वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-12, verse-14

एवमुक्तो राक्षसेन्द्रो विनीतमिदमब्रवीत् ।
अहं पौलस्त्य तनयो दशग्रीवश्च नामतः ॥१४॥

14. evamukto rākṣasendro vinītamidamabravīt ,
ahaṃ paulastya tanayo daśagrīvaśca nāmataḥ.

14. evam uktaḥ rākṣasendraḥ vinītam idam abravīt
aham paulastya tanayaḥ daśagrīvaḥ ca nāmataḥ

14. evam uktaḥ rākṣasendraḥ vinītam idam abravīt
aham paulastya tanayaḥ ca nāmataḥ daśagrīvaḥ

14. When addressed in this manner, the king of rākṣasas humbly replied, saying, 'I am the son of Pulastya, and my name is Daśagrīva.'

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - king of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) (king of rākṣasas, chief of demons)

• विनीतम् (vinītam) - humbly, politely, modestly

• इदम् (idam) - this (speech that follows) (this)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• पौलस्त्य (paulastya) - son of the sage Pulastya (son of Pulastya, descendant of Pulastya)

• तनयः (tanayaḥ) - son, offspring

• दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) (Daśagrīva (one with ten necks))

• च (ca) - and, also

• नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name, according to name

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, uttered

Past Passive Participle

From root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - king of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) (king of rākṣasas, chief of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - king of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – a demon, a rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

विनीतम् (vinītam) - humbly, politely, modestly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From root √nī (to lead) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

इदम् (idam) - this (speech that follows) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect Third Person Singular

From root √brū (to speak)

Root: brū (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person singular pronoun

पौलस्त्य (paulastya) - son of the sage Pulastya (son of Pulastya, descendant of Pulastya)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paulastya

paulastya - descendant of Pulastya, son of Pulastya

Taddhita derivation from Pulastya

Note: Functions adjectivally to describe 'tanaya'.

तनयः (tanayaḥ) - son, offspring

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tanaya

tanaya - son, offspring

From root √tan (to stretch, to procreate)

Root: tan (class 8)

दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) (Daśagrīva (one with ten necks))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - one with ten necks, Daśagrīva (name of Rāvaṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśa+grīva)

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

Note: Name of Rāvaṇa.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name, according to name

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva derivative from nāman (name) with suffix -tas