वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-54, verse-3

आहारः सर्वसत्त्वानि विशेषेण च तापसाः ।
आचारो रौद्रता नित्यं वासो मधुवने सदा ॥३॥

3. āhāraḥ sarvasattvāni viśeṣeṇa ca tāpasāḥ ,
ācāro raudratā nityaṃ vāso madhuvane sadā.

3. āhāraḥ sarvasattvāni viśeṣeṇa ca tāpasāḥ
ācāraḥ raudratā nityam vāsaḥ madhuvane sadā

3. His food consists of all living beings, especially ascetics. His conduct (ācāra) is always fierceness, and his dwelling is forever in the Madhuvana forest.

Words meanings summery:

• आहारः (āhāraḥ) - food, diet, nourishment

• सर्वसत्त्वानि (sarvasattvāni) - all living beings, all creatures

• विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially, particularly, by distinction

• च (ca) - and, also

• तापसाः (tāpasāḥ) - ascetics, hermits

• आचारः (ācāraḥ) - conduct, custom, behavior

• रौद्रता (raudratā) - fierceness, cruelty, ferocity

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling, abode, residence

• मधुवने (madhuvane) - in the forest named Madhuvana (in the Madhuvana forest)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

Words meanings and morphology

आहारः (āhāraḥ) - food, diet, nourishment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āhāra

āhāra - food, diet, nourishment

From root hṛ (to seize, carry) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied 'is'.

सर्वसत्त्वानि (sarvasattvāni) - all living beings, all creatures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarvasattva

sarvasattva - all living beings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+sattva)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective (masculine/neuter)
• sattva – being, existence, essence, living being
  noun (neuter)
  From root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative.

विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially, particularly, by distinction

(indeclinable)

From root śiṣ (to distinguish) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Adverbial use of instrumental case meaning 'especially'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

तापसाः (tāpasāḥ) - ascetics, hermits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit

Derived from 'tapas' (asceticism)

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative, referring to a specific category of food.

आचारः (ācāraḥ) - conduct, custom, behavior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācāra

ācāra - conduct, custom, behavior

From root car (to move, behave) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied 'is'.

रौद्रता (raudratā) - fierceness, cruelty, ferocity

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of raudratā

raudratā - fierceness, cruelty, savagery

Derived from 'rudra' (fierce, terrible) with abstract suffix 'tā'

Root: rud (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling, abode, residence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, abode, residence

From root vas (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied 'is'.

मधुवने (madhuvane) - in the forest named Madhuvana (in the Madhuvana forest)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhuvana

madhuvana - Madhuvana (name of a forest)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhu+vana)

• madhu – honey, sweet, Madhu (a demon's name)
  noun (neuter/masculine)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
  From root van (to desire, to gain)
  Root: van (class 1)

Note: Denotes location.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.