वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-76, verse-17

हतारयः प्रनष्टेन्द्रा देवाः साग्निपुरोगमाः ।
विष्णुं त्रिभुवणश्रेष्ठं मुहुर्मुहुरपूजयन् ॥१७॥

17. hatārayaḥ pranaṣṭendrā devāḥ sāgnipurogamāḥ ,
viṣṇuṃ tribhuvaṇaśreṣṭhaṃ muhurmuhurapūjayan.

17. hatārayaḥ pranaṣṭendrāḥ devāḥ sāgnipurōgamāḥ
viṣṇum tribhuvanaśreṣṭham muhurmuhuḥ apūjayan

17. hatārayaḥ pranaṣṭendrāḥ sāgnipurōgamāḥ devāḥ
tribhuvanaśreṣṭham viṣṇum muhurmuhuḥ apūjayan

17. With their enemies destroyed and Indra lost, the gods, led by Agni, repeatedly worshipped Viṣṇu, the foremost being in the three worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• हतारयः (hatārayaḥ) - whose enemies are slain, having slain enemies

• प्रनष्टेन्द्राः (pranaṣṭendrāḥ) - whose Indra is lost, having lost Indra

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

• साग्निपुर्ओगमाः (sāgnipurōgamāḥ) - with Agni as their leader, led by Agni

• विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Viṣṇu

• त्रिभुवनश्रेष्ठम् (tribhuvanaśreṣṭham) - foremost in the three worlds, best of the three worlds

• मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again, incessantly

• अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - they worshipped, they adored

Words meanings and morphology

हतारयः (hatārayaḥ) - whose enemies are slain, having slain enemies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hatāri

hatāri - having slain enemies, whose enemies are destroyed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hata+ari)

• hata – slain, killed, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)

प्रनष्टेन्द्राः (pranaṣṭendrāḥ) - whose Indra is lost, having lost Indra

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pranaṣṭendra

pranaṣṭendra - whose Indra is lost, having lost Indra

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pranaṣṭa+indra)

• pranaṣṭa – lost, vanished, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'naś' (to perish, be lost) with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: naś (class 4)
• indra – Indra (king of the gods)
  proper noun (masculine)

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

साग्निपुर्ओगमाः (sāgnipurōgamāḥ) - with Agni as their leader, led by Agni

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāgnipurōgama

sāgnipurōgama - having Agni as a leader, led by Agni

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+agni+purōgama)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• agni – Agni (god of fire)
  proper noun (masculine)
• purōgama – going before, leading, leader, chief
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'puras' (before) + root 'gam' (to go)
  Prefix: puras
  Root: gam (class 1)

विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (one of the principal deities of Hinduism, the Preserver)

त्रिभुवनश्रेष्ठम् (tribhuvanaśreṣṭham) - foremost in the three worlds, best of the three worlds

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tribhuvanaśreṣṭha

tribhuvanaśreṣṭha - foremost in the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tribhuvana+śreṣṭha)

• tribhuvana – the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, and heaven, or earth, underworld, and heaven)
  noun (neuter)
• śreṣṭha – best, chief, foremost, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'praśasya' (praiseworthy)

मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again, incessantly

(indeclinable)

Reduplicative compound of the indeclinable 'muhuḥ'

Compound type : avyayībhāva (muhuḥ+muhuḥ)

• muhuḥ – a moment, quickly, suddenly; (when reduplicated) repeatedly
  indeclinable
• muhuḥ – a moment, quickly, suddenly; (when reduplicated) repeatedly
  indeclinable

अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - they worshipped, they adored

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pūj

Root: pūj (class 10)