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

तं प्रहस्याब्रवीद् रक्ष इक्ष्वाकुं पृथिवीपतिम् ।
किमिदानीं त्वया प्राप्तं फलं मां प्रति युध्यता ॥१८॥

18. taṃ prahasyābravīd rakṣa ikṣvākuṃ pṛthivīpatim ,
kimidānīṃ tvayā prāptaṃ phalaṃ māṃ prati yudhyatā.

18. tam prahasya abravīt rakṣaḥ ikṣvākum pṛthivīpatim
kim idānīm tvayā prāptam phalam mām prati yudhyatā

18. rakṣaḥ tam ikṣvākum pṛthivīpatim prahasya abravīt
tvayā mām prati yudhyatā idānīm kim phalam prāptam

18. Laughing loudly, the rākṣasa said to that Ikṣvāku king, the lord of the earth, 'What result have you now obtained by fighting against me?'

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having laughed loudly, laughing (absolutive)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - The specific rākṣasa (Rāvaṇa) speaking to the king. (the rākṣasa (demon))

• इक्ष्वाकुम् (ikṣvākum) - Referring to the king of the Ikṣvāku dynasty, addressed by the rākṣasa. (to Ikṣvāku (king), descendant of Ikṣvāku)

• पृथिवीपतिम् (pṛthivīpatim) - the lord of the earth, the king

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, gained, achieved

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• माम् (mām) - me

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against

• युध्यता (yudhyatā) - by the one fighting, by fighting

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having laughed loudly, laughing (absolutive)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root 'has' (to laugh) with prefix 'pra', forming an absolutive.

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of √brū

Imperfect (Laṅ) form, 3rd person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - The specific rākṣasa (Rāvaṇa) speaking to the king. (the rākṣasa (demon))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit

इक्ष्वाकुम् (ikṣvākum) - Referring to the king of the Ikṣvāku dynasty, addressed by the rākṣasa. (to Ikṣvāku (king), descendant of Ikṣvāku)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ikṣvāku

ikṣvāku - name of a celebrated ancient king, progenitor of the solar dynasty

पृथिवीपतिम् (pṛthivīpatim) - the lord of the earth, the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'ikṣvākum'.

किम् (kim) - what, why

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, why

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular, dual, plural)

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, gained, achieved

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, gained, reached, acquired

Past Passive Participle

From root 'āp' (to obtain, reach) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'phalam'.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

प्रति (prati) - towards, against

(indeclinable)

युध्यता (yudhyatā) - by the one fighting, by fighting

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yudhyat

yudhyat - fighting, warring

Present Active Participle

From root 'yudh' (to fight), class 4 (Dīvādi).

Root: yudh (class 4)