वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-77

तथेत्युक्त्वा तु ते सर्वे पुनरागम्य राक्षसाः ।
कुम्भकर्णमिदं वाक्यमूचू रावणचोदिताः ॥७७॥

77. tathetyuktvā tu te sarve punarāgamya rākṣasāḥ ,
kumbhakarṇamidaṃ vākyamūcū rāvaṇacoditāḥ.

77. tathā iti uktvā tu te sarve punaḥ āgamya rākṣasāḥ
kumbhakarṇam idam vākyam ūcuḥ rāvaṇacoditāḥ

77. tathā iti uktvā tu te sarve rāvaṇacoditāḥ rākṣasāḥ
punaḥ āgamya kumbhakarṇam idam vākyam ūcuḥ

77. Having said 'So be it!', all those rākṣasas, urged by (Rāvaṇa), returned and spoke these words to Kumbhakarṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand, indeed

• ते (te) - those (rākṣasas) (those)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having come, having approached

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas (demons, ogres)

• कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - to Kumbhakarṇa

• इदम् (idam) - this, these

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• रावणचोदिताः (rāvaṇacoditāḥ) - urged by Rāvaṇa, impelled by Rāvaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as part of the idiomatic phrase 'tathā iti' (so be it).

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from √vac (to speak) with suffix -tvā. Initial 'v' changes to 'u' in some forms.

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those (rākṣasas) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the rākṣasas.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Universal pronoun.

Note: Also functions as an adjective.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

(indeclinable)

आगम्य (āgamya) - having come, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From ā- + √gam (to go) with suffix -ya (after prefixes).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas (demons, ogres)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, ogre, a rākṣasa

Note: Subject of 'ūcuḥ'.

कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - to Kumbhakarṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarṇa (name of Rāvaṇa's giant brother)

Note: Object of the verb 'to speak to'.

इदम् (idam) - this, these

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Also functions as an adjective.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

From √vac (to speak).

Root: vac

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect 3rd plural active. Irregular root.

Root: vac (class 2)

रावणचोदिताः (rāvaṇacoditāḥ) - urged by Rāvaṇa, impelled by Rāvaṇa

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāvaṇacodita

rāvaṇacodita - urged/impelled by Rāvaṇa

Tatpuruṣa compound: Rāvaṇa (instrumental) + codita (PPP of √cud, to urge)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+codita)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (the king of Lanka)
  proper noun (masculine)
• codita – urged, impelled, directed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √cud (to urge, impel)
  Root: cud (class 10)

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