वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-22, verse-36

ततस्तु प्रघसा नाम राक्षसी वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।
कण्ठमस्या नृशंसायाः पीडयामः किमास्यते ॥३६॥

36. tatastu praghasā nāma rākṣasī vākyamabravīt ,
kaṇṭhamasyā nṛśaṃsāyāḥ pīḍayāmaḥ kimāsyate.

36. tataḥ tu praghasā nāma rākṣasī vākyam abravīt
kaṇṭham asyāḥ nṛśaṃsāyāḥ pīḍayāmaḥ kim āsyate

36. Then, a female demon named Praghasā spoke these words: "Let us strangle the neck of this cruel one! Why are we sitting idle?"

Words meanings summery:

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

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• प्रघसा (praghasā) - named Praghasā (name of a female demon)

• नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, named, indeed)

• राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - a female demon (female demon)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word (word, speech, sentence)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

• कण्ठम् (kaṇṭham) - neck (neck, throat)

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her (of her, of this (feminine, genitive singular))

• नृशंसायाः (nṛśaṁsāyāḥ) - of this cruel one (of the cruel one, of the wicked (feminine, genitive singular))

• पीडयामः (pīḍayāmaḥ) - let us strangle (we torture, we oppress, let us strangle)

• किम् (kim) - why? (what? why?)

• आस्यते (āsyate) - why are we sitting idle / why is there a delay? (it is sat, it is delayed, why sit idle?)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

प्रघसा (praghasā) - named Praghasā (name of a female demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of praghasā

praghasā - name of a female demon

नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, named, indeed)

(indeclinable)

राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - a female demon (female demon)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - a female demon, a demoness

feminine form of rākṣasa

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word (word, speech, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, declaration

from √vac + ṇya

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd Singular Active

augment a + brū + vīt (lṅa)

Root: brū (class 2)

कण्ठम् (kaṇṭham) - neck (neck, throat)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaṇṭha

kaṇṭha - neck, throat, voice

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her (of her, of this (feminine, genitive singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

नृशंसायाः (nṛśaṁsāyāḥ) - of this cruel one (of the cruel one, of the wicked (feminine, genitive singular))

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of nṛśaṃsā

nṛśaṁsa - cruel, wicked, mischievous, murderous

पीडयामः (pīḍayāmaḥ) - let us strangle (we torture, we oppress, let us strangle)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present optative/imperative (vidhi liṅ) of √pīḍ

Present Optative 1st Plural Active

from causative stem pīḍaya + ma

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

किम् (kim) - why? (what? why?)

(indeclinable)

आस्यते (āsyate) - why are we sitting idle / why is there a delay? (it is sat, it is delayed, why sit idle?)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √ās

Present 3rd Singular Middle

from √ās (2nd class, Ātmanepada) or passive form of √ās (1st class, Parasmaipada)

Root: ās (class 2)