वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-11, verse-10

ततः समुद्रो धर्मात्मा समुत्थाय महाबलः ।
अब्रवीद्वचनं राजन्नसुरं कालचोदितम् ॥१०॥

10. tataḥ samudro dharmātmā samutthāya mahābalaḥ ,
abravīdvacanaṃ rājannasuraṃ kālacoditam.

10. tataḥ samudraḥ dharmātmā samutthāya mahābalaḥ
abravīt vacanam rājan asuram kālacoditam

10. rājan,
tataḥ dharmātmā mahābalaḥ samudraḥ samutthāya,
kālacoditam asuram vacanam abravīt

10. Then the ocean, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) was righteousness and who possessed great strength, having risen, spoke these words to the demon, O King, who was impelled by fate.

Words meanings summery:

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

• समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - the ocean

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous by nature

• समुत्थाय (samutthāya) - having risen, having stood up

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty, very powerful, great in strength

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said, he told

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, utterance

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• असुरम् (asuram) - to the demon

• कालचोदितम् (kālacoditam) - impelled by time/fate, driven by destiny

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - the ocean

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous by nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-souled, virtuous, whose nature is dharma

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, mind, essence, nature
  noun (masculine)

समुत्थाय (samutthāya) - having risen, having stood up

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from sam-ud-√sthā with suffix -ya

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty, very powerful, great in strength

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - mighty, very powerful, great in strength

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty, extensive
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, might, force
  noun (neuter)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said, he told

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, utterance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, utterance

Derived from √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

असुरम् (asuram) - to the demon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asura

asura - demon, evil spirit; (in earlier Vedic texts) deity, lord

कालचोदितम् (kālacoditam) - impelled by time/fate, driven by destiny

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kālacodita

kālacodita - impelled by time, driven by fate/destiny

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+codita)

• kāla – time, destiny, fate, season
  noun (masculine)
• codita – impelled, urged, prompted, commanded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √cud (to impel, urge)
  Root: cud (class 10)