वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-25, verse-16

उवाच परमप्रीतः सहस्राक्षः पुरंदरः ।
सुराश्च सर्वे संहृष्टा विश्वामित्रमथाब्रुवन् ॥१६॥

16. uvāca paramaprītaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ puraṃdaraḥ ,
surāśca sarve saṃhṛṣṭā viśvāmitramathābruvan.

16. uvāca paramaprītaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ purandaraḥ surāḥ
ca sarve saṃhṛṣṭāḥ viśvāmitram atha abruvan

16. paramaprītaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ purandaraḥ uvāca.
ca sarve saṃhṛṣṭāḥ surāḥ atha viśvāmitram abruvan

16. The exceedingly pleased thousand-eyed Indra (Purandara) spoke. And then, all the gods, greatly delighted, addressed Viśvāmitra.

Words meanings summery:

• उवाच (uvāca) - Indra spoke (he spoke, said)

• परमप्रीतः (paramaprītaḥ) - exceedingly pleased, highly delighted

• सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - Indra (thousand-eyed)

• पुरन्दरः (purandaraḥ) - Indra (destroyer of cities/forts (epithet of Indra))

• सुराः (surāḥ) - the gods

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वे (sarve) - All the gods (all, every)

• संहृष्टाः (saṁhṛṣṭāḥ) - greatly delighted, overjoyed

• विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - to Viśvāmitra

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

Words meanings and morphology

उवाच (uvāca) - Indra spoke (he spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect, 3rd person singular

From root 'vac' (2nd class, 'to speak'). Suppletive perfect (from root 'uvāc').

Root: vac (class 2)

परमप्रीतः (paramaprītaḥ) - exceedingly pleased, highly delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramaprīta

paramaprīta - exceedingly pleased, greatly delighted

Compound of 'parama' and 'prīta'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+prīta)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of 'para'.
• prīta – pleased, delighted, satisfied
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'prī' (9th class, 'to please, gladden') with 'kta' suffix.
  Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'sahasrākṣaḥ' and 'purandaraḥ'.

सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - Indra (thousand-eyed)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasrākṣa

sahasrākṣa - thousand-eyed (epithet of Indra)

Compound of 'sahasra' and 'akṣa'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+akṣa)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

पुरन्दरः (purandaraḥ) - Indra (destroyer of cities/forts (epithet of Indra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purandara

purandara - destroyer of strongholds, city-destroyer (an epithet of Indra)

Compound of 'pura' and 'dara' (from root 'dṛ' 'to tear, split').

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (pura+dara)

• pura – city, fortress, stronghold
  noun (neuter)
• dara – one who tears/destroys
  agent noun (masculine)
  From root 'dṛ' (to tear).
  Root: dṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

सुराः (surāḥ) - the gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

Note: Subject of 'abruvan'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - All the gods (all, every)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Modifies 'surāḥ'.

संहृष्टाः (saṁhṛṣṭāḥ) - greatly delighted, overjoyed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃhṛṣṭa

saṁhṛṣṭa - greatly delighted, overjoyed, very happy

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'hṛṣ' (1st class, 'to rejoice') with upasarga 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'surāḥ'.

विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - to Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (a revered sage)

Compound of 'viśva' and 'mitra'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśva+mitra)

• viśva – all, whole, universe
  adjective/noun (masculine)
• mitra – friend, companion, sun-god (Vedic deity)
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Object of 'abruvan'.

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating sequence or transition.

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

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

Imperfect, 3rd person plural

From root 'brū' (2nd class, 'to speak').

Root: brū (class 2)