वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-49, verse-26

रावणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा स्वयम्भूरिदमब्रवीत् ।
शयिता ह्येष षण् मासानेकाहं जागरिष्यति ॥२६॥

26. rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā svayambhūridamabravīt ,
śayitā hyeṣa ṣaṇ māsānekāhaṃ jāgariṣyati.

26. rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā svayambhūḥ idam abravīt
śayitā hi eṣaḥ ṣaṣ māsān ekāham jāgariṣyati

26. rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā svayambhūḥ idam abravīt
hi eṣaḥ ṣaṣ māsān śayitā ekāham jāgariṣyati

26. Having heard Rāvaṇa's words, the Self-existent (Brahmā) spoke this: "Indeed, he will sleep for six months and wake for one day."

Words meanings summery:

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - Rāvaṇa's (of Ravana, Ravana's)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, statement)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - the Self-existent (Brahmā) (the Self-existent, Brahmā)

• इदम् (idam) - this (statement) (this)

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

• शयिता (śayitā) - he will sleep (acting as a verb) (one who will sleep, sleeping (future participle))

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - he (Kumbhakarna) (this one, he)

• षष् (ṣaṣ) - six

• मासान् (māsān) - months

• एकाहम् (ekāham) - for one day (for one day, one day)

• जागरिष्यति (jāgariṣyati) - will wake (will wake up, will be awake)

Words meanings and morphology

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - Rāvaṇa's (of Ravana, Ravana's)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana

Note: Possessive.

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, statement

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Expresses a prior action.

स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - the Self-existent (Brahmā) (the Self-existent, Brahmā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, self-born, Brahmā

Compound type : bahuvrihi (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – oneself, by oneself
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existence, earth
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

इदम् (idam) - this (statement) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd singular active

Root: brū (class 2)

शयिता (śayitā) - he will sleep (acting as a verb) (one who will sleep, sleeping (future participle))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śayitṛ

śayitṛ - one who sleeps, sleeper

Agent noun / Future participle

from root śī + tṛc (agent suffix), often used with future sense

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Functions as the main verb of the clause, equivalent to a future tense.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - he (Kumbhakarna) (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of 'śayitā'.

षष् (ṣaṣ) - six

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'māsān'.

मासान् (māsān) - months

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of māsa

māsa - month

Note: Denotes duration.

एकाहम् (ekāham) - for one day (for one day, one day)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ekāha

ekāha - one day, a single day

Compound type : dvigu (eka+ahan)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral (masculine)
• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)

Note: Denotes duration.

जागरिष्यति (jāgariṣyati) - will wake (will wake up, will be awake)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of jāgṛ

Future 3rd singular active

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'eṣaḥ'.