वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-24, verse-19

ततः स्वसारमुत्थाप्य रावणः परिसान्त्वयन् ।
अब्रवीत् किमिदं भद्रे वक्तुमर्हसि मे द्रुतम् ॥१९॥

19. tataḥ svasāramutthāpya rāvaṇaḥ parisāntvayan ,
abravīt kimidaṃ bhadre vaktumarhasi me drutam.

19. tataḥ svasāram utthāpya rāvaṇaḥ parisantvayan
abravīt kim idam bhadre vaktum arhasi me drutam

19. Then, Rāvaṇa, lifting his sister up and comforting her, said, "O gentle one, what is this? You should tell me quickly."

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• स्वसारम् (svasāram) - his sister (sister)

• उत्थाप्य (utthāpya) - having raised up, having lifted

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

• परिसन्त्वयन् (parisantvayan) - consoling, comforting

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• किम् (kim) - what?

• इदम् (idam) - this situation/matter (this)

• भद्रे (bhadre) - O good lady, O gentle one

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to tell

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are able, you ought, you should

• मे (me) - to me

• द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly, immediately

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

स्वसारम् (svasāram) - his sister (sister)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svasṛ

svasṛ - sister

Note: Object of 'utthāpya'.

उत्थाप्य (utthāpya) - having raised up, having lifted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (lyap)

Derived from root √sthā (to stand) with upasargas ud- and ā- and causative suffix -i, followed by lyap (suffix for absolutives with prefixes). 'utthāpya' means 'having caused to stand up / having raised'.

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

परिसन्त्वयन् (parisantvayan) - consoling, comforting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parisantvayant

santvay - to console, to comfort

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √tvy (to soothe) with upasarga sam- and pari- (from √santvay - to comfort, to console)

Prefixes: pari+sam

Root: tvy (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'rāvaṇaḥ'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect (Laṅ)

Root √brū, 3rd person singular

Root: brū (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

इदम् (idam) - this situation/matter (this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to the situation.

भद्रे (bhadre) - O good lady, O gentle one

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhadrā

bhadrā - good, auspicious, gentle lady

Vocative form of 'bhadrā' (feminine of 'bhadra').

Note: Address to the sister.

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to tell

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of vac

Infinitive

Derived from root √vac (to speak) + tumun (suffix)

Root: vac (class 2)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are able, you ought, you should

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Indicative

Root √arh, 2nd person singular

Root: arh (class 1)

मे (me) - to me

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me

Enclitic form of 1st person pronoun.

Note: 'to me' with 'vaktum'.

द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly, immediately

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dru (to run) + kta (suffix). Used adverbially here.

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vaktum arhasi'.