वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-57, verse-8

श्रुत्वा त्रिशिरसो वाक्यं रावणो राक्षसाधिपः ।
पुनर्जातमिवात्मानं मन्यते कालचोदितः ॥८॥

8. śrutvā triśiraso vākyaṃ rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ ,
punarjātamivātmānaṃ manyate kālacoditaḥ.

8. śrutvā triśirasaḥ vākyam rāvaṇaḥ rākṣasādhipaḥ
punar jātam iva ātmānam manyate kālacoditaḥ

8. After hearing Triśiras's words, Rāvaṇa, the king of the rākṣasas, driven by fate, felt as if he were reborn in his very being (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• त्रिशिरसः (triśirasaḥ) - of Triśiras

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

• राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - lord of rakshasas, king of demons

• पुनर् (punar) - again, back, anew

• जातम् (jātam) - born, produced

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - his very being (self, soul, spirit, essence, being)

• मन्यते (manyate) - he thinks, he considers, he believes

• कालचोदितः (kālacoditaḥ) - driven by time/fate

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root śru (to hear) + ktvā (absolutive suffix)

Root: śru (class 5)

त्रिशिरसः (triśirasaḥ) - of Triśiras

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of triśiras

triśiras - three-headed; name of a demon (son of Ravana)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+śiras)

• tri – three
  numeral (masculine)
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, sentence, word, statement

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (the demon king of Lanka, antagonist in the Ramayana)

राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - lord of rakshasas, king of demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord of rakshasas, king of demons

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+adhipa)

• rākṣasa – rakshasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

पुनर् (punar) - again, back, anew

(indeclinable)

जातम् (jātam) - born, produced

(adjective)

neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

past passive participle

Derived from root jan (to be born) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Root: jan (class 4)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - his very being (self, soul, spirit, essence, being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, essence, true nature

मन्यते (manyate) - he thinks, he considers, he believes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

present indicative

Root: man (class 4)

कालचोदितः (kālacoditaḥ) - driven by time/fate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālacodita

kālacodita - driven by time, urged by fate

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+codita)

• kāla – time, destiny, fate
  noun (masculine)
• codita – urged, impelled, driven
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root cud (to urge, impel) + kta (past passive participle suffix)
  Root: cud (class 10)