वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-11, verse-24

इत्युक्तः स तदा गत्वा प्रहस्तो वाक्यकोविदः ।
दशग्रीववचः सर्वं वित्तेशाय न्यवेदयत् ॥२४॥

24. ityuktaḥ sa tadā gatvā prahasto vākyakovidaḥ ,
daśagrīvavacaḥ sarvaṃ vitteśāya nyavedayat.

24. iti uktaḥ sa tadā gatvā prahastaḥ vākyakovidaḥ
daśagrīvavacaḥ sarvam vitteśāya nyavedayat

24. Thus addressed, Prahasta, skilled in speech, then went and reported all of Daśagrīva's words to Kubera, the lord of wealth.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

• स (sa) - he (he, that)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• प्रहस्तः (prahastaḥ) - Prahasta (Prahasta (a proper name))

• वाक्यकोविदः (vākyakovidaḥ) - skilled in speech (skilled in speech, eloquent)

• दशग्रीववचः (daśagrīvavacaḥ) - Daśagrīva's words (words of Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa))

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, whole, entire)

• वित्तेशाय (vitteśāya) - to Kubera, the lord of wealth (to the lord of wealth, to Kubera)

• न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - reported (reported, informed, submitted)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, uttered

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak), irregular participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' and 'prahastaḥ'.

स (sa) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Prahasta.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Indeclinable participle formed with suffix -tvā from root gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

प्रहस्तः (prahastaḥ) - Prahasta (Prahasta (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasta

prahasta - a proper name (chief of Rāvaṇa's army), a hand

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

वाक्यकोविदः (vākyakovidaḥ) - skilled in speech (skilled in speech, eloquent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyakovida

vākyakovida - skilled in speech, expert in words

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vākya+kovida)

• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
  From root vac (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)
• kovida – skilled, expert, learned
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'prahastaḥ'.

दशग्रीववचः (daśagrīvavacaḥ) - Daśagrīva's words (words of Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daśagrīvavacas

daśagrīvavacas - words of Daśagrīva

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (daśagrīva+vacas)

• daśagrīva – Rāvaṇa (having ten heads)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  From root vac (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, whole, entire)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'daśagrīvavacaḥ'.

वित्तेशाय (vitteśāya) - to Kubera, the lord of wealth (to the lord of wealth, to Kubera)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vitteśa

vitteśa - lord of wealth (an epithet of Kubera)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vitta+īśa)

• vitta – wealth, property, possession
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vid (class 6)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From root īś (to rule).
  Root: īś (class 2)

न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - reported (reported, informed, submitted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ni-ved

Root vid (to know) in 10th conjugation (vedaya) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 10)

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