वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-20, verse-23

यस्य नित्यं त्रयो लोका विद्रवन्ति भयार्दिताः ।
तं कथं राक्षसेन्द्रो ऽसौ स्वयमेवाभिगच्छति ॥२३॥

23. yasya nityaṃ trayo lokā vidravanti bhayārditāḥ ,
taṃ kathaṃ rākṣasendro'sau svayamevābhigacchati.

23. yasya nityam trayaḥ lokāḥ vidravanti bhaya-arditāḥ
tam katham rākṣasa-indraḥ asau svayam eva abhigacchati

23. From whom the three worlds perpetually flee, tormented by fear; how can this chief of demons (rākṣasendra) himself approach him?

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, from whom

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually, constantly

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms, people

• विद्रवन्ति (vidravanti) - they flee, they run away, they scatter

• भय-अर्दिताः (bhaya-arditāḥ) - tormented by fear, terrified, distressed by fear

• तम् (tam) - him, that (one)

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• राक्षस-इन्द्रः (rākṣasa-indraḥ) - chief of demons, king of rākṣasas

• असौ (asau) - that one (far), this one (emphatic)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by oneself

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

• अभिगच्छति (abhigacchati) - he approaches, he goes towards

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, from whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yat

yat - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tri

tri - three

Note: Modifies 'lokāḥ'.

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, division of the universe

Root: lok (class 1)

विद्रवन्ति (vidravanti) - they flee, they run away, they scatter

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (Laṭ) of vi-√dru

Prefix: vi

Root: dru (class 1)

भय-अर्दिताः (bhaya-arditāḥ) - tormented by fear, terrified, distressed by fear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhayārdita

bhayārdita - tormented by fear

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhaya+ardita)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
• ardita – tormented, pained, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √ṛd (to hurt, pain)
  Root: ṛd

Note: Modifies 'lokāḥ'.

तम् (tam) - him, that (one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

राक्षस-इन्द्रः (rākṣasa-indraḥ) - chief of demons, king of rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of rākṣasas (demons)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

असौ (asau) - that one (far), this one (emphatic)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (demonstrative pronoun, distant or emphatic)

Note: Refers to the rākṣasendra mentioned in the context of the larger narrative.

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by oneself

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

(indeclinable)

अभिगच्छति (abhigacchati) - he approaches, he goes towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of abhi-√gam

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)