वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-24, verse-16

अनेन प्रेषिता ये च राक्षसा लघुविक्रमः ।
राघवस्तीर्ण इत्येवं प्रवृत्तिस्तैरिहाहृता ॥१६॥

16. anena preṣitā ye ca rākṣasā laghuvikramaḥ ,
rāghavastīrṇa ityevaṃ pravṛttistairihāhṛtā.

16. anena preṣitāḥ ye ca rākṣasāḥ laghuvikramaḥ
rāghavaḥ tīrṇaḥ iti evam pravṛttiḥ taiḥ iha āhṛtā

16. anena preṣitāḥ ye ca rākṣasāḥ taiḥ iha rāghavaḥ
laghuvikramaḥ tīrṇaḥ iti evam pravṛttiḥ āhṛtā

16. The (rākṣasas) who were sent by him brought here the news that Rāghava (Rāma), the swiftly valorous one, had crossed.

Words meanings summery:

• अनेन (anena) - by him (Rāvaṇa) (by this, by him)

• प्रेषिताः (preṣitāḥ) - sent (by Rāvaṇa) (sent, dispatched)

• ये (ye) - who (referring to the rākṣasas) (who, which)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - (rākṣasas) (specifically, Rāvaṇa's spies) (demons, rākṣasas)

• लघुविक्रमः (laghuvikramaḥ) - the swiftly valorous one (of swift valor, swift in courage/prowess)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

• तीर्णः (tīrṇaḥ) - had crossed (the ocean) (crossed, overcome)

• इति (iti) - thus, that (introducing reported speech) (thus, so, (quotes))

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

• प्रवृत्तिः (pravṛttiḥ) - the news, the report (news, report, activity, tendency)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (rākṣasas) (by them)

• इह (iha) - here (in Laṅkā) (here, in this world)

• आहृता (āhṛtā) - was brought, was conveyed (brought, conveyed, produced)

Words meanings and morphology

अनेन (anena) - by him (Rāvaṇa) (by this, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: From idam (this), masculine instrumental singular.

प्रेषिताः (preṣitāḥ) - sent (by Rāvaṇa) (sent, dispatched)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of preṣita

preṣita - sent, dispatched

Past Passive Participle

From verb iṣ (to send) with prefix pra. pra + iṣ > preṣ. P.P.P. form.

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies rākṣasāḥ.

ये (ye) - who (referring to the rākṣasas) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which

Note: Relative pronoun, referring to rākṣasāḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - (rākṣasas) (specifically, Rāvaṇa's spies) (demons, rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, rākṣasa

Note: Subject of the sentence.

लघुविक्रमः (laghuvikramaḥ) - the swiftly valorous one (of swift valor, swift in courage/prowess)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of laghuvikrama

laghuvikrama - swift in courage/prowess, swiftly valorous

Compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (laghu+vikrama)

• laghu – light, swift, quick
  adjective
• vikrama – valor, might, courage
  noun (masculine)
  From kram (to step) with vi. vi + kram -> vikrama.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies rāghavaḥ.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, belonging to Raghu's lineage, Rāma

From raghu with aṇ suffix.

Note: Subject of the tīrṇaḥ clause.

तीर्णः (tīrṇaḥ) - had crossed (the ocean) (crossed, overcome)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīrṇa

tīrṇa - crossed, passed over, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

From root tṝ (to cross).

Root: tṝ (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for rāghavaḥ.

इति (iti) - thus, that (introducing reported speech) (thus, so, (quotes))

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a quotation or reported statement.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

प्रवृत्तिः (pravṛttiḥ) - the news, the report (news, report, activity, tendency)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pravṛtti

pravṛtti - news, report, activity, tendency

From vṛt (to turn, exist) with pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Subject of āhṛtā.

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (rākṣasas) (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, them

Note: Agent of the passive verb āhṛtā.

इह (iha) - here (in Laṅkā) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

आहृता (āhṛtā) - was brought, was conveyed (brought, conveyed, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āhṛta

āhṛta - brought, conveyed

Past Passive Participle

From root hṛ (to carry) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for pravṛttiḥ.