वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-81, verse-2

अब्रवीच्च तदा सर्वान्बलमुख्यान्महाबलः ।
रावणः प्राञ्जलीन् वाक्यं पुत्रव्यसनकर्शितः ॥२॥

2. abravīcca tadā sarvānbalamukhyānmahābalaḥ ,
rāvaṇaḥ prāñjalīn vākyaṃ putravyasanakarśitaḥ.

2. abravīt ca tadā sarvān bala-mukhyān mahā-balaḥ
rāvaṇaḥ prāñjalīn vākyam putra-vyasana-karśitaḥ

2. tada ca mahā-balaḥ putra-vyasana-karśitaḥ rāvaṇaḥ prāñjalīn sarvān bala-mukhyān vākyam abravīt.

2. And then, the mighty Rāvaṇa, emaciated by the grief for his son, spoke these words to all the chief commanders who were standing with joined palms.

Words meanings summery:

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• च (ca) - and, also

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, to all

• बल-मुख्यान् (bala-mukhyān) - chief commanders, leaders of the army

• महा-बलः (mahā-balaḥ) - mighty, very powerful

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (proper name)

• प्राञ्जलीन् (prāñjalīn) - with joined palms (referring to the commanders who were in that state)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement, speech

• पुत्र-व्यसन-कर्शितः (putra-vyasana-karśitaḥ) - emaciated/distressed by the sorrow of his son

Words meanings and morphology

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bru

imperfect tense

Root √bru, imperfect 3rd person singular active

Root: bru (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, to all

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

बल-मुख्यान् (bala-mukhyān) - chief commanders, leaders of the army

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bala-mukhya

bala-mukhya - chief of an army, principal commander, leader of forces

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+mukhya)

• bala – strength, power, army, force
  noun (neuter)
• mukhya – chief, principal, main
  adjective (masculine)

महा-बलः (mahā-balaḥ) - mighty, very powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-bala

mahā-bala - very powerful, mighty, great strength

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (the demon king of Lankā)

प्राञ्जलीन् (prāñjalīn) - with joined palms (referring to the commanders who were in that state)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāñjali

prāñjali - with joined hands (as a gesture of respect), reverent

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

पुत्र-व्यसन-कर्शितः (putra-vyasana-karśitaḥ) - emaciated/distressed by the sorrow of his son

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra-vyasana-karśita

putra-vyasana-karśita - distressed by the grief for a son, emaciated by the sorrow of his son

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+vyasana+karśita)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• vyasana – misfortune, calamity, grief, distress
  noun (neuter)
• karśita – emaciated, reduced, distressed, weakened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √kṛś
  Root: kṛś (class 1)