वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-22, verse-9

एवमुक्तस्तथेत्याह विद्युज्जिह्वो निशाचरः ।
तस्य तुष्टो ऽभवद् राजा प्रददौ च विभूषणम् ॥९॥

9. evamuktastathetyāha vidyujjihvo niśācaraḥ ,
tasya tuṣṭo'bhavad rājā pradadau ca vibhūṣaṇam.

9. evam uktaḥ tathā iti āha vidyutjihvaḥ niśācaraḥ
tasya tuṣṭaḥ abhavat rājā pradadau ca vibhūṣaṇam

9. evam uktaḥ niśācaraḥ vidyutjihvaḥ tathā iti āha
rājā tasya tuṣṭaḥ abhavat ca vibhūṣaṇam pradadau

9. Thus addressed, Vidyutjihva, the demon, replied, 'So be it!' The king was pleased with him and gave him an ornament.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by the king) (spoken, said, addressed)

• तथा (tathā) - so be it (an affirmation) (so, thus, in that manner)

• इति (iti) - marks the preceding 'tathā' as direct speech (thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought)

• आह (āha) - (Vidyutjihva) said (he said, he spoke)

• विद्युत्जिह्वः (vidyutjihvaḥ) - Vidyutjihva (proper name of the demon) (having a lightning-like tongue)

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - the demon (Vidyutjihva) (night-rover, demon)

• तस्य (tasya) - to Vidyutjihva (to him, his)

• तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased (with Vidyutjihva) (pleased, satisfied)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - (the king) became (pleased) (became, was)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (Rāvaṇa) (king)

• प्रददौ (pradadau) - (the king) gave (an ornament) (he gave, he bestowed)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विभूषणम् (vibhūṣaṇam) - an ornament (ornament, decoration)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by the king) (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root vac- (to speak), irregular past passive participle

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'nīśācaraḥ' (Vidyutjihva).

तथा (tathā) - so be it (an affirmation) (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used with 'iti' to indicate direct speech.

इति (iti) - marks the preceding 'tathā' as direct speech (thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

आह (āha) - (Vidyutjihva) said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of āha

Perfect Tense

Root ah- (to say) is an anomalous perfect form, often used as a present tense. Here, 3rd person singular.

Root: ah (class 2)

विद्युत्जिह्वः (vidyutjihvaḥ) - Vidyutjihva (proper name of the demon) (having a lightning-like tongue)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidyutjihva

vidyutjihva - lightning-tongued, having a tongue like lightning

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidyut+jihvā)

• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)
• jihvā – tongue
  noun (feminine)

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - the demon (Vidyutjihva) (night-rover, demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-mover, night-walker, demon, rākṣasa

Compound of niśā (night) + cara (mover, going)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, a mover
  adjective (masculine)
  From root car- (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Epithet for Vidyutjihva.

तस्य (tasya) - to Vidyutjihva (to him, his)

(pronoun)

masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Here in dative sense (to him), implied by 'tuṣṭaḥ'.

तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased (with Vidyutjihva) (pleased, satisfied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tuṣṭa

tuṣṭa - pleased, satisfied, content

Past Passive Participle

From root tuṣ- (to be pleased, satisfied)

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'rājā'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - (the king) became (pleased) (became, was)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense

Root bhū- (to be), 3rd person singular imperfect active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - the king (Rāvaṇa) (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

प्रददौ (pradadau) - (the king) gave (an ornament) (he gave, he bestowed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dā

Perfect Tense

Root dā- (to give), with prefix pra-; 3rd person singular perfect active.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two actions: becoming pleased and giving.

विभूषणम् (vibhūṣaṇam) - an ornament (ornament, decoration)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vibhūṣaṇa

vibhūṣaṇa - ornament, decoration, embellishment

From root bhūṣ- (to adorn) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Object of 'pradadau'.