वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-5, verse-26

दृढप्राकारपरिखां हैमैर्गृहशतैर्वृताम् ।
लङ्कामवाप्य ते हृष्टा विहरन्ति निशाचराः ॥२६॥

26. dṛḍhaprākāraparikhāṃ haimairgṛhaśatairvṛtām ,
laṅkāmavāpya te hṛṣṭā viharanti niśācarāḥ.

26. dṛḍhaprākāraparikhām haimaiḥ gṛhaśataiḥ vṛtām
laṅkām avāpya te hṛṣṭāḥ viharanti niśācarāḥ

26. te hṛṣṭāḥ niśācarāḥ dṛḍhaprākāraparikhām
haimaiḥ gṛhaśataiḥ vṛtām laṅkām avāpya viharanti

26. Having reached Laṅkā, which had strong ramparts and moats and was surrounded by hundreds of golden houses, those joyful night-wanderers (niśācaras) revel there.

Words meanings summery:

• दृढप्राकारपरिखाम् (dṛḍhaprākāraparikhām) - having strong ramparts and moats

• हैमैः (haimaiḥ) - by golden (houses) (by golden (ones), golden)

• गृहशतैः (gṛhaśataiḥ) - by hundreds of houses

• वृताम् (vṛtām) - surrounded, encompassed

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Laṅkā

• अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained, having reached

• ते (te) - those (niśācaras) (they, those)

• हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful, delighted

• विहरन्ति (viharanti) - they revel, they wander about

• निशाचराः (niśācarāḥ) - rākṣasas (night-wanderers, rākṣasas)

Words meanings and morphology

दृढप्राकारपरिखाम् (dṛḍhaprākāraparikhām) - having strong ramparts and moats

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛḍhaprākāraparikhā

dṛḍhaprākāraparikhā - having strong ramparts and moats

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛḍha+prākāra+parikhā)

• dṛḍha – strong, firm
  adjective (masculine)
• prākāra – rampart, wall
  noun (masculine)
• parikhā – moat, ditch
  noun (feminine)

Note: modifies Laṅkām

हैमैः (haimaiḥ) - by golden (houses) (by golden (ones), golden)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of haima

haima - golden, made of gold

derived from heman (gold)

Note: agrees with gṛhaśataiḥ

गृहशतैः (gṛhaśataiḥ) - by hundreds of houses

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of gṛhaśata

gṛhaśata - a hundred houses

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (gṛha+śata)

• gṛha – house, abode
  noun (neuter)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

वृताम् (vṛtām) - surrounded, encompassed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - covered, surrounded, chosen

past passive participle

from root vṛ (to cover, surround)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: modifies Laṅkām

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Laṅkā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (name of the capital of Rāvaṇa)

अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained, having reached

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root āp (to obtain) with prefix ava and suffix -ya

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

ते (te) - those (niśācaras) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful, delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - rejoiced, delighted, joyful

past passive participle

from root hṛṣ (to be thrilled, rejoice)

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: modifies niśācarāḥ

विहरन्ति (viharanti) - they revel, they wander about

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vihṛ

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

निशाचराः (niśācarāḥ) - rākṣasas (night-wanderers, rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, rākṣasa

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – one who moves/wanders
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root car
  Root: car (class 1)