वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-11, verse-11

उक्तवन्तं तथा वाक्यं दशग्रीवं निशाचरः ।
प्रहस्तः प्रश्रितं वाक्यमिदमाह सकारणम् ॥११॥

11. uktavantaṃ tathā vākyaṃ daśagrīvaṃ niśācaraḥ ,
prahastaḥ praśritaṃ vākyamidamāha sakāraṇam.

11. uktavantam tathā vākyam daśagrīvam niśācaraḥ
prahastaḥ praśritam vākyam idam āha sakāraṇam

11. To Daśagrīva, who had thus spoken, the night-stalker Prahasta spoke these respectful words, giving reasons.

Words meanings summery:

• उक्तवन्तम् (uktavantam) - who had spoken, having spoken

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

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• दशग्रीवम् (daśagrīvam) - to Daśagrīva, to the ten-necked one

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - night-stalker, demon (Rākṣasa)

• प्रहस्तः (prahastaḥ) - Prahasta (name of a Rākṣasa)

• प्रश्रितम् (praśritam) - respectful, humble, modest

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• इदम् (idam) - this

• आह (āha) - said, spoke

• सकारणम् (sakāraṇam) - with reasons, with cause, with justification

Words meanings and morphology

उक्तवन्तम् (uktavantam) - who had spoken, having spoken

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uktavat

uktavat - having spoken, who has spoken

Past Active Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -tavat (ktavatu)

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

Root: vac

दशग्रीवम् (daśagrīvam) - to Daśagrīva, to the ten-necked one

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - ten-necked, Rāvaṇa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśa+grīva)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• grīva – neck
  noun (feminine)

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - night-stalker, demon (Rākṣasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-mover, night-stalker, demon

Formed from niśā (night) and cara (moving, going)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, wanderer
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from root car
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to Prahasta here.

प्रहस्तः (prahastaḥ) - Prahasta (name of a Rākṣasa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasta

prahasta - Prahasta (a minister of Rāvaṇa)

प्रश्रितम् (praśritam) - respectful, humble, modest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of praśrita

praśrita - respectful, humble, modest

Past Passive Participle

From pra + śri (to lean, resort to)

Prefix: pra

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vākyam

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

Root: vac

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

आह (āha) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of āha

perfect tense form

From root ah (to say), irregular perfect.

Root: ah (class 2)

सकारणम् (sakāraṇam) - with reasons, with cause, with justification

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sakāraṇa

sakāraṇa - with cause, with reason, justified

From sa (with) + kāraṇa (reason)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+kāraṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, motive
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used adverbially.