वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-16, verse-28

देवता मानुषा यक्षा ये चान्ये जगतीतले ।
एवं त्वामभिधास्यन्ति रावणं लोकरावणम् ॥२८॥

28. devatā mānuṣā yakṣā ye cānye jagatītale ,
evaṃ tvāmabhidhāsyanti rāvaṇaṃ lokarāvaṇam.

28. devatāḥ mānuṣāḥ yakṣāḥ ye ca anye jagatītale
evam tvām abhidhāsyanti rāvaṇam lokarāvaṇam

28. devatāḥ mānuṣāḥ yakṣāḥ ca ye anye jagatītale
evam tvām rāvaṇam lokarāvaṇam abhidhāsyanti

28. Gods, humans, yakṣas, and all others on the surface of the earth will thus name you Rāvaṇa, the one who makes the worlds cry out (in terror).

Words meanings summery:

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - gods, deities

• मानुषाः (mānuṣāḥ) - humans, men

• यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - yakṣas (a class of demigods)

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones

• जगतीतले (jagatītale) - on the surface of the earth, on earth

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• अभिधास्यन्ति (abhidhāsyanti) - they will name, they will call

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa (accusative)

• लोकरावणम् (lokarāvaṇam) - one who makes the worlds cry out (in terror)

Words meanings and morphology

देवताः (devatāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, god, divinity

मानुषाः (mānuṣāḥ) - humans, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, man, pertaining to humans

यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - yakṣas (a class of demigods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yakṣa

yakṣa - yakṣa (a class of benevolent nature spirits, guardians of treasure)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, that

Note: Relative pronoun.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Refers to other beings.

जगतीतले (jagatītale) - on the surface of the earth, on earth

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jagatītala

jagatītala - surface of the earth, earth's plane

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagatī+tala)

• jagatī – earth, world
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, base, ground
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative case indicates 'on' or 'in'.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the manner of naming.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Object of 'abhidhāsyanti'.

अभिधास्यन्ति (abhidhāsyanti) - they will name, they will call

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of abhidhā

Future Tense

3rd person plural future active indicative

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name, 'one who causes crying or roaring')

from root ru (to roar, sound) with causative suffix -ṇic and then suffix -aṇa

Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Direct object of 'abhidhāsyanti'.

लोकरावणम् (lokarāvaṇam) - one who makes the worlds cry out (in terror)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lokarāvaṇa

lokarāvaṇa - one who makes the worlds roar or cry out; one who causes fear in the worlds

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (loka+rāvaṇa)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• rāvaṇa – one who causes crying or roaring
  noun (masculine)
  from root ru (to roar, sound) with causative suffix -ṇic and then suffix -aṇa
  Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Epithet for Rāvaṇa, also direct object of 'abhidhāsyanti'.