वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-20, verse-2

नारदस्तु महातेजा देवर्षिरमितप्रभः ।
अब्रवीन्मेघपृष्ठस्थो रावणं पुष्पके स्थितम् ॥२॥

2. nāradastu mahātejā devarṣiramitaprabhaḥ ,
abravīnmeghapṛṣṭhastho rāvaṇaṃ puṣpake sthitam.

2. nāradaḥ tu mahātejāḥ devarṣiḥ amitaprabhaḥ
abravīt meghapṛṣṭhasthaḥ rāvaṇam puṣpake sthitam

2. nāradaḥ tu mahātejāḥ amitaprabhaḥ devarṣiḥ
meghapṛṣṭhasthaḥ puṣpake sthitam rāvaṇam abravīt

2. But Nārada, the greatly effulgent divine sage (devarṣi) of immeasurable splendor, standing on the back of a cloud, spoke to Rāvaṇa, who was situated in the Puṣpaka air-chariot.

Words meanings summery:

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (Nārada (name of a divine sage))

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent (greatly effulgent, of great splendor)

• देवर्षिः (devarṣiḥ) - divine sage (devarṣi) (divine sage)

• अमितप्रभः (amitaprabhaḥ) - of immeasurable splendor (of immeasurable splendor, of infinite light)

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

• मेघपृष्ठस्थः (meghapṛṣṭhasthaḥ) - standing on the back of a cloud

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa (name of the Rākṣasa king))

• पुष्पके (puṣpake) - in the Puṣpaka air-chariot (in the Puṣpaka (chariot), in the flowered)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated (in the Puṣpaka) (situated, standing, abiding)

Words meanings and morphology

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (Nārada (name of a divine sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

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

Root: nṛ

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent (greatly effulgent, of great splendor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly effulgent, of great splendor or power

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'nāradaḥ'

देवर्षिः (devarṣiḥ) - divine sage (devarṣi) (divine sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devarṣi

devarṣi - divine sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+ṛṣi)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ

Note: Appositive to 'nāradaḥ'

अमितप्रभः (amitaprabhaḥ) - of immeasurable splendor (of immeasurable splendor, of infinite light)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amitaprabha

amitaprabha - of immeasurable splendor, of infinite light

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amita+prabha)

• amita – unmeasured, infinite, boundless
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root mā with prefix a- (negation) and i- (prefix for perfect forms)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 2)
• prabha – splendor, light, radiance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'nāradaḥ'

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

(verb)

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

imperfect tense

formed from root √brū (2nd class)

Root: brū (class 2)

मेघपृष्ठस्थः (meghapṛṣṭhasthaḥ) - standing on the back of a cloud

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meghapṛṣṭhastha

meghapṛṣṭhastha - standing on the back of a cloud

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (megha+pṛṣṭha+stha)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mih (class 1)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pṛ
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'nāradaḥ'

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa (name of the Rākṣasa king))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (the antagonist of the Rāmāyaṇa)

Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'

पुष्पके (puṣpake) - in the Puṣpaka air-chariot (in the Puṣpaka (chariot), in the flowered)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of puṣpaka

puṣpaka - Puṣpaka (Vimāna, air-chariot of Kubera, later Rāvaṇa); flowered, decorated with flowers

Root: puṣ (class 4)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated (in the Puṣpaka) (situated, standing, abiding)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, being in, firm

past passive participle

derived from root √sthā (1st class, 'to stand')

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'rāvaṇam'