वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-10, verse-23

एवमुक्त्व्वा तु तं राम दशग्रीवं प्रजापतिः ।
विभीषणमथोवाच वाक्यं लोकपितामहः ॥२३॥

23. evamuktvvā tu taṃ rāma daśagrīvaṃ prajāpatiḥ ,
vibhīṣaṇamathovāca vākyaṃ lokapitāmahaḥ.

23. evam uktvā tu tam rāma daśagrīvam prajāpatiḥ
vibhīṣaṇam atha uvāca vākyam lokapitāmahaḥ

23. rāma prajāpatiḥ lokapitāmahaḥ tu evam tam
daśagrīvam uktvā atha vibhīṣaṇam vākyam uvāca

23. Having thus spoken to that Daśagrīva, O Rāma, Prajāpati (the lord of creation), the progenitor of the worlds (lokapitāmaha), then addressed Vibhīṣaṇa with these words.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, and

• तम् (tam) - that Daśagrīva (that)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• दशग्रीवम् (daśagrīvam) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Brahmā (lord of creation, progenitor)

• विभीषणम् (vibhīṣaṇam) - Vibhīṣaṇa

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• लोकपितामहः (lokapitāmahaḥ) - Brahmā, the progenitor of the worlds (progenitor of the worlds)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √vac (to speak) with suffix -ktvā

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, and

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that Daśagrīva (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper noun), pleasing, beautiful

दशग्रीवम् (daśagrīvam) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - having ten necks/heads, Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (daśan+grīvā)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• grīvā – neck, head
  noun (feminine)

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Brahmā (lord of creation, progenitor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creation, progenitor, lord of creatures

Compound: prajā + pati

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, people
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

विभीषणम् (vibhīṣaṇam) - Vibhīṣaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (proper noun), terrifying

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √vac

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

लोकपितामहः (lokapitāmahaḥ) - Brahmā, the progenitor of the worlds (progenitor of the worlds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lokapitāmaha

lokapitāmaha - grandfather of the worlds, progenitor of the worlds

Compound: loka + pitāmaha

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (loka+pitāmaha)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• pitāmaha – grandfather, progenitor
  noun (masculine)