वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-20, verse-30

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इत्युक्त्वा मैथिलीं राजा रावणः शत्रुरावणः ।
संदिदेश ततः सर्वा राक्षसीर्घोरदर्शनाः ॥३०॥

30. ityuktvā maithilīṃ rājā rāvaṇaḥ śatrurāvaṇaḥ ,
saṃdideśa tataḥ sarvā rākṣasīrghoradarśanāḥ.

30. iti uktvā maithilīm rājā rāvaṇaḥ śatrurāvaṇaḥ
saṃdideśa tataḥ sarvāḥ rākṣasīḥ ghoradarśanāḥ

30. iti maithilīm uktvā śatrurāvaṇaḥ rājā rāvaṇaḥ
tataḥ sarvāḥ ghoradarśanāḥ rākṣasīḥ saṃdideśa

30. Having thus spoken to Maithili (Sita), King Ravana, who was a terror to his enemies, then commanded all the ogresses (rākṣasī) of terrifying appearance.

Words meanings summery:

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इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - to Sita, the princess of Mithila (to Maithili, to Sita)

राजा (rājā) - king

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

शत्रुरावणः (śatrurāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana, who caused his enemies to lament or cry out in fear. (tormentor of enemies, causing enemies to weep/cry out)

संदिदेश (saṁdideśa) - commanded, instructed, ordered

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

राक्षसीः (rākṣasīḥ) - ogresses, female demons

घोरदर्शनाः (ghoradarśanāḥ) - the ogresses of terrible appearance (of terrible appearance, dreadful to behold)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the preceding speech.

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √vac (to speak) forming the absolutive.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Denotes an action completed before the main verb.

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - to Sita, the princess of Mithila (to Maithili, to Sita)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - Maithili (epithet of Sita, princess of Mithila)

Feminine derivation from Mithila.

Note: Object of uktvā (implicitly 'spoken to').

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

`n`-stem noun.

Root: rāj

Note: Appositive to Ravana.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (the name of the Rakshasa king)

Note: Subject of saṃdideśa.

शत्रुरावणः (śatrurāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana, who caused his enemies to lament or cry out in fear. (tormentor of enemies, causing enemies to weep/cry out)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatrurāvaṇa

śatrurāvaṇa - one who makes enemies cry out, tormentor of enemies

`rāvaṇa` from √ru (to roar, cry out) or rav (to make a sound) + ṇa suffix, here in causative sense 'making to roar/cry'.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śatru+rāvaṇa)

śatru – enemy, foe
noun (masculine)
rāvaṇa – causing to roar/cry, making sound
adjective/noun (masculine)
From √ru/rav (to roar/cry out) + ṇa. Here in a causative sense, often meaning 'a tormentor' or 'one who makes cry out'.
Root: ru (class 2)

Note: An epithet for Ravana.

संदिदेश (saṁdideśa) - commanded, instructed, ordered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of sandiś

Perfect Tense

Derived from √diś (to point) with sam prefix. Perfect tense, 3rd person, singular.

Prefix: sam

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

From demonstrative pronoun tad.