वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-18, verse-19

रावणे तु गते देवाः सेन्द्राश्चैव दिवौकसः ।
ततः स्वां योनिमासाद्य तानि सत्त्वान्यथाब्रुवन् ॥१९॥

19. rāvaṇe tu gate devāḥ sendrāścaiva divaukasaḥ ,
tataḥ svāṃ yonimāsādya tāni sattvānyathābruvan.

19. rāvaṇe tu gate devāḥ sa-indrāḥ ca eva divaukasaḥ
tataḥ svām yonim āsādya tāni sattvāni atha abruvan

19. tu rāvaṇe gate sa-indrāḥ ca eva devāḥ divaukasaḥ
tataḥ svām yonim āsādya tāni sattvāni atha abruvan

19. However, once Ravana had departed, the gods and other celestials, headed by Indra, then reassumed their original forms and spoke as follows.

Words meanings summery:

• रावणे (rāvaṇe) - when Ravana (locative absolute) (in Ravana, when Ravana)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• गते (gate) - after his departure (locative absolute) (having gone, departed)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• स-इन्द्राः (sa-indrāḥ) - headed by Indra (with Indra, accompanied by Indra)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - celestials, inhabitants of heaven

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• स्वाम् (svām) - their own, his own

• योनिम् (yonim) - original forms or species (form, origin, source, womb)

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained, having assumed

• तानि (tāni) - those beings (those, them)

• सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - beings, creatures, entities

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thus, accordingly

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

Words meanings and morphology

रावणे (rāvaṇe) - when Ravana (locative absolute) (in Ravana, when Ravana)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (proper name of the demon king)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'gate'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

गते (gate) - after his departure (locative absolute) (having gone, departed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, passed

Past Passive Participle

from √gam 'to go'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'rāvaṇe'.

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, celestial

from √div 'to shine'

Root: div (class 1)

स-इन्द्राः (sa-indrāḥ) - headed by Indra (with Indra, accompanied by Indra)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saindra

saindra - with Indra, accompanied by Indra

from sa ('with') + Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+indra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity, chief of the gods)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with devāḥ and divaukasaḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - celestials, inhabitants of heaven

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of divaukas

divaukas - dweller in heaven, celestial

from div ('heaven') + okas ('dwelling')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (div+okas)

• div – heaven, sky, day
  noun (feminine)
• okas – abode, dwelling, home
  noun (neuter)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

स्वाम् (svām) - their own, his own

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, own

accusative singular feminine of 'sva'

Note: Agrees with 'yonim'.

योनिम् (yonim) - original forms or species (form, origin, source, womb)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yoni

yoni - womb, source, origin, birthplace, form, species, lineage

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained, having assumed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from ā-√sad 'to approach, obtain, reach' with -ya suffix for absolutive in compound verbs

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

तानि (tāni) - those beings (those, them)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

nominative/accusative plural neuter of 'tad'

Note: Agrees with 'sattvāni'.

सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - beings, creatures, entities

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sattva

sattva - being, creature, essence, reality, existence, courage

from √as 'to be'

Root: as (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, now, thus, accordingly

(indeclinable)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of bru

Root: bru (class 2)

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