वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-9

एवमुक्तवतो वाक्यं कुम्भकर्णस्य धीमतः ।
प्रत्युवाच ततो वाक्यं प्रहसन् राक्षसाधिपः ॥९॥

9. evamuktavato vākyaṃ kumbhakarṇasya dhīmataḥ ,
pratyuvāca tato vākyaṃ prahasan rākṣasādhipaḥ.

9. evam uktavataḥ vākyam kumbhakarṇasya dhīmataḥ
pratyuvāca tataḥ vākyam prahasan rākṣasādhipaḥ

9. tataḥ rākṣasādhipaḥ prahasan vākyam pratyuvāca
evam uktavataḥ vākyam dhīmataḥ kumbhakarṇasya

9. Then, to the intelligent Kumbhakarna, who had thus spoken, the lord of the Rakshasas replied with a laugh.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तवतः (uktavataḥ) - of one who has spoken

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• कुम्भकर्णस्य (kumbhakarṇasya) - of Kumbhakarna

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent, of the wise

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied, he answered

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, thereafter

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

• राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, the king of Lanka (the lord of the Rakshasas, king of the demons)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तवतः (uktavataḥ) - of one who has spoken

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of uktavat

uktavat - one who has spoken, having spoken

past active participle

from root vac, with suffix -vat

Root: vac (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

कुम्भकर्णस्य (kumbhakarṇasya) - of Kumbhakarna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarna (a giant, brother of Rāvaṇa in the Rāmāyaṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kumbha+karṇa)

• kumbha – pot, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent, of the wise

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, sagacious, thoughtful

possessive suffix -mat from dhī (intellect)

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied, he answered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of prativac

perfect active

perfect 3rd person singular of prati-√vac

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, thereafter

(indeclinable)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahasat - laughing, smiling, making fun

present active participle

from verb pra-has

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, the king of Lanka (the lord of the Rakshasas, king of the demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord of the Rakshasas, king of demons

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+adhipa)

• rākṣasa – a demon, an ogre, a Rakshasa
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, king
  noun (masculine)

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