वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-25, verse-40

तां समुत्थापयामास न भेतव्यमिति ब्रुवन् ।
रावणो राक्षसश्रेष्ठः किं चापि करवाणि ते ॥४०॥

40. tāṃ samutthāpayāmāsa na bhetavyamiti bruvan ,
rāvaṇo rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ kiṃ cāpi karavāṇi te.

40. tām samutthāpayāmāsa na bhetavyam iti bruvan
rāvaṇaḥ rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ kim ca api karavāṇi te

40. rāvaṇaḥ rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ tām samutthāpayāmāsa na
bhetavyam iti bruvan kim ca api te karavāṇi ?

40. Rāvaṇa, the foremost among the rākṣasas, raised her up, saying, 'You have nothing to fear. What else can I do for you?'

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - Kumbhīnasi (her, that (feminine))

• समुत्थापयामास (samutthāpayāmāsa) - he raised up, caused to stand up

• न (na) - not, no

• भेतव्यम् (bhetavyam) - you should not fear (that which should be feared, to be feared)

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating a quote

• ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking, saying

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - The demon king Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa (proper noun))

• राक्षसश्रेष्ठः (rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, as the best among rākṣasas (foremost of rākṣasas, best among demons)

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• करवाणि (karavāṇi) - may I do, let me do

• ते (te) - for Kumbhīnasi (to you, for you)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - Kumbhīnasi (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

समुत्थापयामास (samutthāpayāmāsa) - he raised up, caused to stand up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of samutthāpayāmāsa

Periphrastic Perfect, Causative

Derived from sam-ut-sthā (to stand up) with causative suffix -pi, and then periphrastic perfect form (āmāsa)

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भेतव्यम् (bhetavyam) - you should not fear (that which should be feared, to be feared)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhetavya

bhetavya - to be feared, should be feared

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

Formed from root bhī (to fear) with suffix -tavya

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Used impersonally, 'it should not be feared'.

इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating a quote

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking, saying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

Formed from root brū (to speak) with suffix -śatr̥

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'rāvaṇaḥ'.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - The demon king Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the king of Lanka)

राक्षसश्रेष्ठः (rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, as the best among rākṣasas (foremost of rākṣasas, best among demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasaśreṣṭha

rākṣasaśreṣṭha - foremost of rākṣasas

Compound: rākṣasa-śreṣṭha

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+śreṣṭha)

• rākṣasa – a demon, a rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, most eminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Appositive to 'rāvaṇaḥ'.

किम् (kim) - what, why

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

करवाणि (karavāṇi) - may I do, let me do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (Lot) of kr̥

Present Optative/Imperative, 1st person singular

Formed from root kr̥ (class 8)

Root: kr̥ (class 8)

ते (te) - for Kumbhīnasi (to you, for you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you