वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-10, verse-38

तथेत्युक्त्वा प्रविष्टा सा प्रजापतिरथाब्रवीत् ।
कुम्भकर्ण महाबाहो वरं वरय यो मतः ॥३८॥

38. tathetyuktvā praviṣṭā sā prajāpatirathābravīt ,
kumbhakarṇa mahābāho varaṃ varaya yo mataḥ.

38. tathā iti uktvā praviṣṭā sā prajāpatiḥ atha
abravīt kumbhakarṇa mahābāho varam varaya yaḥ mataḥ

38. sā tathā iti uktvā praviṣṭā atha prajāpatiḥ abravīt
he kumbhakarṇa he mahābāho yaḥ mataḥ varam varaya

38. Having said "So be it," she (Sarasvati) entered. Then Lord Brahmā spoke, "O mighty-armed Kumbhakarṇa, choose the boon that is desired by you."

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• इति (iti) - thus, so; marks direct speech or quotation

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• प्रविष्टा (praviṣṭā) - entered, having entered

• सा (sā) - Sarasvati (she)

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Lord Brahmā (Lord of creatures, creator god)

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• कुम्भकर्ण (kumbhakarṇa) - O Kumbhakarna

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, choice

• वरय (varaya) - choose, ask for, request

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which (masculine singular nominative)

• मतः (mataḥ) - desired (by you) (desired, thought of, considered, approved)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so; marks direct speech or quotation

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive form from the root vac (to speak), irregular past participle stem ukta-.

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रविष्टा (praviṣṭā) - entered, having entered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, gone into, initiated into

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root viś (to enter) with prefix pra- and suffix -kta.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

सा (sā) - Sarasvati (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Lord Brahmā (Lord of creatures, creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, Prajāpati (often identified with Brahmā)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, subjects, creatures
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

कुम्भकर्ण (kumbhakarṇa) - O Kumbhakarna

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarṇa (a Rākṣasa, brother of Rāvaṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kumbha+karṇa)

• kumbha – pot, pitcher, elephant's frontal globe
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - one with mighty arms, mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, choice

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, wish, choice, excellent, best

Derived from root vṛ (to choose, wish)

Root: vṛ (class 9)

वरय (varaya) - choose, ask for, request

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 9)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

मतः (mataḥ) - desired (by you) (desired, thought of, considered, approved)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, believed, considered, desired, approved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root man (to think) with suffix -kta.

Root: man (class 4)