वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-12, verse-16

प्रहसन्प्राह दैत्येन्द्रो राक्षसेन्द्रमिदं वचः ।
इयं ममात्मजा राजन् हेमयाप्सरसा धृता ।
कन्या मन्दोदरी नाम पत्न्यर्थं प्रतिगृह्यताम् ॥१६॥

16. prahasanprāha daityendro rākṣasendramidaṃ vacaḥ ,
iyaṃ mamātmajā rājan hemayāpsarasā dhṛtā ,
kanyā mandodarī nāma patnyarthaṃ pratigṛhyatām.

16. prahasan prāha daityendraḥ rākṣasendram
idam vacaḥ iyam mama ātmajā
rājan hemayā apsarasā dhṛtā kanyā
mandodarī nāma patnyartham pratigṛhyatām

16. prahasan daityendraḥ rākṣasendram
idam vacaḥ prāha rājan iyam mama ātmajā
hemayā apsarasā dhṛtā nāma
mandodarī kanyā patnyartham pratigṛhyatām

16. Smiling, the king of daityas (Maya) spoke these words to the king of rākṣasas: 'This daughter of mine, O king, was conceived by the apsaras Hemā. Let this maiden, named Mandodarī, be accepted as your wife.'

Words meanings summery:

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling, laughing

• प्राह (prāha) - he said, he spoke

• दैत्येन्द्रः (daityendraḥ) - king of daityas (Maya) (king of daityas, lord of demons)

• राक्षसेन्द्रम् (rākṣasendram) - to the king of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) (to the king of rākṣasas, to the chief of demons)

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

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

• इयम् (iyam) - this (daughter) (this (feminine))

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• आत्मजा (ātmajā) - my own daughter (daughter, one born from oneself)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king (Rāvaṇa) (O king)

• हेमया (hemayā) - by the apsaras Hemā (by Hemā)

• अप्सरसा (apsarasā) - by the apsaras Hemā (by an apsaras, by a celestial nymph)

• धृता (dhṛtā) - conceived or borne (by Hemā) (borne, held, maintained, conceived)

• कन्या (kanyā) - the maiden (Mandodarī) (maiden, girl, daughter)

• मन्दोदरी (mandodarī) - Mandodarī (name of Rāvaṇa's wife)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

• पत्न्यर्थम् (patnyartham) - for the purpose of a wife, as a wife

• प्रतिगृह्यताम् (pratigṛhyatām) - let her be accepted, let her be taken

Words meanings and morphology

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling, laughing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahasat - smiling, laughing

Present Active Participle

From root √has (to laugh) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

प्राह (prāha) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of prahā

Perfect Third Person Singular

From root √ah (to say) with prefix pra-, but historically treated as a special form of √brū

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

दैत्येन्द्रः (daityendraḥ) - king of daityas (Maya) (king of daityas, lord of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daityendra

daityendra - king of daityas (demons)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daitya+indra)

• daitya – a descendant of Diti, a demon, an asura
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Maya, the father of Mandodarī.

राक्षसेन्द्रम् (rākṣasendram) - to the king of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) (to the king of rākṣasas, to the chief of demons)

(noun)

Accusative, 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)

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

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

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

From root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

इयम् (iyam) - this (daughter) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person singular pronoun

आत्मजा (ātmajā) - my own daughter (daughter, one born from oneself)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmajā

ātmajā - daughter

Feminine form of ātmaja (self-born, son)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

राजन् (rājan) - O king (Rāvaṇa) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Addressing Rāvaṇa.

हेमया (hemayā) - by the apsaras Hemā (by Hemā)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of hemā

hemā - Hemā (name of an apsaras)

अप्सरसा (apsarasā) - by the apsaras Hemā (by an apsaras, by a celestial nymph)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of apsaras

apsaras - a celestial nymph, an apsaras

धृता (dhṛtā) - conceived or borne (by Hemā) (borne, held, maintained, conceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhṛta

dhṛta - borne, held, supported, conceived

Past Passive Participle

From root √dhṛ (to bear, hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

कन्या (kanyā) - the maiden (Mandodarī) (maiden, girl, daughter)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

मन्दोदरी (mandodarī) - Mandodarī (name of Rāvaṇa's wife)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mandodarī

mandodarī - Mandodarī (name of Rāvaṇa's wife)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manda+udara)

• manda – slow, dull, slender
  adjective (masculine)
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

Note: Name of Maya's daughter.

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially, or as an indeclinable derived from nāman

पत्न्यर्थम् (patnyartham) - for the purpose of a wife, as a wife

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (patnī+artha)

• patnī – wife, mistress of a house
  noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to express purpose.

प्रतिगृह्यताम् (pratigṛhyatām) - let her be accepted, let her be taken

(verb)

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

Imperative Third Person Singular, Passive Voice

From root √grah (to seize, take) with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)