वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-15, verse-5

संतुष्टः प्रददौ तस्मै राक्षसाय वरं प्रभुः ।
नानाविधेभ्यो भूतेभ्यो भयं नान्यत्र मानुषात् ॥५॥

5. saṃtuṣṭaḥ pradadau tasmai rākṣasāya varaṃ prabhuḥ ,
nānāvidhebhyo bhūtebhyo bhayaṃ nānyatra mānuṣāt.

5. saṃtuṣṭaḥ pradadau tasmai rākṣasāya varam prabhuḥ
nānāvidhebhyo bhūtebhyaḥ bhayam na anyatra mānuṣāt

5. saṃtuṣṭaḥ prabhuḥ tasmai rākṣasāya varam pradadau
nānāvidhebhyo bhūtebhyo bhayam na mānuṣāt anyatra

5. The pleased Lord (Brahma) granted a boon (vara) to that demon (rākṣasa) (Ravana), that he would have no fear from various types of beings, except from a human.

Words meanings summery:

• संतुष्टः (saṁtuṣṭaḥ) - pleased, satisfied, content

• प्रददौ (pradadau) - he gave, he granted

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to Ravana (to him, to that)

• राक्षसाय (rākṣasāya) - to Ravana, the demon (rākṣasa) (to the demon)

• वरम् (varam) - boon (vara) (boon, blessing, excellent thing)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - Lord Brahma (lord, master, mighty one)

• नानाविधेभ्यो (nānāvidhebhyo) - from various kinds, of diverse sorts

• भूतेभ्यः (bhūtebhyaḥ) - from various kinds of beings (from beings, from creatures, from elements)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यत्र (anyatra) - except from (elsewhere, otherwise, from other than)

• मानुषात् (mānuṣāt) - from a human, from mankind

Words meanings and morphology

संतुष्टः (saṁtuṣṭaḥ) - pleased, satisfied, content

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃtuṣṭa

saṁtuṣṭa - pleased, satisfied, contented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root tuṣ (to be pleased, satisfied) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'prabhuḥ'.

प्रददौ (pradadau) - he gave, he granted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of pradā

Perfect

From verb root dā (to give) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

तस्मै (tasmai) - to Ravana (to him, to that)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Ravana.

राक्षसाय (rākṣasāya) - to Ravana, the demon (rākṣasa) (to the demon)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit

Note: Agrees with 'tasmai'.

वरम् (varam) - boon (vara) (boon, blessing, excellent thing)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, best

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Object of 'pradadau'.

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - Lord Brahma (lord, master, mighty one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, mighty

From pra-bhū (to be superior, to appear).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'pradadau'. Refers to Brahma.

नानाविधेभ्यो (nānāvidhebhyo) - from various kinds, of diverse sorts

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, plural of nānāvidha

nānāvidha - various, diverse, manifold

Compound: nānā (various) + vidha (kind).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānā+vidha)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūtebhyaḥ'.

भूतेभ्यः (bhūtebhyaḥ) - from various kinds of beings (from beings, from creatures, from elements)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root bhū (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Source of 'bhayam' (fear).

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of an implied 'asti' (is).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'bhayam'.

अन्यत्र (anyatra) - except from (elsewhere, otherwise, from other than)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from anya (other).

Note: Expresses exception.

मानुषात् (mānuṣāt) - from a human, from mankind

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, man, human being

Note: Governed by 'anyatra'.