वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-30, verse-24

चैत्यः स राक्षसेन्द्रस्य बभूव पुरभूषणम् ।
शतेन रक्षसां नित्यं यः समग्रेण रक्ष्यते ॥२४॥

24. caityaḥ sa rākṣasendrasya babhūva purabhūṣaṇam ,
śatena rakṣasāṃ nityaṃ yaḥ samagreṇa rakṣyate.

24. caityaḥ saḥ rākṣasendrasya babhūva purabhūṣaṇam
śatena rakṣasām nityam yaḥ samagreṇa rakṣyate

24. saḥ rākṣasendrasya caityaḥ purabhūṣaṇam babhūva
yaḥ nityam samagreṇa śatena rakṣasām rakṣyate

24. That monument, belonging to the king of rākṣasas (Ravana), was an adornment of the city, and it was constantly guarded by a full complement of a hundred rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• चैत्यः (caityaḥ) - The palace from the previous verse is described as such a monument. (monument, shrine, temple, holy tree)

• सः (saḥ) - that palace (referring to the prāsādaḥ in the previous verse) (that, he)

• राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of Ravana (of the chief of rākṣasas, of the king of rākṣasas)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was, happened

• पुरभूषणम् (purabhūṣaṇam) - ornament of the city

• शतेन (śatena) - by a hundred

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of rākṣasas, of demons

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• यः (yaḥ) - which (monument/palace) (which, who)

• समग्रेण (samagreṇa) - by the full complement (of a hundred) (by the whole, by the entire group, completely)

• रक्ष्यते (rakṣyate) - is guarded, is protected

Words meanings and morphology

चैत्यः (caityaḥ) - The palace from the previous verse is described as such a monument. (monument, shrine, temple, holy tree)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caitya

caitya - monument, shrine, sacred building or tree

From root 'ci' (to pile up, gather)

Root: ci (class 5)

सः (saḥ) - that palace (referring to the prāsādaḥ in the previous verse) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of Ravana (of the chief of rākṣasas, of the king of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of rākṣasas, king of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

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

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect, ātmanepada

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुरभूषणम् (purabhūṣaṇam) - ornament of the city

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of purabhūṣaṇa

purabhūṣaṇa - ornament of the city

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pura+bhūṣaṇa)

• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'bhūṣ' (to adorn)
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

शतेन (śatena) - by a hundred

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śata

śata - hundred

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of rākṣasas, of demons

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - a demon, rākṣasa

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - which (monument/palace) (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to 'caityaḥ'.

समग्रेण (samagreṇa) - by the full complement (of a hundred) (by the whole, by the entire group, completely)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of samagra

samagra - entire, complete, whole

From prefix 'sam' + root 'ag' (to lead)

Note: Agrees with 'śatena' implied to mean 'by a complete hundred'.

रक्ष्यते (rakṣyate) - is guarded, is protected

(verb)

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

Present Passive

Root rakṣ, 1st class, passive form

Root: rakṣ (class 1)