वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-51, verse-12

ततो वसिष्ठो भगवान् कथान्ते रघुनन्दन ।
विश्वामित्रमिदं वाक्यमुवाच प्रहसन्निव ॥१२॥

12. tato vasiṣṭho bhagavān kathānte raghunandana ,
viśvāmitramidaṃ vākyamuvāca prahasanniva.

12. tataḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ bhagavān kathānte raghunandana
viśvāmitram idam vākyam uvāca prahasan iva

12. raghunandana! tataḥ kathānte bhagavān vasiṣṭhaḥ
prahasan iva idam vākyam viśvāmitram uvāca

12. Then, O descendent of Raghu (Rāma), at the conclusion of their discussion, the divine Vasiṣṭha, as if with a smile, spoke these words to Viśvāmitra.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards (then, thence, afterwards, therefore)

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine (Vasiṣṭha) (divine, glorious, venerable, lord)

• कथान्ते (kathānte) - at the conclusion of the conversation (at the end of the story, at the conclusion of the conversation)

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O descendent of Raghu (Rāma) (O delight of Raghu, O descendant of Raghu)

• विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - to Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra)

• इदम् (idam) - this (this, these)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, words (word, speech, statement, sentence)

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

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling (laughing, smiling)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards (then, thence, afterwards, therefore)

(indeclinable)

formed from tad + tasil suffix

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a celebrated Vedic sage)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine (Vasiṣṭha) (divine, glorious, venerable, lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, glorious, venerable, fortunate, lord

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Vasiṣṭhaḥ.

कथान्ते (kathānte) - at the conclusion of the conversation (at the end of the story, at the conclusion of the conversation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kathānta

kathānta - end of a story/conversation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kathā+anta)

• kathā – story, tale, conversation
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kath (class 10)
• anta – end, boundary, limit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ant

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O descendent of Raghu (Rāma) (O delight of Raghu, O descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - delight of Raghu, son of Raghu, descendant of Raghu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (name of a king, ancestor of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child, delight
  noun (masculine)
  from root nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - to Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (name of a celebrated Vedic sage)

इदम् (idam) - this (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, words (word, speech, statement, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

from vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(verb)

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

perfect active

perf. 3rd sg. of vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling (laughing, smiling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahasat - laughing, smiling

present active participle

pres. act. part. of pra-has (to laugh, smile)

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Vasiṣṭhaḥ, indicating the manner of speaking.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)