वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-11, verse-29

एष तात दशग्रीवो दूतं प्रेषितवान्मम ।
दीयतां नगरी लङ्का पूर्वं रक्षोगणोषिता ।
मयात्र यदनुष्ठेयं तन्ममाचक्ष्व सुव्रत ॥२९॥

29. eṣa tāta daśagrīvo dūtaṃ preṣitavānmama ,
dīyatāṃ nagarī laṅkā pūrvaṃ rakṣogaṇoṣitā ,
mayātra yadanuṣṭheyaṃ tanmamācakṣva suvrata.

29. eṣa tāta daśagrīvaḥ dūtam preṣitavān
mama dīyatām nagarī laṅkā pūrvam
rakṣogaṇoṣitā mayā atra yat
anuṣṭheyam tat mama ācakṣva suvratā

29. tāta eṣaḥ daśagrīvaḥ mama dūtam
preṣitavān pūrvam rakṣogaṇoṣitā
nagarī laṅkā dīyatām suvratā mayā
atra yat anuṣṭheyam tat mama ācakṣva

29. Father, this Daśagrīva has sent an envoy to me (with the message): 'Let the city of Laṅkā, which was formerly inhabited by the hosts of rākṣasas, be given (to me).' O virtuous one, please tell me what I should do in this matter.

Words meanings summery:

• एष (eṣa) - this (masculine)

• तात (tāta) - father, dear one

• दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (ten-necked one)

• दूतम् (dūtam) - envoy, messenger

• प्रेषितवान् (preṣitavān) - has sent

• मम (mama) - to me, my

• दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it be given

• नगरी (nagarī) - city, town

• लङ्का (laṅkā) - Laṅkā (proper name)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously

• रक्षोगणोषिता (rakṣogaṇoṣitā) - dwelt in by hosts of rākṣasas

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• अनुष्ठेयम् (anuṣṭheyam) - ought to be done, to be performed

• तत् (tat) - that

• मम (mama) - to me, my

• आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, relate

• सुव्रता (suvratā) - O virtuous one, O one of good vows

Words meanings and morphology

एष (eṣa) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this

तात (tāta) - father, dear one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one

दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (ten-necked one)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - ten-necked

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+grīvā)

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

दूतम् (dūtam) - envoy, messenger

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy

प्रेषितवान् (preṣitavān) - has sent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of preṣitavat

preṣitavat - having sent, sent

past active participle (kṛt affix -tavat)

from root `iṣ` (to send) with prefix `pra-` and causative stem `eṣay-`

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 6)

मम (mama) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it be given

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dā

passive imperative

3rd person singular form of the passive imperative

Root: dā (class 3)

नगरी (nagarī) - city, town

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nagarī

nagarī - city, town

लङ्का (laṅkā) - Laṅkā (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (name of a city/island, the capital of Rāvaṇa)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

रक्षोगणोषिता (rakṣogaṇoṣitā) - dwelt in by hosts of rākṣasas

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rakṣogaṇoṣita

rakṣogaṇoṣita - inhabited by hosts of rākṣasas

compound, describing a feminine noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rakṣogaṇa+uṣita)

• rakṣogaṇa – host of rākṣasas, group of demons
  noun (masculine)
• uṣita – dwelt in, inhabited
  adjective (feminine)
  past passive participle
  formed from root `vas` (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

अनुष्ठेयम् (anuṣṭheyam) - ought to be done, to be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anuṣṭheya

anuṣṭheya - to be done, to be performed, suitable to be done

gerundive (kṛtya suffix -eya)

formed from root `sthā` (to stand/do) with prefix `anu-`

Prefix: anu

Root: sthā (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मम (mama) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, relate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ācakṣ

imperative middle

2nd person singular form with prefix `ā-`

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

सुव्रता (suvratā) - O virtuous one, O one of good vows

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of suvrata

suvrata - of good vows, virtuous, pious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+vrata)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)