वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-20, verse-16

स तु शारदमेघाभं मुक्त्वा हासं दशाननः ।
उवाच कृतमित्येव वचनं चेदमब्रवीत् ॥१६॥

16. sa tu śāradameghābhaṃ muktvā hāsaṃ daśānanaḥ ,
uvāca kṛtamityeva vacanaṃ cedamabravīt.

16. saḥ tu śāradameghābham muktvā hāsam daśānanaḥ
| uvāca kṛtam iti eva vacanam ca idam abravīt

16. saḥ tu daśānanaḥ śāradameghābham hāsam muktvā
kṛtam iti eva uvāca ca idam vacanam abravīt

16. But Daśānana, letting out a laugh that resembled an autumn cloud, merely said, "It is done," and uttered this word.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• तु (tu) - but (but, yet, indeed, on the other hand)

• शारदमेघाभम् (śāradameghābham) - resembling an autumn cloud

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

• हासम् (hāsam) - a laugh (laugh, laughter, mirth)

• दशाननः (daśānanaḥ) - Daśānana (Rāvaṇa) (Daśānana (Rāvaṇa), the ten-faced one)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - "It is done" (done, made, accomplished)

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

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

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word (word, speech, saying)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• इदम् (idam) - this (word) (this, this one)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he said, he spoke)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

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

Note: Refers to Daśānana.

तु (tu) - but (but, yet, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

शारदमेघाभम् (śāradameghābham) - resembling an autumn cloud

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāradameghābha

śāradameghābha - resembling an autumn cloud

Compound type : upamāna-pūrvapada bahuvrīhi (śārada+megha+ābha)

• śārada – autumnal, relating to autumn
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from śarad (autumn)
• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  From √mih (to sprinkle, shed)
  Root: mih (class 1)
• ābha – resembling, shining, like
  adjective (masculine)
  From ā + √bhā (to shine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Modifies `hāsam`.

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

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Formed from root √muc (to release, free, utter) with suffix -tvā

Root: muc (class 6)

हासम् (hāsam) - a laugh (laugh, laughter, mirth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hāsa

hāsa - laugh, laughter, mirth, ridicule

From √has (to laugh)

Root: has (class 1)

दशाननः (daśānanaḥ) - Daśānana (Rāvaṇa) (Daśānana (Rāvaṇa), the ten-faced one)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśānana

daśānana - having ten faces/heads (epithet of Rāvaṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+ānana)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• ānana – face, mouth, countenance
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā

Note: Subject of `uvāca` and `abravīt`.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

From √vac, perfect tense, parasmaipada.

Root: vac (class 2)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - "It is done" (done, made, accomplished)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, accomplished, acted

Past Passive Participle

From √kṛ (to do, make) + -ta suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Forms part of the direct speech.

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

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, utterance

From √vac (to speak) + -ana suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (word) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

from √brū, reduplicated class 2, parasmaipada. Form with 'a' augment indicating past tense.

Root: brū (class 2)