वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-25, verse-21

ततो मुनिवरः प्रीतिस्ताटका वधतोषितः ।
मूर्ध्नि राममुपाघ्राय इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥२१॥

21. tato munivaraḥ prītistāṭakā vadhatoṣitaḥ ,
mūrdhni rāmamupāghrāya idaṃ vacanamabravīt.

21. tataḥ munivaraḥ prītiḥ tāṭakāvadhatoṣitaḥ
mūrdhni rāmam upāghrāya idam vacanam abravīt

21. tataḥ munivaraḥ tāṭakāvadhatoṣitaḥ prītiḥ
rāmam mūrdhni upāghrāya idam vacanam abravīt

21. Then, the excellent sage (Viśvāmitra), delighted and pleased by the slaying of Tāṭakā, kissed Rāma on the head and spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that, then, thereafter

• मुनिवरः (munivaraḥ) - the best of sages, excellent sage

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - pleasure, satisfaction, delight

• ताटकावधतोषितः (tāṭakāvadhatoṣitaḥ) - delighted by the slaying of Tāṭakā

• मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma (accusative)

• उपाघ्राय (upāghrāya) - having smelled, having kissed (a gesture of blessing)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - from that, then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

मुनिवरः (munivaraḥ) - the best of sages, excellent sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munivara

munivara - chief of sages, excellent sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+vara)

• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, boon, suitor
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - pleasure, satisfaction, delight

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - pleasure, joy, love, satisfaction

Root: prī (class 9)

ताटकावधतोषितः (tāṭakāvadhatoṣitaḥ) - delighted by the slaying of Tāṭakā

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāṭakāvadhatoṣita

tāṭakāvadhatoṣita - delighted by the killing of Tāṭakā

Compound type : tatpurusha (tāṭakā+vadha+toṣita)

• tāṭakā – name of a female demon (rākṣasī)
  proper noun (feminine)
• vadha – killing, slaying
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vadh (class 1)
• toṣita – pleased, delighted, satisfied
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root tuṣ (to be pleased) with suffix -ita
  Root: tuṣ (class 4)

मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, summit

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the seventh avatāra of Viṣṇu)

उपाघ्राय (upāghrāya) - having smelled, having kissed (a gesture of blessing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

prefix upa- + root ghrā + suffix -ya

Prefix: upa

Root: ghrā (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (neuter)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)