वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-20, verse-1

ततो वित्रासयन्मर्त्यान्पृथिव्यां राक्षसाधिपः ।
आससाद घने तस्मिन्नारदं मुनिसत्तमम् ॥१॥

1. tato vitrāsayanmartyānpṛthivyāṃ rākṣasādhipaḥ ,
āsasāda ghane tasminnāradaṃ munisattamam.

1. tataḥ vitrāsayan martyān pṛthivyām rākṣasādhipaḥ
āsasāda ghane tasmin nāradam munisattamam

1. tataḥ pṛthivyām martyān vitrāsayan rākṣasādhipaḥ
ghane tasmin munisattamam nāradam āsasāda

1. Then, terrifying mortals on earth, the lord of the rākṣasas approached Nārada, the foremost among ascetics (muni), who was in that cloud.

Words meanings summery:

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

• वित्रासयन् (vitrāsayan) - frightening (mortals) (frightening, terrifying, causing to tremble)

• मर्त्यान् (martyān) - mortals (mortals, humans, human beings)

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth (on the earth, in the world)

• राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - the lord of the rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) (lord of rākṣasas, chief of demons)

• आससाद (āsasāda) - approached (Nārada) (approached, attained, came near, sat down)

• घने (ghane) - in that cloud (in the cloud, in the dense, in the solid)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (cloud) (in that, to that, on that)

• नारदम् (nāradam) - Nārada (Nārada (name of a divine sage))

• मुनिसत्तमम् (munisattamam) - the foremost among ascetics (muni) (the best of sages, foremost ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

indeclinable adverb formed from pronominal base tad

वित्रासयन् (vitrāsayan) - frightening (mortals) (frightening, terrifying, causing to tremble)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vitrāsayat

vitrāsayat - frightening, causing to tremble, terrifying

present active participle

derived from the causative of root √trās (10th class, meaning 'to tremble, fear'), with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: trās (class 10)

Note: Modifies rākṣasādhipaḥ

मर्त्यान् (martyān) - mortals (mortals, humans, human beings)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of martya

martya - mortal, human, human being

Root: mṛ

Note: Object of 'vitrāsayan'

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth (on the earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, the earth (as a planet), ground

राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - the lord of the rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) (lord of rākṣasas, chief of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord of rākṣasas, chief of demons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+adhipa)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence

आससाद (āsasāda) - approached (Nārada) (approached, attained, came near, sat down)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ā-sad

perfect tense

formed from root √sad (1st/6th class) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

घने (ghane) - in that cloud (in the cloud, in the dense, in the solid)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ghana

ghana - cloud, dense, thick, solid

Root: han

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (cloud) (in that, to that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'ghane'

नारदम् (nāradam) - Nārada (Nārada (name of a divine sage))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a divine sage, son of Brahmā)

Root: nṛ

Note: Object of 'āsasāda'

मुनिसत्तमम् (munisattamam) - the foremost among ascetics (muni) (the best of sages, foremost ascetic)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of munisattama

munisattama - best of sages, foremost ascetic

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+sattama)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, most eminent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix -tama

Note: Appositive to 'nāradam'