वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-47, verse-62

अथाश्वस्य महातेजा रावणो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।
साधु वानरवीर्येण श्लाघनीयो ऽसि मे रिपुः ॥६२॥

62. athāśvasya mahātejā rāvaṇo vākyamabravīt ,
sādhu vānaravīryeṇa ślāghanīyo'si me ripuḥ.

62. atha āśvasya mahātejāḥ rāvaṇaḥ vākyam abravīt
sādhu vānaravīryeṇa ślāghanīyaḥ asi me ripuḥ

62. atha mahātejāḥ rāvaṇaḥ āśvasya vākyam abravīt
sādhu vānaravīryeṇa me ripuḥ ślāghanīyaḥ asi

62. Then, the greatly effulgent Ravana, having recovered, spoke these words: "Excellent! You are an enemy praiseworthy for your monkey-like valor."

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now)

• आश्वस्य (āśvasya) - having recovered (his breath/strength) (having recovered, having consoled, having trusted)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, mighty (referring to Ravana) (greatly splendid, mighty, greatly effulgent)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana, the demon king (Ravana (name of the demon king))

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (that he spoke) (word, speech, utterance, sentence)

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

• साधु (sādhu) - excellent, well done (as an exclamation) (good, excellent, well done, virtuous)

• वानरवीर्येण (vānaravīryeṇa) - by your monkey's strength/valor (by monkey strength, by monkey valor)

• श्लाघनीयः (ślāghanīyaḥ) - praiseworthy (praiseworthy, commendable, laudable)

• असि (asi) - you are

• मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

• रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy (enemy, foe, rival)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now)

(indeclinable)

आश्वस्य (āśvasya) - having recovered (his breath/strength) (having recovered, having consoled, having trusted)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from root śvas with upasarga ā, suffix -ya for absolutive

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, mighty (referring to Ravana) (greatly splendid, mighty, greatly effulgent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, great effulgence

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, effulgence, power, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Declined as a masculine noun to agree with Ravana.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana, the demon king (Ravana (name of the demon king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (the antagonist in the Ramayana)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (that he spoke) (word, speech, utterance, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence

from vac (to speak) + ṇyaT suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Direct object of abravīt

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

(verb)

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

imperfect active

3rd person singular, augment 'a' + root brū + vit

Root: brū (class 2)

साधु (sādhu) - excellent, well done (as an exclamation) (good, excellent, well done, virtuous)

(indeclinable)

वानरवीर्येण (vānaravīryeṇa) - by your monkey's strength/valor (by monkey strength, by monkey valor)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vānaravīrya

vānaravīrya - monkey's valor, strength of a monkey

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+vīrya)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• vīrya – valor, strength, heroism, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the reason or means for being praiseworthy.

श्लाघनीयः (ślāghanīyaḥ) - praiseworthy (praiseworthy, commendable, laudable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ślāghanīya

ślāghanīya - praiseworthy, commendable

gerundive/potential participle

from root ślāgh (to praise) + anīya suffix

Root: ślāgh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ripuḥ'.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active

2nd person singular, present indicative

Root: as (class 2)

मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive pronoun, 'my enemy'.

रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy (enemy, foe, rival)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe

Note: Subject complement to 'you are'.