वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-49, verse-5

यो हि देवान् सगन्धर्वानसुरान् सह राक्षसैः ।
निहन्याद् राघवः क्रुद्धः स दैवमनुवर्तते ॥५॥

5. yo hi devān sagandharvānasurān saha rākṣasaiḥ ,
nihanyād rāghavaḥ kruddhaḥ sa daivamanuvartate.

5. yaḥ hi devān sa-gandharvān asurān saha rākṣasaiḥ
nihanyāt rāghavaḥ kruddhaḥ sa daivam anu-vartate

5. yaḥ rāghavaḥ kruddhaḥ hi devān sa-gandharvān asurān
saha rākṣasaiḥ nihanyāt sa daivam anu-vartate

5. The enraged Rāghava, who could indeed destroy gods, along with gandharvas, asuras, and rākṣasas, is simply following divine will (daiva).

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which, he who)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, because)

• देवान् (devān) - gods

• स-गन्धर्वान् (sa-gandharvān) - along with gandharvas (together with Gandharvas)

• असुरान् (asurān) - asuras (demons, anti-gods)

• सह (saha) - with (with, together with)

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - with rākṣasas (by Rākṣasas, with Rākṣasas)

• निहन्यात् (nihanyāt) - could destroy (would kill, destroy)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāma) (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged (angry, enraged)

• स (sa) - he (he, that)

• दैवम् (daivam) - divine will (daiva), destiny (divine, destiny, fate)

• अनु-वर्तते (anu-vartate) - follows, obeys (follows, conforms to, obeys)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which, he who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

देवान् (devān) - gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, celestial being

स-गन्धर्वान् (sa-gandharvān) - along with gandharvas (together with Gandharvas)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sa-gandharva

sa-gandharva - together with Gandharvas

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+gandharva)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• gandharva – a class of celestial beings, heavenly musicians
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'devān' and 'asurān'.

असुरान् (asurān) - asuras (demons, anti-gods)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, anti-god, mighty being

सह (saha) - with (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition.

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - with rākṣasas (by Rākṣasas, with Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a hostile being

Note: Governed by 'saha'.

निहन्यात् (nihanyāt) - could destroy (would kill, destroy)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ni-han

Root han (class 2) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Denotes potential or capability.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāma) (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a name for Rāma

Derived from Raghu.

Note: Subject of 'nihanyāt'.

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged (angry, enraged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - angry, enraged, wrathful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root krudh (class 4) 'to be angry'.

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying 'rāghavaḥ'.

स (sa) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yaḥ'. Subject of 'anu-vartate'.

दैवम् (daivam) - divine will (daiva), destiny (divine, destiny, fate)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - divine, relating to gods; fate, destiny, divine will

Derived from deva.

Note: Object of 'anu-vartate'.

अनु-वर्तते (anu-vartate) - follows, obeys (follows, conforms to, obeys)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of anu-vṛt

Root vṛt (class 1) with prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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