वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-26, verse-12

धर्मो हि श्रूयते पक्षः सुराणां च महात्मनाम् ।
अधर्मो रक्षसं पक्षो ह्यसुराणां च रावण ॥१२॥

12. dharmo hi śrūyate pakṣaḥ surāṇāṃ ca mahātmanām ,
adharmo rakṣasaṃ pakṣo hyasurāṇāṃ ca rāvaṇa.

12. dharmaḥ hi śrūyate pakṣaḥ surāṇām ca mahātmanām
adharmaḥ rakṣasām pakṣaḥ hi asurāṇām ca rāvaṇa

12. rāvaṇa,
hi,
dharmaḥ,
surāṇām,
ca,
mahātmanām,
pakṣaḥ,
śrūyate.
adharmaḥ,
pakṣaḥ,
rakṣasām,
ca,
asurāṇām,
hi.

12. Indeed, natural law (dharma) is considered the side of the noble gods. Unrighteousness (adharma) is the side of the Rākṣasas and of the Asuras, O Rāvaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (natural law, constitution, righteousness, intrinsic nature, duty, virtue)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because, for)

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is known, is considered (is heard, is known, is called, is said)

• पक्षः (pakṣaḥ) - side, party (side, party, faction, wing, fortnight)

• सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - of the gods

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the noble ones, of the great beings (of the great-souled, of the noble ones)

• अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness, against natural law (unrighteousness, injustice, vice, evil, not natural law)

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the Rākṣasas (of the Rākṣasas (demons))

• पक्षः (pakṣaḥ) - side, party (side, party, faction, wing, fortnight)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because, for)

• असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the Asuras (of the Asuras (demons, anti-gods))

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• रावण (rāvaṇa) - O Rāvaṇa (O Rāvaṇa (vocative))

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (natural law, constitution, righteousness, intrinsic nature, duty, virtue)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, righteousness, intrinsic nature, duty, virtue, custom, religion

From root dhṛ (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because, for)

(indeclinable)

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is known, is considered (is heard, is known, is called, is said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śrū

Present Passive

From root śru (to hear), 5th conjugation, ātmanepada

Root: śru (class 5)

पक्षः (pakṣaḥ) - side, party (side, party, faction, wing, fortnight)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣa

pakṣa - side, party, faction, wing, fortnight, opinion, argument

सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the noble ones, of the great beings (of the great-souled, of the noble ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, great self

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness, against natural law (unrighteousness, injustice, vice, evil, not natural law)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, vice, evil, not natural law, not constitution

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a (not) and dharma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, intrinsic nature, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to uphold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the Rākṣasas (of the Rākṣasas (demons))

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - Rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit

पक्षः (pakṣaḥ) - side, party (side, party, faction, wing, fortnight)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣa

pakṣa - side, party, faction, wing, fortnight, opinion, argument

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because, for)

(indeclinable)

असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the Asuras (of the Asuras (demons, anti-gods))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of asura

asura - Asura, demon, anti-god, spirit

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a (not) and sura

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+sura)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

रावण (rāvaṇa) - O Rāvaṇa (O Rāvaṇa (vocative))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king)