वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-96, verse-30

देवदानवयक्षाणां पिशाचोरगरक्षसाम् ।
पश्यतां तन्महद् युद्धं सर्वरात्रमवर्तत ॥३०॥

30. devadānavayakṣāṇāṃ piśācoragarakṣasām ,
paśyatāṃ tanmahad yuddhaṃ sarvarātramavartata.

30. devadānavayakṣāṇām piśācoragarakṣasām paśyatām
tat mahat yuddham sarvarātram avartata

30. While gods, Dānavas, Yakṣas, Piśācas, Uragas, and Rākṣasas watched, that great battle continued throughout the entire night.

Words meanings summery:

• देवदानवयक्षाणाम् (devadānavayakṣāṇām) - of gods, Dānavas, and Yakṣas

• पिशाचोरगरक्षसाम् (piśācoragarakṣasām) - of Piśācas, Uragas (serpents), and Rākṣasas

• पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those watching, to those watching

• तत् (tat) - that

• महत् (mahat) - great, mighty

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

• सर्वरात्रम् (sarvarātram) - throughout the entire night, all night

• अवर्तत (avartata) - it occurred, it took place, it continued

Words meanings and morphology

देवदानवयक्षाणाम् (devadānavayakṣāṇām) - of gods, Dānavas, and Yakṣas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of devadānavayakṣa

devadānavayakṣa - gods, Dānavas, and Yakṣas

Compound type : dvandva (deva+dānava+yakṣa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• dānava – a Dānava (class of demons/giants)
  noun (masculine)
• yakṣa – a Yakṣa (class of supernatural beings)
  noun (masculine)

पिशाचोरगरक्षसाम् (piśācoragarakṣasām) - of Piśācas, Uragas (serpents), and Rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of piśācoragarakṣas

piśācoragarakṣas - Piśācas, Uragas (serpents), and Rākṣasas

Compound type : dvandva (piśāca+uraga+rakṣas)

• piśāca – a Piśāca (class of ghouls/demons)
  noun (masculine)
• uraga – a serpent, snake (lit. 'moving on the breast')
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣas – a Rākṣasa (demon)
  noun (masculine)

पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those watching, to those watching

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, watching

Present Active Participle

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

महत् (mahat) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, excellent

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

सर्वरात्रम् (sarvarātram) - throughout the entire night, all night

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarvarātra

sarvarātra - the entire night, all night

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+rātra)

• sarva – all, whole, entire
  adjective (masculine)
• rātra – night
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration of time.

अवर्तत (avartata) - it occurred, it took place, it continued

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect past (laṅ) of vṛt

imperfect past

Root: vṛt (class 1)