वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-11, verse-18

एवमुक्तो दशग्रीवः प्रहस्तेन दुरात्मना ।
चिन्तयित्वा मुहूर्तं वै बाढमित्येव सो ऽब्रवीत् ॥१८॥

18. evamukto daśagrīvaḥ prahastena durātmanā ,
cintayitvā muhūrtaṃ vai bāḍhamityeva so'bravīt.

18. evam uktaḥ daśagrīvaḥ prahastena durātmanā
cintayitvā muhūrtam vai bāḍham iti eva saḥ abravīt

18. durātmanā prahastena evam uktaḥ daśagrīvaḥ
muhūrtam cintayitvā vai saḥ bāḍham iti eva abravīt

18. Addressed thus by the evil-minded Prahasta, Daśagrīva, having reflected for a moment, then said, 'So be it!'

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

• दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)

• प्रहस्तेन (prahastena) - by Prahasta

• दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - by the evil-minded one, by the wicked one

• चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having thought, having reflected

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, a short time

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• बाढम् (bāḍham) - So be it! (certainly, strongly, yes, so be it)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• सः (saḥ) - he

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, addressed, told

past passive participle

From root vac (to speak) + suffix -ta. Root undergoes samprasarana (vac -> uc)

Root: vac (class 2)

दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - Daśagrīva (a name of Rāvaṇa, meaning 'ten-necked')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+grīva)

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

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्रहस्तेन (prahastena) - by Prahasta

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prahasta

prahasta - Prahasta (name of a rākṣasa, a general of Rāvaṇa)

Note: Agent of 'uktaḥ'.

दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - by the evil-minded one, by the wicked one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, malicious person

From dus (bad) + ātman (self, spirit)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating badness or difficulty
• ātman – self (ātman), soul, essence, mind
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having thought, having reflected

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root cint (to think) + causal suffix -i + suffix -tvā

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Precedes the main verb.

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, a short time

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, a short time (also a specific time unit)

Note: Adverbial accusative of time.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

बाढम् (bāḍham) - So be it! (certainly, strongly, yes, so be it)

(indeclinable)

Past passive participle of root badh (to bind) or from root bādh (to oppress, distress). Often used as an indeclinable 'yes'.

Note: Quotation.

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Daśagrīva.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)