वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-66, verse-17

मकराक्षवचः श्रुत्वा रामो दशरथात्मजः ।
अब्रवीत् प्रहसन् वाक्यमुत्तरोत्तरवादिनम् ॥१७॥

17. makarākṣavacaḥ śrutvā rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ ,
abravīt prahasan vākyamuttarottaravādinam.

17. makarākṣavacaḥ śrutvā rāmaḥ daśarathātmajaḥ
abravīt prahasan vākyam uttarottaravādinam

17. makarākṣavacaḥ śrutvā,
daśarathātmajaḥ rāmaḥ prahasan uttarottaravādinam vākyam abravīt.

17. Having heard the words of Makarākṣa, Rāma, the son of Daśaratha, spoke, laughing, to him who was speaking one challenge after another.

Words meanings summery:

• मकराक्षवचः (makarākṣavacaḥ) - the words of Makarākṣa

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• दशरथात्मजः (daśarathātmajaḥ) - son of Daśaratha

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

• उत्तरोत्तरवादिनम् (uttarottaravādinam) - to Makarākṣa, who was continually challenging or retorting (to the one repeatedly speaking/challenging, to the one who constantly retorted)

Words meanings and morphology

मकराक्षवचः (makarākṣavacaḥ) - the words of Makarākṣa

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of makarākṣavacas

makarākṣavacas - words of Makarākṣa

Compound of Makarākṣa (proper noun) + vacas (words)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (makarākṣa+vacas)

• makarākṣa – Makarākṣa (a proper name, lit. 'crocodile-eyed')
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name)

दशरथात्मजः (daśarathātmajaḥ) - son of Daśaratha

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśarathātmaja

daśarathātmaja - son of Daśaratha

Compound of Daśaratha (proper noun) + ātmaja (son)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (daśaratha+ātmaja)

• daśaratha – Daśaratha (a proper name, father of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – self-born, son, daughter
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of ātman (self) + ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahasat - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

From pra- + has (to laugh)

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

उत्तरोत्तरवादिनम् (uttarottaravādinam) - to Makarākṣa, who was continually challenging or retorting (to the one repeatedly speaking/challenging, to the one who constantly retorted)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttarottaravādin

uttarottaravādin - one who speaks in reply again and again, one who is constantly challenging/retorting

Compound of uttara (reply, subsequent) + uttara (repeatedly) + vādin (speaker)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uttara+uttara+vādin)

• uttara – later, subsequent, reply, answer
  adjective
• uttara – later, subsequent, reply, answer
  adjective
• vādin – speaking, saying; a speaker, proponent
  noun (masculine)
  From root vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)