वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-4

स काञ्चनमयं दिव्यमाश्रित्य परमासनम् ।
विक्प्रेक्षमाणो रक्षांसि रावणो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥४॥

4. sa kāñcanamayaṃ divyamāśritya paramāsanam ,
vikprekṣamāṇo rakṣāṃsi rāvaṇo vākyamabravīt.

4. saḥ kāñcanamayam divyam āśritya paramāsanam
vikprekṣamāṇaḥ rakṣāṃsi rāvaṇaḥ vākyam abravīt

4. saḥ rāvaṇaḥ kāñcanamayam divyam paramāsanam
āśritya rakṣāṃsi vikprekṣamāṇaḥ vākyam abravīt

4. Having taken his seat upon an excellent, divine, golden throne, Ravana, observing the demons, spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Ravana (he)

• काञ्चनमयम् (kāñcanamayam) - golden

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, heavenly

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having sat upon

• परमासनम् (paramāsanam) - excellent seat, supreme throne

• विक्प्रेक्षमाणः (vikprekṣamāṇaḥ) - looking at, observing

• रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - demons, rākṣasas

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Ravana (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

काञ्चनमयम् (kāñcanamayam) - golden

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāñcanamaya

kāñcanamaya - made of gold, golden

Derived from kāñcana with suffix -maya

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, heavenly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, supernatural

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having sat upon

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √śri (class 1, parasmaipada) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

परमासनम् (paramāsanam) - excellent seat, supreme throne

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paramāsana

paramāsana - excellent seat, supreme position

Compound type : karmadharaya (parama+āsana)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• āsana – seat, sitting; posture
  noun (neuter)
  From root √ās
  Root: ās (class 2)

विक्प्रेक्षमाणः (vikprekṣamāṇaḥ) - looking at, observing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikprekṣamāṇa

vikprekṣamāṇa - looking attentively, observing

Present Middle Participle (śānac)

From root √īkṣ (class 1, ātmanepada) with prefixes vi- and pra-

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - demons, rākṣasas

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil being, rākṣasa

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (proper noun)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense (laṅ)

From root √brū (class 2, parasmaipada)

Root: brū (class 2)

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