वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-57, verse-18

राजापि यजते यज्ञं तस्याश्रमसमीपतः ।
अश्वमेधं महायज्ञं तं वसिष्ठो ऽभ्यपालयत् ॥१८॥

18. rājāpi yajate yajñaṃ tasyāśramasamīpataḥ ,
aśvamedhaṃ mahāyajñaṃ taṃ vasiṣṭho'bhyapālayat.

18. rājā api yajate yajñam tasya āśrama-samīpataḥ
aśvamedham mahāyajñam tam vasiṣṭhaḥ abhyapālayat

18. rājā api tasya āśrama-samīpataḥ aśvamedham
mahāyajñam yajñam yajate tam vasiṣṭhaḥ abhyapālayat

18. The king also performed a great horse (Vedic ritual) (aśvamedha yajña) near his hermitage. Vasiṣṭha supervised that (Vedic ritual).

Words meanings summery:

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• अपि (api) - also, even

• यजते (yajate) - performs (a Vedic ritual), worships

• यज्ञम् (yajñam) - (Vedic ritual), worship, sacred ceremony

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his, of that

• आश्रम-समीपतः (āśrama-samīpataḥ) - from the vicinity of the hermitage, near the hermitage

• अश्वमेधम् (aśvamedham) - horse (Vedic ritual)

• महायज्ञम् (mahāyajñam) - great (Vedic ritual)

• तम् (tam) - that

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated sage)

• अभ्यपालयत् (abhyapālayat) - supervised, protected

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

यजते (yajate) - performs (a Vedic ritual), worships

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)

यज्ञम् (yajñam) - (Vedic ritual), worship, sacred ceremony

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - (Vedic ritual), worship, sacred ceremony

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आश्रम-समीपतः (āśrama-samīpataḥ) - from the vicinity of the hermitage, near the hermitage

(indeclinable)

Taddhita suffix -taḥ indicating 'from' or 'near'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśrama+samīpa)

• āśrama – hermitage, abode, spiritual retreat
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• samīpa – vicinity, proximity, nearness
  noun (masculine/neuter)

अश्वमेधम् (aśvamedham) - horse (Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśvamedha

aśvamedha - horse (Vedic ritual)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+medha)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• medha – ritual, (Vedic ritual)
  noun (masculine)

महायज्ञम् (mahāyajñam) - great (Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāyajña

mahāyajña - great (Vedic ritual)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+yajña)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• yajña – (Vedic ritual), worship, sacred ceremony
  noun (masculine)

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)

अभ्यपालयत् (abhyapālayat) - supervised, protected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-pāl

Prefix: abhi

Root: pāl (class 10)