वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-100, verse-12

ये च दिव्या ऋषिगणा गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्च याः ।
सुपर्णनागयक्षाश्च दैत्यदानवराक्षसाः ॥१२॥

12. ye ca divyā ṛṣigaṇā gandharvāpsarasaśca yāḥ ,
suparṇanāgayakṣāśca daityadānavarākṣasāḥ.

12. ye ca divyāḥ ṛṣigaṇāḥ gandharva-apsarasaḥ ca yāḥ
suparṇa-nāga-yakṣāḥ ca daitya-dānava-rākṣasāḥ

12. ye ca divyāḥ ṛṣigaṇāḥ ca yāḥ gandharva-apsarasaḥ ca
suparṇa-nāga-yakṣāḥ ca daitya-dānava-rākṣasāḥ (āsan)

12. And those divine groups of sages, and those Gandharvas and Apsarases, and Suparṇas, Nāgas, Yakṣas, Daityas, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas (were present).

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who, which, those who

• च (ca) - and, also

• दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine, heavenly

• ऋषिगणाः (ṛṣigaṇāḥ) - groups of sages

• गन्धर्व-अप्सरसः (gandharva-apsarasaḥ) - Gandharvas and Apsarases

• च (ca) - and, also

• याः (yāḥ) - referring to the Apsarases (feminine beings) (who, which, those who)

• सुपर्ण-नाग-यक्षाः (suparṇa-nāga-yakṣāḥ) - Suparṇas, Nāgas, and Yakṣas

• च (ca) - and, also

• दैत्य-दानव-राक्षसाः (daitya-dānava-rākṣasāḥ) - types of asuras/demons (Daityas, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who, which, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which, what, whoever

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine, heavenly

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial

From div (heaven) + ya (suffix)

ऋषिगणाः (ṛṣigaṇāḥ) - groups of sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣigaṇa

ṛṣigaṇa - group of sages, assembly of seers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+gaṇa)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, host
  noun (masculine)

गन्धर्व-अप्सरसः (gandharva-apsarasaḥ) - Gandharvas and Apsarases

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharva-apsaras

gandharva-apsaras - Gandharvas and Apsarases (celestial musicians and dancers)

Dvandva compound

Compound type : dvandva (gandharva+apsaras)

• gandharva – celestial musician
  noun (masculine)
• apsaras – celestial nymph, dancer
  noun (feminine)

Note: Sandhi 'apsarasaḥ' with following 'ca' forms 'apsarasaś ca'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

याः (yāḥ) - referring to the Apsarases (feminine beings) (who, which, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ya

ya - who, which, what, whoever

सुपर्ण-नाग-यक्षाः (suparṇa-nāga-yakṣāḥ) - Suparṇas, Nāgas, and Yakṣas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suparṇa-nāga-yakṣa

suparṇa-nāga-yakṣa - Suparṇas (celestial birds), Nāgas (serpent deities), and Yakṣas (nature spirits)

Dvandva compound

Compound type : dvandva (suparṇa+nāga+yakṣa)

• suparṇa – good-winged, an epithet of Garuḍa, celestial bird
  noun (masculine)
• nāga – serpent, serpent-deity
  noun (masculine)
• yakṣa – nature spirit, demigod
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दैत्य-दानव-राक्षसाः (daitya-dānava-rākṣasāḥ) - types of asuras/demons (Daityas, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daitya-dānava-rākṣasa

daitya-dānava-rākṣasa - Daityas (descendants of Diti), Dānavas (descendants of Danu), and Rākṣasas (demons)

Dvandva compound

Compound type : dvandva (daitya+dānava+rākṣasa)

• daitya – a descendant of Diti, a class of demons
  noun (masculine)
• dānava – a descendant of Danu, a class of demons
  noun (masculine)
• rākṣasa – a demon, an evil being
  noun (masculine)

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