वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-82, verse-12

देशान्तरगता ये च द्विजा धर्मपरायणाः ।
निमन्त्रयस्व तान् सर्वानश्वमेधाय लक्ष्मण ॥१२॥

12. deśāntaragatā ye ca dvijā dharmaparāyaṇāḥ ,
nimantrayasva tān sarvānaśvamedhāya lakṣmaṇa.

12. deśāntaragatāḥ ye ca dvijāḥ dharmaparāyaṇāḥ
nimantrayasva tān sarvān aśvamedhāya lakṣmaṇa

12. lakṣmaṇa ca ye deśāntaragatāḥ dharmaparāyaṇāḥ
dvijāḥ tān sarvān aśvamedhāya nimantrayasva

12. And O Lakshmana, you should invite all those twice-born (dvija) ones who have gone to other regions and are devoted to the intrinsic nature (dharma), for the Aśvamedha (Vedic ritual).

Words meanings summery:

• देशान्तरगताः (deśāntaragatāḥ) - gone to other countries/regions, residing in other lands

• ये (ye) - who (masculine plural nominative)

• च (ca) - and

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - Brahmins (twice-born ones (Brahmins))

• धर्मपरायणाः (dharmaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to natural law (dharma), intent on natural law (dharma)

• निमन्त्रयस्व (nimantrayasva) - you should invite

• तान् (tān) - those Brahmins (them (masculine plural accusative))

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

• अश्वमेधाय (aśvamedhāya) - for the Aśvamedha (Vedic ritual)

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakshmana

Words meanings and morphology

देशान्तरगताः (deśāntaragatāḥ) - gone to other countries/regions, residing in other lands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deśāntaragata

deśāntaragata - gone to another country, dwelling in other lands

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'deśāntara' (another country) and 'gata' (gone). 'gata' is PPP of 'gam' (to go).

Compound type : tatpurusha (deśāntara+gata)

• deśa – country, region, place
  noun (masculine)
• antara – other, different
  adjective (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dvijāḥ'.

ये (ye) - who (masculine plural nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - Brahmins (twice-born ones (Brahmins))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya), bird, tooth

From 'dvi' (twice) + 'ja' (born).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvis+ja)

• dvis – twice
  indeclinable
  Adverb
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Here referring to Brahmins.

धर्मपरायणाः (dharmaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to natural law (dharma), intent on natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmaparāyaṇa

dharmaparāyaṇa - devoted to dharma, intent on righteousness, deeply engrossed in moral duty

Compound of 'dharma' and 'parāyaṇa' (devoted to, having as ultimate goal).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+parāyaṇa)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• parāyaṇa – chief end, ultimate goal, devoted to, intent on
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'dvijāḥ'.

निमन्त्रयस्व (nimantrayasva) - you should invite

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ni + mantray

Imperative 2nd singular

Causative of 'mantr' (to advise, consult), here used with prefix 'ni' to mean 'to invite'.

Prefix: ni

Root: mantr (class 10)

Note: Addressed to Lakshmana.

तान् (tān) - those Brahmins (them (masculine plural accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'nimantrayasva'.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'tān'.

अश्वमेधाय (aśvamedhāya) - for the Aśvamedha (Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of aśvamedha

aśvamedha - horse-Vedic ritual, a specific ancient Vedic ritual (yajña)

Compound of 'aśva' (horse) and 'medha' (Vedic ritual, offering).

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśva+medha)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• medha – Vedic ritual, offering, oblation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: medh (class 1)

Note: Purpose for inviting them.

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother)

Note: Addressed by Rama.