वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-11, verse-9

उवाच च महाप्राज्ञः स्वरेण महता महान् ।
सुग्रीवं तांश्च संप्रेक्ष्य खस्थ एव विभीषणः ॥९॥

9. uvāca ca mahāprājñaḥ svareṇa mahatā mahān ,
sugrīvaṃ tāṃśca saṃprekṣya khastha eva vibhīṣaṇaḥ.

9. uvāca ca mahāprājñaḥ svareṇa mahatā mahān sugrīvam
tān ca samprekṣya khasthaḥ eva vibhīṣaṇaḥ

9. ca mahān mahāprājñaḥ vibhīṣaṇaḥ khasthaḥ eva
sugrīvam tān ca samprekṣya mahatā svareṇa uvāca

9. And the great and greatly wise Vibhīṣaṇa, still in the sky, having observed Sugrīva and the others, spoke with a mighty voice.

Words meanings summery:

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• च (ca) - and, also

• महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise, very intelligent

• स्वरेण (svareṇa) - with a voice, by a sound

• महता (mahatā) - by a great, with a mighty

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty (one)

• सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

• तान् (tān) - them (masculine)

• च (ca) - and, also

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen, having observed, having looked at

• खस्थः (khasthaḥ) - situated in the sky, sky-dweller

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa (name of a Rākṣasa)

Words meanings and morphology

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

perfect

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise, very intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, greatly intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+prājña)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent
  adjective
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'vibhīṣaṇaḥ'.

स्वरेण (svareṇa) - with a voice, by a sound

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svara

svara - sound, voice, tone

Root: svṛ (class 1)

महता (mahatā) - by a great, with a mighty

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Note: Agrees with 'svareṇa'.

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty (one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Note: Agrees with 'vibhīṣaṇaḥ'.

सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (proper name, king of the Vanaras)

Note: Object of 'samprekṣya'.

तान् (tān) - them (masculine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to others present, beside Sugrīva.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Sugrīva and 'them'.

सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen, having observed, having looked at

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

from √īkṣ with prefixes sam and pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

खस्थः (khasthaḥ) - situated in the sky, sky-dweller

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khastha

khastha - standing in the air/sky

Compound type : upapada (kha+stha)

• kha – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, being, situated
  adjective
  nominal derivative from √sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vibhīṣaṇaḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'remaining in the sky'.

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa (name of a Rākṣasa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (proper name, brother of Rāvaṇa)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.