वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-74, verse-17

इत्युक्तो भ्रातृपुत्रेण प्रत्युवाच विभीषणः ।
अजानन्निव मच्छीलं किं राक्षस विकत्थसे ॥१७॥

17. ityukto bhrātṛputreṇa pratyuvāca vibhīṣaṇaḥ ,
ajānanniva macchīlaṃ kiṃ rākṣasa vikatthase.

17. iti uktaḥ bhrātṛputreṇa prati uvāca vibhīṣaṇaḥ
| ajānan iva mat śīlam kim rākṣasa vikatthase

17. bhrātṛputreṇa iti uktaḥ vibhīṣaṇaḥ prati uvāca
rākṣasa mat śīlam ajānan iva kim vikatthase

17. Thus addressed by his brother's son, Vibhīṣaṇa replied: 'O demon, why do you boast as if you do not know my true nature?'

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• भ्रातृपुत्रेण (bhrātṛputreṇa) - by the brother's son, by the nephew

• प्रति (prati) - prefix for 'uvāca' (replied) (towards, against, in reply to)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he replied (he spoke, he said)

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa (proper name)

• अजानन् (ajānan) - not knowing, ignorant

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• मत् (mat) - my, mine

• शीलम् (śīlam) - my true nature or character (nature, character, habit, conduct)

• किम् (kim) - what? why?

• राक्षस (rākṣasa) - O demon, referring to the speaker's nephew (demon, *rakṣasa*)

• विकत्थसे (vikatthase) - you boast, you brag

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed

past passive participle

From root 'vac' (to speak), with irregular formation (vac -> uc -> uk)

Root: vac (class 2)

भ्रातृपुत्रेण (bhrātṛputreṇa) - by the brother's son, by the nephew

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrātṛputra

bhrātṛputra - brother's son, nephew

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhrātṛ+putra)

• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

प्रति (prati) - prefix for 'uvāca' (replied) (towards, against, in reply to)

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - he replied (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

perfect active

Root 'vac' (to speak), perfect tense (lit. Parasmaipada)

Root: vac (class 2)

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (proper name, Rāvaṇa's younger brother)

अजानन् (ajānan) - not knowing, ignorant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajānat

ajānat - not knowing, ignorant

present active participle

From root 'jñā' (to know) with negative prefix 'a-'

Prefix: a

Root: jñā (class 9)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

मत् (mat) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

शीलम् (śīlam) - my true nature or character (nature, character, habit, conduct)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śīla

śīla - nature, character, habit, custom, conduct

किम् (kim) - what? why?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which; why, how

राक्षस (rākṣasa) - O demon, referring to the speaker's nephew (demon, *rakṣasa*)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, *rakṣasa*, a type of mythological being

विकत्थसे (vikatthase) - you boast, you brag

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vikatthase

present middle

Root 'katth' (to boast) with prefix 'vi-'. Present tense, Ātmanepada.

Prefix: vi

Root: katth (class 1)

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