वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-22, verse-40

एवमुक्तं तु तद् रक्षः शिरस्तत् प्रियदर्शनम् ।
उपनिक्षिप्य सीतायाः क्षिप्रमन्तरधीयत ॥४०॥

40. evamuktaṃ tu tad rakṣaḥ śirastat priyadarśanam ,
upanikṣipya sītāyāḥ kṣipramantaradhīyata.

40. evam uktam tu tat rakṣaḥ śiraḥ tat priyadarśanam
upanikṣipya sītāyāḥ kṣipram antaradhīyata

40. evam uktam tu tat rakṣaḥ tat priyadarśanam
śiraḥ sītāyāḥ upanikṣipya kṣipram antaradhīyata

40. Having thus been instructed, that demon, after placing that head—which was pleasant to behold—before Sītā, quickly disappeared.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्तम् (uktam) - having been instructed (said, spoken, instructed)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• तत् (tat) - that (demon) (that, this)

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demon, evil spirit

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• तत् (tat) - that (head) (that, this)

• प्रियदर्शनम् (priyadarśanam) - pleasant to behold, lovely in appearance

• उपनिक्षिप्य (upanikṣipya) - having placed, having laid down

• सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - before Sītā (locative sense with gerund) (of Sita)

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• अन्तरधीयत (antaradhīyata) - disappeared

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - having been instructed (said, spoken, instructed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

past passive participle of root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: past passive participle

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (demon) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: modifying rakṣaḥ (neuter)

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demon, evil spirit

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, destructive being

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top

तत् (tat) - that (head) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

प्रियदर्शनम् (priyadarśanam) - pleasant to behold, lovely in appearance

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priyadarśana

priyadarśana - pleasant to behold, lovely-looking, handsome

Compound type : bahuvrihi (priya+darśana)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant
  adjective (neuter)
• darśana – sight, seeing, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

उपनिक्षिप्य (upanikṣipya) - having placed, having laid down

(indeclinable)

gerund of root kṣip with prefixes upa and ni

Prefixes: upa+ni

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: gerund

सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - before Sītā (locative sense with gerund) (of Sita)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (wife of Rama)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: adverbial accusative

अन्तरधीयत (antaradhīyata) - disappeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of antardhā

imperfect middle 3rd person singular of root dhā with prefix antar

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)