वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-10, verse-61

तं तथा भाषमाणं तु भ्रातरं विप्रघातिनम् ।
अब्रवीत् प्रहसन्धीमानगस्त्यो मुनिसत्तमः ॥६१॥

61. taṃ tathā bhāṣamāṇaṃ tu bhrātaraṃ vipraghātinam ,
abravīt prahasandhīmānagastyo munisattamaḥ.

61. tam tathā bhāṣamāṇam tu bhrātaram vipraghātinam
abravīt prahasan dhīmān agastyaḥ munisattamaḥ

61. dhīmān munisattamaḥ agastyaḥ tu tam tathā
bhāṣamāṇam vipraghātinam bhrātaram prahasan abravīt

61. But the wise (dhīmān) Agastya, the foremost of sages (munisattama), laughing, spoke to that brother, who was speaking thus (to call out Vātāpi) and was a killer of brahmins (vipraghātin).

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that brother (Ilvala) (him, that (one))

• तथा (tathā) - speaking in the manner of calling out his brother Vātāpi (thus, in that manner, so)

• भाषमाणम् (bhāṣamāṇam) - who was speaking (to call out Vātāpi) (speaking, talking)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - Ilvala, the brother of Vātāpi (brother)

• विप्रघातिनम् (vipraghātinam) - Ilvala, who was a killer of brahmins by his trick (killer of brahmins)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing

• धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise, intelligent, sagacious

• अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ) - Agastya

• मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - Agastya, the best of sages (foremost of sages, best of ascetics)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that brother (Ilvala) (him, that (one))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

तथा (tathā) - speaking in the manner of calling out his brother Vātāpi (thus, in that manner, so)

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad + -thā suffix

भाषमाणम् (bhāṣamāṇam) - who was speaking (to call out Vātāpi) (speaking, talking)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāṣamāṇa

bhāṣamāṇa - speaking, talking

Present Middle Participle

From root √bhāṣ ('to speak')

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhrātaram'

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - Ilvala, the brother of Vātāpi (brother)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

विप्रघातिनम् (vipraghātinam) - Ilvala, who was a killer of brahmins by his trick (killer of brahmins)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipraghātin

vipraghātin - killer of brahmins

Compound of vipra and ghātin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vipra+ghātin)

• vipra – brahmin, a member of the priestly class
  noun (masculine)
• ghātin – killing, destroying; a killer
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root √han ('to strike, kill')
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'bhrātaram'

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bravīt

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Augmented form 'abravīt' from √brū

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahasat - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

From pra- + root √has ('to laugh')

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'agastyaḥ'

धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise, intelligent, sagacious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sagacious, discerning

From dhī ('intellect') + -mat (possessive suffix)

Note: Agrees with 'agastyaḥ'

अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ) - Agastya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - Agastya (a celebrated sage)

मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - Agastya, the best of sages (foremost of sages, best of ascetics)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munisattama

munisattama - foremost of sages, best of ascetics

Compound of muni and sattama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+sattama)

• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of sat ('good')