वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-3, verse-7

श्रूयतां सर्वमाख्यास्ये दुर्गकर्मविधानतः ।
गुप्ता पुरी यथा लङ्का रक्षिता च यथा बलैः ॥७॥

7. śrūyatāṃ sarvamākhyāsye durgakarmavidhānataḥ ,
guptā purī yathā laṅkā rakṣitā ca yathā balaiḥ.

7. śrūyatām sarvam ākhyāsye durgakarmavidhānataḥ
guptā purī yathā laṅkā rakṣitā ca yathā balaiḥ

7. śrūyatām,
durgakarmavidhānataḥ sarvam ākhyāsye.
yathā laṅkā purī guptā (asti) ca yathā balaiḥ rakṣitā (asti).

7. Listen, I will explain everything in detail concerning the fort's defenses: how the city of Laṅkā is protected, and how it is guarded by its forces.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - Let it be heard, listen

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - All, every, entire, everything

• आख्यास्ये (ākhyāsye) - I will explain, I will relate

• दुर्गकर्मविधानतः (durgakarmavidhānataḥ) - In detail concerning the fort's defenses (From the arrangement of fortification works, according to the system of defenses)

• गुप्ता (guptā) - Protected, guarded, hidden

• पुरी (purī) - The city (of Laṅkā) (City, town, fortress)

• यथा (yathā) - As, just as, in which way, how

• लङ्का (laṅkā) - Laṅkā (the name of Rāvaṇa's city)

• रक्षिता (rakṣitā) - Protected, guarded, preserved

• च (ca) - And, also, moreover

• यथा (yathā) - As, just as, in which way, how

• बलैः (balaiḥ) - By forces, by armies, by strength

Words meanings and morphology

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - Let it be heard, listen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative form, 3rd person singular, passive voice.

Root: śru (class 5)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - All, every, entire, everything

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - All, every, whole, entire

आख्यास्ये (ākhyāsye) - I will explain, I will relate

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of ākhyā

Future tense, 1st person singular, middle voice.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

दुर्गकर्मविधानतः (durgakarmavidhānataḥ) - In detail concerning the fort's defenses (From the arrangement of fortification works, according to the system of defenses)

(indeclinable)

Compound noun with an ablative suffix -tas.

Compound type : tatpurusha (durga+karma+vidhāna)

• durga – Fort, stronghold, difficult to access
  noun (neuter)
• karma – Action, work, deed, religious act
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vidhāna – Arrangement, disposition, ordinance, system, rule
  noun (neuter)
  From root dhā with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

गुप्ता (guptā) - Protected, guarded, hidden

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gupta

gupta - Protected, guarded, hidden, concealed

Past Passive Participle

From root gup (to protect, to hide)

Root: gup (class 1)

पुरी (purī) - The city (of Laṅkā) (City, town, fortress)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - City, town, stronghold, fortress

यथा (yathā) - As, just as, in which way, how

(indeclinable)

लङ्का (laṅkā) - Laṅkā (the name of Rāvaṇa's city)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (the capital city of Rāvaṇa)

रक्षिता (rakṣitā) - Protected, guarded, preserved

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rakṣita

rakṣita - Protected, guarded, saved, preserved

Past Passive Participle

From root rakṣ (to protect, to guard)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - And, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

यथा (yathā) - As, just as, in which way, how

(indeclinable)

बलैः (balaiḥ) - By forces, by armies, by strength

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bala

bala - Strength, power, force, army, troops