वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-13, verse-16

तस्योपनीते पर्यङ्के वरास्तरणसंवृते ।
उपविश्य दशग्रीवं दूतो वाक्यमथाब्रवीत् ॥१६॥

16. tasyopanīte paryaṅke varāstaraṇasaṃvṛte ,
upaviśya daśagrīvaṃ dūto vākyamathābravīt.

16. tasya upanīte paryaṅke varāstaraṇasaṃvṛte
upaviśya daśagrīvam dūtaḥ vākyam atha abravīt

16. tasya varāstaraṇasaṃvṛte paryaṅke upanīte
dūtaḥ upaviśya atha daśagrīvam vākyam abravīt

16. When an excellent couch covered with fine bedding was brought for him, the messenger sat down and then addressed the ten-necked (Daśagrīva) Ravana with these words.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - for him (Hanuman) (for him, of him)

• उपनीते (upanīte) - brought, presented, offered

• पर्यङ्के (paryaṅke) - on the couch, on the seat

• वरास्तरणसंवृते (varāstaraṇasaṁvṛte) - covered with an excellent covering/bedding

• उपविश्य (upaviśya) - having sat down

• दशग्रीवम् (daśagrīvam) - to the ten-necked (Daśagrīva) Ravana (to the ten-necked one)

• दूतः (dūtaḥ) - the messenger (Hanuman) (messenger, envoy)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - for him (Hanuman) (for him, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

उपनीते (upanīte) - brought, presented, offered

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of upanīta

upanīta - brought, led near, offered, presented

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'nī' (to lead) with prefix 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with paryaṅke.

पर्यङ्के (paryaṅke) - on the couch, on the seat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paryaṅka

paryaṅka - couch, sofa, bed, seat

वरास्तरणसंवृते (varāstaraṇasaṁvṛte) - covered with an excellent covering/bedding

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of varāstaraṇasaṃvṛta

varāstaraṇasaṁvṛta - covered with an excellent covering or bedding

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varāstaraṇa+saṃvṛta)

• varāstaraṇa – excellent covering/bedding
  noun (neuter)
• saṃvṛta – covered, surrounded, enclosed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root 'vṛ' (to cover) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with paryaṅke.

उपविश्य (upaviśya) - having sat down

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund) form of 'viś' with prefix 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

दशग्रीवम् (daśagrīvam) - to the ten-necked (Daśagrīva) Ravana (to the ten-necked one)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - the ten-necked one, Ravana

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+grīvā)

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

दूतः (dūtaḥ) - the messenger (Hanuman) (messenger, envoy)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy, ambassador

Root: dūt (class 1)

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular. Root 'brū' can also be 'vac'.

Root: brū (class 2)