वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-24, verse-9

सुन्दे तु निहते राम अगस्त्यमृषिसत्तमम् ।
ताटका सह पुत्रेण प्रधर्षयितुमिच्छति ॥९॥

9. sunde tu nihate rāma agastyamṛṣisattamam ,
tāṭakā saha putreṇa pradharṣayitumicchati.

9. sunde tu nihate rāma agastyam ṛṣisattamam
tāṭakā saha putreṇa pradharṣayitum icchati

9. rāma tu sunde nihate tāṭakā saha putreṇa
ṛṣisattamam agastyam pradharṣayitum icchati

9. But, O Rama, after Sunda was killed, Tataka, accompanied by her son, desired to harass Agastya, who was the best among sages.

Words meanings summery:

• सुन्दे (sunde) - when Sunda was (killed) (locative absolute construction) (in Sunda, regarding Sunda, when Sunda)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, however)

• निहते (nihate) - having been killed (killed, struck down)

• राम (rāma) - O Rama (vocative address) (O Rama)

• अगस्त्यम् (agastyam) - Agastya (the sage) (Agastya)

• ऋषिसत्तमम् (ṛṣisattamam) - the foremost among sages (best among sages, foremost sage)

• ताटका (tāṭakā) - Tataka (the demoness) (Tataka (proper name))

• सह (saha) - accompanied by (with, accompanied by)

• पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - with her son (by the son, with the son)

• प्रधर्षयितुम् (pradharṣayitum) - to harass (to harass, to insult, to assault)

• इच्छति (icchati) - desires (desires, wishes, wants)

Words meanings and morphology

सुन्दे (sunde) - when Sunda was (killed) (locative absolute construction) (in Sunda, regarding Sunda, when Sunda)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sunda

sunda - name of a demon, father of Maricha.

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction (`sunde nihate`).

तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

निहते (nihate) - having been killed (killed, struck down)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of han

han - to strike, to kill, to destroy

Past Passive Participle

Formed with prefix `ni` + root `han`. Locative singular masculine/neuter.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying `Sunda`.

राम (rāma) - O Rama (vocative address) (O Rama)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the hero of Ramayana), pleasing, beautiful

अगस्त्यम् (agastyam) - Agastya (the sage) (Agastya)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - name of a revered Vedic sage.

Note: Object of `pradharṣayitum icchati`.

ऋषिसत्तमम् (ṛṣisattamam) - the foremost among sages (best among sages, foremost sage)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣisattama

ṛṣisattama - best of sages, foremost sage

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+sattama)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of `sat` (good, existing).

ताटका (tāṭakā) - Tataka (the demoness) (Tataka (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tāṭakā

tāṭakā - name of a female demon (rākṣasī), mother of Maricha.

Note: Subject of `icchati`.

सह (saha) - accompanied by (with, accompanied by)

(indeclinable)

Governs instrumental case.

पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - with her son (by the son, with the son)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

Note: Governed by `saha`.

प्रधर्षयितुम् (pradharṣayitum) - to harass (to harass, to insult, to assault)

(infinitive)

Note: Governed by `icchati`.

इच्छति (icchati) - desires (desires, wishes, wants)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Active, 3rd person singular.

Root: iṣ (class 6)