वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-36, verse-40

तत्र रावणमासीनमभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः ।
आचचक्षे प्रियं पित्रे निहतौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ॥४०॥

40. tatra rāvaṇamāsīnamabhivādya kṛtāñjaliḥ ,
ācacakṣe priyaṃ pitre nihatau rāmalakṣmaṇau.

40. tatra rāvaṇam āsīnam abhivādya kṛtāñjaliḥ
ācacaksṣe priyam pitre nihatau rāmalakṣmaṇau

40. tatra kṛtāñjaliḥ āsīnam rāvaṇam abhivādya,
pitre priyam rāmalakṣmaṇau nihatau ācacaksṣe

40. There, having bowed down to and saluted Rāvaṇa, who was seated, and with hands respectfully folded (kṛtāñjali), (Indrajit) reported the pleasing news to his father that Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa had been killed.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - in Rāvaṇa's assembly hall in Laṅkā (there, in that place)

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - the king of Laṅkā (Rāvaṇa)

• आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated, sitting

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having bowed to

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - in a respectful posture with folded hands (having folded hands, having made the añjali gesture)

• आचचक्स्षे (ācacaksṣe) - he reported, he told, he narrated

• प्रियम् (priyam) - the good news (of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa's supposed death) (pleasing, dear, beloved (as an adjective); a pleasing thing, good news (as a noun))

• पित्रे (pitre) - to Rāvaṇa (to the father)

• निहतौ (nihatau) - killed, slain, struck down

• रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - in Rāvaṇa's assembly hall in Laṅkā (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Formed from pronoun tad + suffix -tra

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - the king of Laṅkā (Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name of the Rākṣasa king)

Note: Object of 'abhivādya'.

आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated, sitting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - seated, sitting

Past Active Participle

from root ās (to sit) with suffix -īna

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'rāvaṇam'.

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having bowed to

(indeclinable)

absolutive (lyap)

formed from root vad (to speak) with upasargas abhi-ā and suffix -ya

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: vad (class 1)

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - in a respectful posture with folded hands (having folded hands, having made the añjali gesture)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - having folded hands (in reverence), making the añjali gesture

Bahuvrīhi compound of kṛta (made) and añjali (folded hands)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – made, done, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ta
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – folded hands, reverential gesture
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Indrajit (implied subject).

आचचक्स्षे (ācacaksṣe) - he reported, he told, he narrated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect past (liṭ) of ācakṣ

3rd person singular perfect tense (ātmanepada) from root cakṣ (to see, say) with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

प्रियम् (priyam) - the good news (of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa's supposed death) (pleasing, dear, beloved (as an adjective); a pleasing thing, good news (as a noun))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, good

Note: Object of 'ācacaksṣe'.

पित्रे (pitre) - to Rāvaṇa (to the father)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, paternal ancestor

Note: Recipient of the report.

निहतौ (nihatau) - killed, slain, struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, struck down

Past Passive Participle

from root han (to strike, kill) with upasarga ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (the two brothers)

Dvaṃdva compound of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāma – Rāma (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)