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

ततो मरुत्तो नृपतिः को भवानित्युवाच तम् ।
अवहासं ततो मुक्त्वा राक्षसो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥७॥

7. tato marutto nṛpatiḥ ko bhavānityuvāca tam ,
avahāsaṃ tato muktvā rākṣaso vākyamabravīt.

7. tataḥ maruttaḥ nṛpatiḥ kaḥ bhavān iti uvāca tam
avahāsam tataḥ muktvā rākṣasaḥ vākyam abravīt

7. tataḥ nṛpatiḥ maruttaḥ tam kaḥ bhavān iti uvāca
tataḥ rākṣasaḥ avahāsam muktvā vākyam abravīt

7. Then King Marutta said to him, "Who are you?" Thereupon, letting out a scornful laugh, the rākṣasa spoke.

Words meanings summery:

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

• मरुत्तः (maruttaḥ) - King Marutta (Marutta)

• नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, ruler

• कः (kaḥ) - who?, what?

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful), sir

• इति (iti) - quotation marker (thus, so)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तम् (tam) - to Ravana (to him, that)

• अवहासम् (avahāsam) - laughter, scornful laugh

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

• मुक्त्वा (muktvā) - having let out (a laugh) (having released, having abandoned, having uttered)

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - Ravana, the demon (the rākṣasa, demon)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

मरुत्तः (maruttaḥ) - King Marutta (Marutta)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marutta

marutta - Marutta (name of a legendary king)

नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, ruler
  noun (masculine)

कः (kaḥ) - who?, what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful), sir

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (polite form), your honor

Present Active Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be) with suffix -at, used as an honorific pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a respectful second-person pronoun

इति (iti) - quotation marker (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Irregular perfect form of root vac

तम् (tam) - to Ravana (to him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

अवहासम् (avahāsam) - laughter, scornful laugh

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avahāsa

avahāsa - laughter, ridicule, scorn, derision

Derived from root has (to laugh) with prefix ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: has (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

मुक्त्वा (muktvā) - having let out (a laugh) (having released, having abandoned, having uttered)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root muc with suffix -tvā

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Absolutive participle

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - Ravana, the demon (the rākṣasa, demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil being, rākṣasa

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

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