वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-21, verse-34

राक्षसानां वरिष्ठश्च तव भ्राता विभीषणः ।
परिगृह्य पुरीं लङ्कां राघवस्य हिते रतः ॥३४॥

34. rākṣasānāṃ variṣṭhaśca tava bhrātā vibhīṣaṇaḥ ,
parigṛhya purīṃ laṅkāṃ rāghavasya hite rataḥ.

34. rākṣasānām variṣṭhaḥ ca tava bhrātā vibhīṣaṇaḥ
parigṛhya purīm laṅkām rāghavasya hite rataḥ

34. ca tava bhrātā vibhīṣaṇaḥ rākṣasānām variṣṭhaḥ
laṅkām purīm parigṛhya rāghavasya hite rataḥ

34. And your brother Vibhīṣaṇa, the chief among rākṣasas, having taken possession of the city of Laṅkā, is dedicated to the welfare of Rāma (Rāghava).

Words meanings summery:

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of rākṣasas (of rākṣasas (demons))

• वरिष्ठः (variṣṭhaḥ) - chief (most excellent, chief, best)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa (Vibhīṣaṇa (name of Rāvaṇa's brother who sided with Rāma))

• परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having taken possession of (having taken, having seized, having accepted)

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city (city, town)

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Laṅkā (Laṅkā (name of a city))

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāma (Rāghava) (of Rāghava (Rāma))

• हिते (hite) - in the welfare (in the welfare, in the good, in the benefit)

• रतः (rataḥ) - dedicated (devoted, engaged in, pleased with)

Words meanings and morphology

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of rākṣasas (of rākṣasas (demons))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - rākṣasa, demon, evil being

Note: Governed by variṣṭhaḥ

वरिष्ठः (variṣṭhaḥ) - chief (most excellent, chief, best)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of variṣṭha

variṣṭha - most excellent, best, chief

superlative

Superlative degree of vara (excellent)

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Adjective for vibhīṣaṇaḥ

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Personal pronoun, 2nd person

Note: Pronominal adjective for bhrātā

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Subject of the implied verb "is"

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa (Vibhīṣaṇa (name of Rāvaṇa's brother who sided with Rāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (name of Rāvaṇa's virtuous brother)

Note: Proper noun, subject of the sentence

परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having taken possession of (having taken, having seized, having accepted)

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

From root √grah (9th class, Parasmaipada) with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Refers to Vibhīṣaṇa's action

पुरीम् (purīm) - city (city, town)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, fortress

Note: Object of parigṛhya

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Laṅkā (Laṅkā (name of a city))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (the capital of Rāvaṇa)

Note: Appositive to purīm

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāma (Rāghava) (of Rāghava (Rāma))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

Note: Refers to Rāma

हिते (hite) - in the welfare (in the welfare, in the good, in the benefit)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - welfare, benefit, good, advantageous

Past Passive Participle (of √dhā with hi-)

From root √dhā (3rd class, Ubhayapada)

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Locative of purpose or situation

रतः (rataḥ) - dedicated (devoted, engaged in, pleased with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rata

rata - devoted to, engaged in, attached to

Past Passive Participle

From root √ram (1st class, Ātmanepada)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for vibhīṣaṇaḥ