वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-23, verse-42

तानब्रवीत्ततो रक्षो वरुणाय निवेद्यताम् ।
रावणं चाब्रवीन्मन्त्री प्रभासो नाम वारुणः ॥४२॥

42. tānabravīttato rakṣo varuṇāya nivedyatām ,
rāvaṇaṃ cābravīnmantrī prabhāso nāma vāruṇaḥ.

42. tān abravīt tataḥ rakṣaḥ varuṇāya nivedyatām
rāvaṇam ca abravīt mantrī prabhāsaḥ nāma vāruṇaḥ

42. Then the demon said to them, "Report this to Varuṇa!" And the minister named Prabhāsa, a follower of Varuṇa, also spoke to Rāvaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - to them, those (masc. plural)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

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

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the demon

• वरुणाय (varuṇāya) - to Varuṇa

• निवेद्यताम् (nivedyatām) - let it be announced / reported

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa (accusative)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• मन्त्री (mantrī) - the minister, counselor

• प्रभासः (prabhāsaḥ) - Prabhāsa (a proper name)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named

• वारुणः (vāruṇaḥ) - a follower of Varuṇa

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - to them, those (masc. plural)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

imperfect active, 3rd person singular

Root: brū (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the demon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - a demon, a goblin, an evil spirit

वरुणाय (varuṇāya) - to Varuṇa

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuṇa (a Vedic deity, god of waters)

निवेद्यताम् (nivedyatām) - let it be announced / reported

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of nivedya

optative passive, 3rd person singular, from ni-√vid (4th class)

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 4)

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (king of Laṅkā, a demon)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

imperfect active, 3rd person singular

Root: brū (class 2)

मन्त्री (mantrī) - the minister, counselor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantrin

mantrin - a minister, counselor

प्रभासः (prabhāsaḥ) - Prabhāsa (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhāsa

prabhāsa - Prabhāsa (a proper name, means 'lustre')

नाम (nāma) - by name, named

(indeclinable)

used adverbially to mean 'named' or 'by name'

वारुणः (vāruṇaḥ) - a follower of Varuṇa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāruṇa

vāruṇa - relating to Varuṇa, belonging to Varuṇa, a follower of Varuṇa

derived from Varuṇa