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they (the spies) (those, they)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• धर्मात्मना (dharmātmanā) - by Vibhīṣaṇa, who is virtuous (dharma-ātman) (by the virtuous soul, by the righteous one)

• दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭāḥ) - the rākṣasas (spies) were seen (seen, observed)

• राक्षसेन्द्रेण (rākṣasendreṇa) - by Vibhīṣaṇa, the lord of rākṣasas (by the chief of rākṣasas, by the lord of demons)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the rākṣasas (spies) (rākṣasas, demons)

• विभीषणेन (vibhīṣaṇena) - by Vibhīṣaṇa

• तत्रस्थाः (tatrasthāḥ) - the rākṣasas (spies) who were present at that location (staying there, present there, located there)

• निग्र्̥हीताः (nigr̥hītāḥ) - the rākṣasas (spies) were apprehended (apprehended, captured, restrained)

• यद्र्̥च्छया (yadr̥cchayā) - by chance, accidentally, spontaneously

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they (the spies) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

धर्मात्मना (dharmātmanā) - by Vibhīṣaṇa, who is virtuous (dharma-ātman) (by the virtuous soul, by the righteous one)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - virtuous soul, righteous person, one whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is goodness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, virtue, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭāḥ) - the rākṣasas (spies) were seen (seen, observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

formed from the root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

राक्षसेन्द्रेण (rākṣasendreṇa) - by Vibhīṣaṇa, the lord of rākṣasas (by the chief of rākṣasas, by the lord of demons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of rākṣasas, lord of demons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – a rākṣasa (demon)
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the rākṣasas (spies) (rākṣasas, demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a rākṣasa (a type of demon or ogre)

विभीषणेन (vibhīṣaṇena) - by Vibhīṣaṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (a brother of Rāvaṇa, known for his righteousness)

तत्रस्थाः (tatrasthāḥ) - the rākṣasas (spies) who were present at that location (staying there, present there, located there)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tatrastha

tatrastha - staying there, present there, located there

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tatra+stha)

• tatra – there, in that place
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, staying, located in, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix from √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

निग्र्̥हीताः (nigr̥hītāḥ) - the rākṣasas (spies) were apprehended (apprehended, captured, restrained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nigr̥hīta

nigr̥hīta - apprehended, captured, restrained, seized

Past Passive Participle

formed from ni-√grah (to seize, restrain)

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (class 9)

यद्र्̥च्छया (yadr̥cchayā) - by chance, accidentally, spontaneously

(indeclinable)