वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-34, verse-22

ये त्वन्ये राक्षसा वीरा रामस्याभिमुखे स्थिताः ।
ते ऽपि नष्टाः समासाद्य पतंगा इव पावकम् ॥२२॥

22. ye tvanye rākṣasā vīrā rāmasyābhimukhe sthitāḥ ,
te'pi naṣṭāḥ samāsādya pataṃgā iva pāvakam.

22. ye tu anye rākṣasāḥ vīrāḥ rāmasya abhimukhe sthitāḥ
te api naṣṭāḥ samāsādya pataṅgāḥ iva pāvakam

22. tu ye anye vīrāḥ rākṣasāḥ rāmasya abhimukhe sthitāḥ
te api pataṅgāḥ pāvakam iva samāsādya naṣṭāḥ

22. And those other valiant demons who stood facing Rāma, they also perished upon encountering him, just as moths are destroyed by fire.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who (those who, which)

• तु (tu) - and, indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• अन्ये (anye) - other (other, different)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons (demons, Rākṣasas)

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - valiant (heroes, valiant, brave)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• अभिमुखे (abhimukhe) - facing (facing, in front of, towards)

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - stood (stood, situated, being)

• ते (te) - they (those, they)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• नष्टाः (naṣṭāḥ) - perished (perished, destroyed, lost)

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - upon encountering (having approached, having obtained, having encountered)

• पतङ्गाः (pataṅgāḥ) - moths (moths, flying insects)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire (fire, purifier)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who (those who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun, subject of sthitāḥ.

तु (tu) - and, indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अन्ये (anye) - other (other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different, another

Note: Qualifies rākṣasāḥ.

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons (demons, Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, Rākṣasa (a class of mythical beings, often malevolent)

Derived from rakṣ (to guard) with suffix -asa.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject.

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - valiant (heroes, valiant, brave)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, valiant

Note: Adjective for rākṣasāḥ.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a prominent deity of Hinduism, the seventh avatāra of Viṣṇu)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Possessive, related to abhimukhe.

अभिमुखे (abhimukhe) - facing (facing, in front of, towards)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhimukha

abhimukha - facing, directed towards, in front of

Compound: abhi (towards) + mukha (face).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (abhi+mukha)

• abhi – towards, against, over
  indeclinable
  Preposition/prefix.
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial use indicating position.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - stood (stood, situated, being)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with kta suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective with implied verb 'to be'.

ते (te) - they (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun, subject of naṣṭāḥ.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizing 'they'.

नष्टाः (naṣṭāḥ) - perished (perished, destroyed, lost)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - perished, lost, destroyed, ruined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root naś (to perish) with kta suffix.

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective.

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - upon encountering (having approached, having obtained, having encountered)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from root sad (to sit) with upasargas sam-ā and suffix -lyaP (for prefixed roots).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Adverbial participle indicating preceding action.

पतङ्गाः (pataṅgāḥ) - moths (moths, flying insects)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pataṅga

pataṅga - flying insect, moth, butterfly, bird

Compound: pat (to fly) + ga (going).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pat+ga)

• pat – flying, falling
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle (derived from root pat)
  Root: pat (class 1)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire (fire, purifier)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, sun, purifier, pure

Derived from root pū (to purify).

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Object of implied action 'enter/fall into' in the simile.