वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-15, verse-10

एवमुक्त्वोदधिर्नष्टः समुत्थाय नलस्ततः ।
अब्रवीद्वानरश्रेष्ठो वाक्यं रामं महाबलः ॥१०॥

10. evamuktvodadhirnaṣṭaḥ samutthāya nalastataḥ ,
abravīdvānaraśreṣṭho vākyaṃ rāmaṃ mahābalaḥ.

10. evam uktvā udadhiḥ naṣṭaḥ samutthāya nalaḥ tataḥ
abravīt vānaraśreṣṭhaḥ vākyam rāmam mahābalaḥ

10. tataḥ mahābalaḥ vānaraśreṣṭhaḥ nalaḥ evam uktvā
udadhiḥ naṣṭaḥ samutthāya rāmam vākyam abravīt

10. Having thus spoken, the ocean disappeared. Then Nala, the best among monkeys (vānara) and mighty one, stood up and spoke these words to Rāma.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• उदधिः (udadhiḥ) - the ocean god (ocean, sea, reservoir of water)

• नष्टः (naṣṭaḥ) - disappeared, lost, destroyed

• समुत्थाय (samutthāya) - having stood up, having arisen

• नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• वानरश्रेष्ठः (vānaraśreṣṭhaḥ) - best among monkeys, chief of monkeys

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty, very strong

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root vac- (to speak) + suffix -ktvā

Root: vac (class 2)

उदधिः (udadhiḥ) - the ocean god (ocean, sea, reservoir of water)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udadhi

udadhi - ocean, sea, reservoir of water

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

नष्टः (naṣṭaḥ) - disappeared, lost, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - disappeared, lost, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root naś- (to disappear, be lost) + suffix -kta

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'udadhiḥ'

समुत्थाय (samutthāya) - having stood up, having arisen

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root sthā- (to stand) with upasargas sam- and ud- + suffix -lyap

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a monkey chief, son of Viśvakarmā)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

From root brū- (to speak) + augment 'a' for imperfect tense

Root: brū (class 2)

वानरश्रेष्ठः (vānaraśreṣṭhaḥ) - best among monkeys, chief of monkeys

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānaraśreṣṭha

vānaraśreṣṭha - best among monkeys, chief of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+śreṣṭha)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'nalaḥ'

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Recipient of the speech, functions as dative here (accusative of person addressed)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty, very strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - mighty, very strong

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bala)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'nalaḥ'