वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-25, verse-35

विभीषणस्तु धर्मात्मा लङ्कायां धर्ममाचरत् ।
ते तु सर्वे महाभागा ययुर्मधुपुरं प्रति ॥३५॥

35. vibhīṣaṇastu dharmātmā laṅkāyāṃ dharmamācarat ,
te tu sarve mahābhāgā yayurmadhupuraṃ prati.

35. vibhīṣaṇaḥ tu dharmātmā laṅkāyām dharmam ācarat
te tu sarve mahābhāgāḥ yayuḥ madhupuram prati

35. vibhīṣaṇaḥ dharmātmā tu laṅkāyām dharmam ācarat
te sarve mahābhāgāḥ tu madhupuram prati yayuḥ

35. Vibhishana, the righteous soul (dharmātmā), however, practiced his intrinsic nature (dharma) in Laṅkā. Meanwhile, all those illustrious ones went towards Madhupura.

Words meanings summery:

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhishana

• तु (tu) - but, however

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul

• लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Lanka

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, duty, righteousness

• आचरत् (ācarat) - he practiced, he followed, he performed

• ते (te) - they

• तु (tu) - but, however

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - highly fortunate, illustrious ones

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went

• मधुपुरम् (madhupuram) - to Madhupura

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to

Words meanings and morphology

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhishana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhishana (proper name)

तु (tu) - but, however

(indeclinable)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous soul, virtuous person, one whose nature is dharma

compound of dharma and ātman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Lanka

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (name of the capital of Ravana)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue

derived from root dhṛ

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

आचरत् (ācarat) - he practiced, he followed, he performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ācar

Imperfect (Laṅ-lakāra)

derived from root car with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, however

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - highly fortunate, illustrious ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble

compound of mahā and bhāga

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of yā

Perfect (Lit-lakāra)

Reduplicated perfect form of root yā

Root: yā (class 2)

मधुपुरम् (madhupuram) - to Madhupura

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhupura

madhupura - Madhupura (name of a city)

प्रति (prati) - towards, to

(indeclinable)

preposition governing accusative case