वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-79

इति कृत्वा मतिं साध्वीं समुद्रश्छन्नमम्भसि ।
हिरण्यनाभं मैनाकमुवाच गिरिसत्तमम् ॥७९॥

79. iti kṛtvā matiṃ sādhvīṃ samudraśchannamambhasi ,
hiraṇyanābhaṃ mainākamuvāca girisattamam.

79. iti kṛtvā matim sādhvīm samudraḥ channam ambhasi
hiraṇyanābham mainākam uvāca girisattamam

79. samudraḥ ambhasi channam iti sādhvīm matim
kṛtvā hiraṇyanābham girisattamam mainākam uvāca

79. Having thus made this wise decision, the Ocean, hidden in the waters, addressed Maināka, the best of mountains, who had a golden navel.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - having thus made this wise decision (thus, in this manner, so)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (a decision) (having done, having made)

• मतिम् (matim) - the decision (decision, intellect, thought)

• साध्वीम् (sādhvīm) - wise (decision) (wise, righteous, virtuous)

• समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - the Ocean (personified) (ocean)

• छन्नम् (channam) - hidden (in the waters) (hidden, covered)

• अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in the waters (in water, in the waters)

• हिरण्यनाभम् (hiraṇyanābham) - who had a golden navel (referring to Maināka) (golden-navelled)

• मैनाकम् (mainākam) - the mountain Maināka (Maināka (name of a mountain))

• उवाच (uvāca) - addressed (Maināka) (spoke, said)

• गिरिसत्तमम् (girisattamam) - the best of mountains (referring to Maināka) (best of mountains)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - having thus made this wise decision (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (a decision) (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From root kṛ (to do, to make) with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मतिम् (matim) - the decision (decision, intellect, thought)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, mind, intellect, opinion, decision

Root: man (class 4)

साध्वीम् (sādhvīm) - wise (decision) (wise, righteous, virtuous)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sādhvī

sādhvī - wise, virtuous, righteous, good, chaste woman

Root: sādh (class 4)

समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - the Ocean (personified) (ocean)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Prefix: sam

Root: ud (class 7)

छन्नम् (channam) - hidden (in the waters) (hidden, covered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of channa

channa - covered, hidden, concealed

Past Passive Participle

From root chad (to cover)

Root: chad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'samudraḥ'

अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in the waters (in water, in the waters)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water, fluid, sky

हिरण्यनाभम् (hiraṇyanābham) - who had a golden navel (referring to Maināka) (golden-navelled)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hiraṇyanābha

hiraṇyanābha - having a golden navel

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hiraṇya+nābhi)

• hiraṇya – gold
  noun (neuter)
• nābhi – navel, nave of a wheel, center
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'mainākam'

मैनाकम् (mainākam) - the mountain Maināka (Maināka (name of a mountain))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maināka

maināka - Maināka (name of a mythological mountain, son of Himavat and Menakā)

उवाच (uvāca) - addressed (Maināka) (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

perfect active

Root vac, perfect 3rd singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

गिरिसत्तमम् (girisattamam) - the best of mountains (referring to Maināka) (best of mountains)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of girisattama

girisattama - best of mountains

Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+sattama)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, most eminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

Note: Agrees with 'mainākam'