वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-11, verse-20

हिमवानब्रवीद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा वाक्यविशारदः ।
अनुक्तपूर्वं धर्मात्मा क्रोधात्तमसुरोत्तमम् ॥२०॥

20. himavānabravīdvākyaṃ śrutvā vākyaviśāradaḥ ,
anuktapūrvaṃ dharmātmā krodhāttamasurottamam.

20. himavān abravīt vākyam śrutvā vākyaviśāradaḥ
anuktapūrvam dharmātmā krodhāt tam asurottamam

20. After hearing, Himavan, who was adept in speech and righteous in his intrinsic nature (dharma), spoke to that best of Asuras out of anger, uttering words he had never spoken before.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - a statement, words, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वाक्यविशारदः (vākyaviśāradaḥ) - an expert in speech, skilled in words

• अनुक्तपूर्वम् (anuktapūrvam) - never spoken before, not said previously

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul, one whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness

• क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger, out of anger

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• असुरोत्तमम् (asurottamam) - the best of Asuras

Words meanings and morphology

हिमवान् (himavān) - Himavan (the personified Himalayas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - having snow, snowy, Himālaya (mountain)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - a statement, words, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence, word

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from the root śru with the suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

वाक्यविशारदः (vākyaviśāradaḥ) - an expert in speech, skilled in words

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyaviśārada

vākyaviśārada - expert in speech, skilled in words

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vākya+viśārada)

• vākya – speech, statement, sentence
  noun (neuter)
• viśārada – expert, skilled, proficient
  adjective (masculine)

अनुक्तपूर्वम् (anuktapūrvam) - never spoken before, not said previously

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuktapūrva

anuktapūrva - not spoken before

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+uktapūrva)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• uktapūrva – spoken before
  adjective (neuter)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul, one whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous soul, one whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger, out of anger

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath, rage

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

असुरोत्तमम् (asurottamam) - the best of Asuras

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asurottama

asurottama - best of demons/Asuras

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asura+uttama)

• asura – demon, titan
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)