वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-11, verse-16

ततः श्वेताम्बुदाकारः सौम्यः प्रीतिकराकृतिः ।
हिमवानब्रवीद्वाक्यं स्व एव शिखरे स्थितः ॥१६॥

16. tataḥ śvetāmbudākāraḥ saumyaḥ prītikarākṛtiḥ ,
himavānabravīdvākyaṃ sva eva śikhare sthitaḥ.

16. tataḥ śvetāmbuḍākāraḥ saumyaḥ prītikarakṛtiḥ
himavān abravīt vākyam sva eva śikhare sthitaḥ

16. tataḥ śvetāmbuḍākāraḥ saumyaḥ prītikarakṛtiḥ
himavān sva eva śikhare sthitaḥ vākyam abravīt

16. Then, Himavat, gentle and pleasing in form like white clouds, spoke these words while standing on his own peak.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• श्वेताम्बुडाकारः (śvetāmbuḍākāraḥ) - having the form of white clouds, white-cloud-like

• सौम्यः (saumyaḥ) - gentle, mild, benevolent, moon-like

• प्रीतिकरकृतिः (prītikarakṛtiḥ) - whose appearance causes pleasure, having a pleasing form

• हिमवान् (himavān) - Himavat (the personified Himalayas)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words, speech, statement

• स्व (sva) - own, his own

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• शिखरे (śikhare) - on the peak, on the summit

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, being

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

ablative of 'tad', used as an adverb

श्वेताम्बुडाकारः (śvetāmbuḍākāraḥ) - having the form of white clouds, white-cloud-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śvetāmbuḍākāra

śvetāmbuḍākāra - having the form of white clouds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śveta+ambuḍa+ākāra)

• śveta – white, bright
  adjective (masculine)
• ambuḍa – cloud (lit. water-giver)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: am
  Root: dā (class 3)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies Himavat.

सौम्यः (saumyaḥ) - gentle, mild, benevolent, moon-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, benevolent, relating to Soma or the moon

derived from Soma

Note: Qualifies Himavat.

प्रीतिकरकृतिः (prītikarakṛtiḥ) - whose appearance causes pleasure, having a pleasing form

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prītikarakṛti

prītikarakṛti - whose appearance causes pleasure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prīti+kara+ākṛti)

• prīti – pleasure, joy, love
  noun (feminine)
• kara – causing, making, doing
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies Himavat.

हिमवान् (himavān) - Himavat (the personified Himalayas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - Himavat, the Himalayas; snowy, icy

possessive suffix -vat

Note: The subject of the sentence.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Action performed by Himavat.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement

Note: Object of 'spoke'.

स्व (sva) - own, his own

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Qualifies 'śikhare' implicitly (on his own peak).

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'own peak'.

शिखरे (śikhare) - on the peak, on the summit

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śikhara

śikhara - peak, summit, crest

Note: Location where Himavat was standing.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, being

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, existing

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Himavat.