वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-16, verse-25

ततः प्रीतो महादेवः शैलाग्रे विष्ठितस्तदा ।
मुक्त्वा तस्य भुजान् राजन्प्राह वाक्यं दशाननम् ॥२५॥

25. tataḥ prīto mahādevaḥ śailāgre viṣṭhitastadā ,
muktvā tasya bhujān rājanprāha vākyaṃ daśānanam.

25. tataḥ prītaḥ mahādevaḥ śailāgre viṣṭhitaḥ tadā
muktvā tasya bhujān rājan prāha vākyam daśānanam

25. tataḥ tadā śailāgre viṣṭhitaḥ prītaḥ mahādevaḥ rājan,
tasya bhujān muktvā daśānanam vākyam prāha

25. Then, at that moment, the pleased great deity (Mahādeva), situated on the mountain peak, O King, released his (Rāvaṇa's) arms and spoke these words to Daśānana.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, satisfied

• महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Lord Shiva, great deity

• शैलाग्रे (śailāgre) - on the mountain peak, at the top of the mountain

• विष्ठितः (viṣṭhitaḥ) - situated, standing, positioned

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• मुक्त्वा (muktvā) - having released, having freed

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Rāvaṇa) (his, of him, of that)

• भुजान् (bhujān) - arms

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• प्राह (prāha) - he said, spoke

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, words, sentence

• दशाननम् (daśānanam) - to Daśānana (Rāvaṇa), the ten-headed one

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, satisfied, gladdened, beloved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root prī (to please, satisfy) with suffix -ta.

Root: prī (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'mahādevaḥ'.

महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Lord Shiva, great deity

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - great god, Lord Shiva

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• deva – god, deity, divine being
  noun (masculine)

शैलाग्रे (śailāgre) - on the mountain peak, at the top of the mountain

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śailāgra

śailāgra - mountain peak, summit of a mountain

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śaila+agra)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• agra – peak, tip, top, front
  noun (neuter)

विष्ठितः (viṣṭhitaḥ) - situated, standing, positioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṭhita

viṣṭhita - situated, standing, positioned, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sthā (to stand) with prefix vi- and suffix -ta. The 's' changes to 'ṣ' due to sandhi with 'i' from 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mahādevaḥ'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

मुक्त्वा (muktvā) - having released, having freed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root muc (to release, free) with suffix -ktvā.

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb.

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Rāvaṇa) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

भुजान् (bhujān) - arms

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of bhujā

bhujā - arm, hand, branch

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Note: Addressed to a king (possibly Janaka or a similar narrator's audience).

प्राह (prāha) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pra-ah

Perfect tense form of the root ah (to speak), with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: ah

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, words, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - statement, words, sentence, speech

दशाननम् (daśānanam) - to Daśānana (Rāvaṇa), the ten-headed one

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśānana

daśānana - ten-headed, Rāvaṇa

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (daśa+ānana)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• ānana – face, mouth, countenance
  noun (neuter)