वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-2, verse-3

अहं ते रावणस्येदं कुलं जन्म च राघव ।
वरप्रदानं च तथा तस्मै दत्तं ब्रवीमि ते ॥३॥

3. ahaṃ te rāvaṇasyedaṃ kulaṃ janma ca rāghava ,
varapradānaṃ ca tathā tasmai dattaṃ bravīmi te.

3. aham te rāvaṇasya idam kulam janma ca rāghava |
varapradānam ca tathā tasmai dattam bravīmi te

3. rāghava aham te rāvaṇasya idam kulam ca janma bravīmi
tathā ca tasmai dattam varapradānam te bravīmi

3. O Rāghava, I will tell you about Rāvaṇa's lineage and birth, and also how boons were granted to him.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ते (te) - to you (Rāghava) (to you (singular), of you (singular))

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

• इदम् (idam) - this (lineage and birth) (this, these)

• कुलम् (kulam) - lineage, family, race

• जन्म (janma) - birth, origin, existence

• च (ca) - and, also

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava

• वरप्रदानम् (varapradānam) - granting of boons, bestowal of wishes

• च (ca) - and, also

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, also

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to him (Rāvaṇa) (to him, for him)

• दत्तम् (dattam) - given, granted, bestowed

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I tell, I say, I speak

• ते (te) - to you (Rāghava) (to you (singular), of you (singular))

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

ते (te) - to you (Rāghava) (to you (singular), of you (singular))

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Context implies dative 'to you' as recipient of information.

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Laṅkā)

इदम् (idam) - this (lineage and birth) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Also possible as nominative singular; context implies accusative modifying 'kulam' and 'janma'.

कुलम् (kulam) - lineage, family, race

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan, house

Note: Object of 'bravīmi'.

जन्म (janma) - birth, origin, existence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, existence, life

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'bravīmi'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a name for Rāma

वरप्रदानम् (varapradānam) - granting of boons, bestowal of wishes

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varapradāna

varapradāna - granting of boons, bestowal of wishes

Compound type : tatpurusha (vara+pradāna)

• vara – boon, blessing, wish
  noun (masculine)
• pradāna – giving, granting, bestowal
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix pra- and root √dā (to give)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'bravīmi'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

तस्मै (tasmai) - to him (Rāvaṇa) (to him, for him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

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

दत्तम् (dattam) - given, granted, bestowed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, bestowed, placed

Past Passive Participle

From root √dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Functions adjectivally, modifying 'varapradānam'.

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I tell, I say, I speak

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

ते (te) - to you (Rāghava) (to you (singular), of you (singular))

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Context implies dative 'to you' as recipient of information. Repetition for emphasis or stylistic variation.