वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-51, verse-35

अद्य रामस्य पश्यन्तु निधनं सुमहत् प्रियम् ।
लङ्कायां राक्षसाः सर्वे ये ते निहतबान्धवाः ॥३५॥

35. adya rāmasya paśyantu nidhanaṃ sumahat priyam ,
laṅkāyāṃ rākṣasāḥ sarve ye te nihatabāndhavāḥ.

35. adya rāmasya paśyantu nidhanam sumahat priyam
laṅkāyām rākṣasāḥ sarve ye te nihatabandhavāḥ

35. adya laṅkāyām sarve rākṣasāḥ ye te nihatabandhavāḥ
rāmasya sumahat priyam nidhanam paśyantu

35. Today, let all the rakshasas in Lanka, whose relatives have been killed, witness the great and welcome demise of Rama.

Words meanings summery:

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• पश्यन्तु (paśyantu) - let them witness (let them see, may they behold)

• निधनम् (nidhanam) - demise (death, destruction, demise, laying down)

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - great (demise) (very great, very large, magnificent)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - welcome (pleasing to them) (dear, pleasing, beloved, favorite)

• लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Lanka

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

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every, whole)

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

• ते (te) - they (they, those)

• निहतबन्धवाः (nihatabandhavāḥ) - whose relatives have been killed (whose relatives are slain, whose kinsmen are killed)

Words meanings and morphology

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name), pleasing, dark

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Possessive, related to 'nidhanam'.

पश्यन्तु (paśyantu) - let them witness (let them see, may they behold)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

imperative

3rd person plural imperative. Present stem 'paśya-'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

निधनम् (nidhanam) - demise (death, destruction, demise, laying down)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nidhana

nidhana - death, destruction, demise, end, laying down

From prefix 'ni' + root 'dhā' (to place, lay).

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

सुमहत् (sumahat) - great (demise) (very great, very large, magnificent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large, magnificent, excellent

Intensifying prefix 'su' + 'mahat' (great).

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix for intensification or excellence.
• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective
  Participle-like stem ending in -at.
  Root: mah (class 1)

प्रियम् (priyam) - welcome (pleasing to them) (dear, pleasing, beloved, favorite)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, pleasing, beloved, favorite

Root: prī (class 9)

लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Lanka

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (proper name, island kingdom of Ravana)

Note: Refers to the location of the rakshasas.

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rakshasas (rakshasas, demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - rakshasa (a class of mythological beings, often demonic), pertaining to rakshasas

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every, whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Universal pronoun/adjective.

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Relative pronoun, masculine nominative plural.

Note: Introduces a relative clause.

ते (te) - they (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative plural. Used here to complete the relative clause, referring back to 'rākṣasāḥ'.

Note: Acts as the correlative pronoun for 'ye'.

निहतबन्धवाः (nihatabandhavāḥ) - whose relatives have been killed (whose relatives are slain, whose kinsmen are killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihatabandhava

nihatabandhava - having kinsmen slain, whose relatives are killed

Bahuvrihi compound. 'nihata' (slain) + 'bandhava' (kinsman).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nihata+bandhava)

• nihata – slain, killed, struck down
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix 'ni' + root 'han' (to strike, kill).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: han (class 2)
• bandhava – kinsman, relative, friend
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bandh' (to bind).
  Root: bandh (class 1)

Note: Acts as the predicate of the relative clause 'ye te ...'.