वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-28, verse-19

एतां प्रवृत्तिं लङ्कायां मन्त्रिप्रोक्तं विभीषणः ।
रामं कमलपत्राक्षमिदमुत्तरमब्रवीत् ॥१९॥

19. etāṃ pravṛttiṃ laṅkāyāṃ mantriproktaṃ vibhīṣaṇaḥ ,
rāmaṃ kamalapatrākṣamidamuttaramabravīt.

19. etām pravṛttim laṅkāyām mantriproktam vibhīṣaṇaḥ
rāmam kamalapatrākṣam idam uttaram abravīt

19. vibhīṣaṇaḥ kamalapatrākṣam rāmam etām laṅkāyām
mantriproktam pravṛttim idam uttaram abravīt

19. Regarding this situation in Laṅkā, which was reported by the ministers, Vibhīṣaṇa then gave this reply to Rāma, whose eyes resembled lotus petals.

Words meanings summery:

• एताम् (etām) - this (report/situation) (this, these)

• प्रवृत्तिम् (pravṛttim) - report, situation (news, report, activity, situation)

• लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Laṅkā

• मन्त्रिप्रोक्तम् (mantriproktam) - reported by the ministers (referring to the 'pravṛtti') (spoken by ministers, stated by counselors)

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa (Vibhīṣaṇa (Rāvaṇa's brother))

• रामम् (rāmam) - to Rāma

• कमलपत्राक्षम् (kamalapatrākṣam) - lotus-petal-eyed (describing Rāma) (lotus-petal-eyed, having eyes like lotus petals)

• इदम् (idam) - this (reply) (this, this here)

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply (reply, answer, north, later)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, gave (spoke, said, told)

Words meanings and morphology

एताम् (etām) - this (report/situation) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, these

प्रवृत्तिम् (pravṛttim) - report, situation (news, report, activity, situation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pravṛtti

pravṛtti - activity, action, news, report, situation, existence

From root √vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Laṅkā

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (the island city, capital of Rāvaṇa)

मन्त्रिप्रोक्तम् (mantriproktam) - reported by the ministers (referring to the 'pravṛtti') (spoken by ministers, stated by counselors)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mantriprokta

mantriprokta - spoken by ministers, advised by counselors

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantrin+prokta)

• mantrin – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)
• prokta – spoken, said, declared
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √vac (to speak) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'pravṛttim'.

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa (Vibhīṣaṇa (Rāvaṇa's brother))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (proper name), formidable, terrifying

रामम् (rāmam) - to Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name), pleasing, black

कमलपत्राक्षम् (kamalapatrākṣam) - lotus-petal-eyed (describing Rāma) (lotus-petal-eyed, having eyes like lotus petals)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kamalapatrākṣa

kamalapatrākṣa - lotus-petal-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kamalapatra+akṣa)

• kamalapatra – lotus leaf, lotus petal
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rāmam'.

इदम् (idam) - this (reply) (this, this here)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply (reply, answer, north, later)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - reply, answer, north, later, superior

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, gave (spoke, said, told)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)