वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-58, verse-20

एवमुक्तस्ततो ऽहं तैः सिद्धैः परमशोभनैः ।
स च मे रावणो राजा रक्षसां प्रतिवेदितः ॥२०॥

20. evamuktastato'haṃ taiḥ siddhaiḥ paramaśobhanaiḥ ,
sa ca me rāvaṇo rājā rakṣasāṃ prativeditaḥ.

20. evam uktaḥ tataḥ aham taiḥ siddhaiḥ parama-śobhanaiḥ
saḥ ca me rāvaṇaḥ rājā rakṣasām prativeditaḥ

20. Having been thus addressed by those supremely radiant siddhas, I was then informed about that King Rāvaṇa, the ruler of the rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken to, addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Hanumān) (I)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those

• सिद्धैः (siddhaiḥ) - by those (siddhas) (by accomplished ones, by perfect beings (siddhas))

• परम-शोभनैः (parama-śobhanaiḥ) - by supremely radiant (siddhas) (by supremely radiant/beautiful ones)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Rāvaṇa) (he, that)

• च (ca) - and

• मे (me) - to me (Hanumān) (to me, for me, my)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa (proper noun))

• राजा (rājā) - king

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas (of the rākṣasas (demons))

• प्रतिवेदितः (prativeditaḥ) - was made known / informed (about) (reported, made known, informed)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken to, addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, having been said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak) with suffix 'kta' (ta), irregular form. Masculine nominative singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to the speaker (Hanumān).

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) with suffix 'tas' indicating 'from there' or 'then'.

अहम् (aham) - I (Hanumān) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Nominative singular.

तैः (taiḥ) - by those

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine instrumental plural.

सिद्धैः (siddhaiḥ) - by those (siddhas) (by accomplished ones, by perfect beings (siddhas))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of siddha

siddha - accomplished, perfected, a perfected being

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sidh' (to accomplish). Masculine instrumental plural.

Root: sidh (class 4)

परम-शोभनैः (parama-śobhanaiḥ) - by supremely radiant (siddhas) (by supremely radiant/beautiful ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parama-śobhana

parama-śobhana - supremely beautiful, highly radiant

Karmadhāraya compound: 'parama' (supreme) + 'śobhana' (radiant). Masculine instrumental plural.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+śobhana)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• śobhana – radiant, beautiful, auspicious
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'śubh' (to shine, be beautiful) with suffix 'ana'. Masculine.
  Root: śubh (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (Rāvaṇa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine nominative singular.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

मे (me) - to me (Hanumān) (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Dative/Genitive singular. Here likely dative, 'to me' or 'for me'.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king)

Masculine nominative singular.

Root: ru

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Masculine nominative singular.

Root: rāj (class 1)

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas (of the rākṣasas (demons))

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - rākṣasa (a class of demons), demon

Neuter/Masculine genitive plural.

Root: rakṣ

Note: Acts as the possessive for 'rājā'.

प्रतिवेदितः (prativeditaḥ) - was made known / informed (about) (reported, made known, informed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prativedita

prativedita - reported, announced, informed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vid' (to know) with upasargas 'prati' and 'vi'. Masculine nominative singular.

Prefixes: prati+vi

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Here, 'I was made known' effectively means 'I was informed.'

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