वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-19, verse-15

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा विश्वामित्रो ऽभ्यभाषत ।
पौलस्त्यवंशप्रभवो रावणो नाम राक्षसः ॥१५॥

15. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā viśvāmitro'bhyabhāṣata ,
paulastyavaṃśaprabhavo rāvaṇo nāma rākṣasaḥ.

15. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā viśvāmitraḥ abhyabhāṣata
paulastyavaṃśaprabhavaḥ rāvaṇaḥ nāma rākṣasaḥ

15. viśvāmitraḥ tasya tat vacanam śrutvā abhyabhāṣata
rāvaṇaḥ nāma paulastyavaṃśaprabhavaḥ rākṣasaḥ

15. Having heard his words, Viśvāmitra then spoke: "There is a Rākṣasa named Rāvaṇa, who originated from the lineage of Pulastya."

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Rāma's) (his, of him, of that)

• तत् (tat) - those (words) (that, those; his)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words (Rāma's words) (word, speech, saying)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, listening)

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra (a proper name, sage))

• अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - he spoke (he spoke, addressed)

• पौलस्त्यवंशप्रभवः (paulastyavaṁśaprabhavaḥ) - originated from the lineage of Pulastya (sprung from the lineage of Pulastya)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa (a proper name, the chief of Rākṣasas))

• नाम (nāma) - named, by name (name, by name, indeed, namely)

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - a Rākṣasa (demon, fiend, Rākṣasa)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (Rāma's) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to Rāma.

तत् (tat) - those (words) (that, those; his)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Modifies 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - words (Rāma's words) (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, speech, statement

Derived from root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, listening)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √śru (to hear) + ktvā (absolutive suffix)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Indicates prior action.

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra (a proper name, sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (name of a famous sage)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśva+mitra)

• viśva – all, universal, entire
  adjective
• mitra – friend, companion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'abhyabhāṣata'.

अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - he spoke (he spoke, addressed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of abhī-bhāṣ

root bhāṣ, 1st conjugation (bhvādi)

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Action of Viśvāmitra.

पौलस्त्यवंशप्रभवः (paulastyavaṁśaprabhavaḥ) - originated from the lineage of Pulastya (sprung from the lineage of Pulastya)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paulastyavaṃśaprabhava

paulastyavaṁśaprabhava - originating from the lineage of Pulastya

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paulastya+vaṃśa+prabhava)

• paulastya – descendant of Pulastya (a sage), related to Pulastya
  proper noun (masculine)
  Taddhita derivation from Pulastya (a sage)
• vaṃśa – bamboo, lineage, family, race
  noun (masculine)
• prabhava – origin, source, birth, sprung from
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pra-√bhū (to arise, originate)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Describes Rāvaṇa.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa (a proper name, the chief of Rākṣasas))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the Rākṣasa king of Lankā)

Note: The subject of the statement.

नाम (nāma) - named, by name (name, by name, indeed, namely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the name with the person/entity.

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - a Rākṣasa (demon, fiend, Rākṣasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a Rākṣasa (demon), belonging to Rākṣasas

Note: Identifies Rāvaṇa's species.