वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-14, verse-4

तं निविष्टं गिरौ तस्मिन् राक्षसेन्द्रं निशम्य तु ।
राज्ञो भ्रातायमित्युक्त्वा गता यत्र धनेश्वरः ॥४॥

4. taṃ niviṣṭaṃ girau tasmin rākṣasendraṃ niśamya tu ,
rājño bhrātāyamityuktvā gatā yatra dhaneśvaraḥ.

4. taṃ niviṣṭaṃ girau tasmin rākṣasendraṃ niśamya tu
rājñaḥ bhrātā ayam iti uktvā gatāḥ yatra dhaneśvaraḥ

4. tu tasmin girau niviṣṭaṃ taṃ rākṣasendraṃ niśamya,
rājñaḥ bhrātā ayam iti uktvā,
yatra dhaneśvaraḥ gatāḥ

4. Perceiving him, the king of the rākṣasas, to be settled on that mountain, (they) then went to where the lord of wealth (Kubera) resided, saying, 'This is the brother of the king.'

Words meanings summery:

• तं (taṁ) - him

• निविष्टं (niviṣṭaṁ) - settled, entered, seated

• गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that

• राक्षसेन्द्रं (rākṣasendraṁ) - the king of rākṣasas

• निशम्य (niśamya) - having perceived, having heard, having noticed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of King Kubera (of the king)

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• गताः (gatāḥ) - they went, having gone

• यत्र (yatra) - where

• धनेश्वरः (dhaneśvaraḥ) - Kubera, the lord of wealth (the lord of wealth)

Words meanings and morphology

तं (taṁ) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (pronoun); he, she, it

निविष्टं (niviṣṭaṁ) - settled, entered, seated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niviṣṭa

niviṣṭa - entered, settled, seated, placed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √viś 'to enter' with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: √viś (class 6)

गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

Note: Agrees with 'girau'.

राक्षसेन्द्रं (rākṣasendraṁ) - the king of rākṣasas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of rākṣasas, king of demons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

निशम्य (niśamya) - having perceived, having heard, having noticed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √śam 'to be calm, to observe, to hear' with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: √śam (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of King Kubera (of the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √vac 'to speak, say'.

Root: √vac (class 2)

गताः (gatāḥ) - they went, having gone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, departed, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √gam 'to go'.

Root: √gam (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where

(indeclinable)

धनेश्वरः (dhaneśvaraḥ) - Kubera, the lord of wealth (the lord of wealth)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhaneśvara

dhaneśvara - lord of wealth; an epithet for Kubera

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+īśvara)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)

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