वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-25, verse-43

रावणस्त्वब्रवीद्धृष्टः स्वसारं तत्र संस्थिताम् ।
क्व चासौ तव भर्ता वै मम शीघ्रं निवेद्यताम् ॥४३॥

43. rāvaṇastvabravīddhṛṣṭaḥ svasāraṃ tatra saṃsthitām ,
kva cāsau tava bhartā vai mama śīghraṃ nivedyatām.

43. Rāvaṇaḥ tu abravīt dhṛṣṭaḥ svasāram tatra saṃsthitām
kva ca asau tava bhartā vai mama śīghram nivedyatām

43. Rāvaṇaḥ dhṛṣṭaḥ tu tatra saṃsthitām svasāram abravīt
ca kva asau tava bhartā vai mama śīghram nivedyatām

43. Then, impudent Rāvaṇa said to his sister who was standing there, 'Where is that husband of yours? Let him be quickly brought to my attention.'

Words meanings summery:

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

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

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• धृष्टः (dhṛṣṭaḥ) - impudent, bold, insolent, arrogant

• स्वसारम् (svasāram) - sister

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• संस्थिताम् (saṁsthitām) - situated, standing, present

• क्व (kva) - where?

• च (ca) - and, also

• असौ (asau) - that one (referring to the husband) (that one)

• तव (tava) - your

• भर्ता (bhartā) - husband, supporter, maintainer

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, surely

• मम (mama) - to my attention (to me, my)

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• निवेद्यताम् (nivedyatām) - let him be informed, let it be reported, let him be brought to attention

Words meanings and morphology

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Rāvaṇa

Rāvaṇa - Ravana, the demon king of Lanka

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

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Aorist 3rd person singular active of √brū

धृष्टः (dhṛṣṭaḥ) - impudent, bold, insolent, arrogant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛṣṭa

dhṛṣṭa - bold, impudent, insolent, arrogant, disrespectful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √dhṛṣ (to be bold, daring)

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

Note: Masculine nominative singular, agreeing with Rāvaṇaḥ

स्वसारम् (svasāram) - sister

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svasṛ

svasṛ - sister

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

संस्थिताम् (saṁsthitām) - situated, standing, present

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, standing, abiding, present

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √sthā (to stand) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Feminine accusative singular, agreeing with svasāram

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that one (referring to the husband) (that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one

Note: Nominative singular masculine of the demonstrative pronoun 'adas'

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Genitive singular of 'yuṣmad' (you)

भर्ता (bhartā) - husband, supporter, maintainer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, master, lord, supporter, maintainer

Agent noun

From √bhṛ (to bear, support, maintain)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, surely

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - to my attention (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Genitive singular of 'asmad' (I/me)

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb here, 'quickly'

निवेद्यताम् (nivedyatām) - let him be informed, let it be reported, let him be brought to attention

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of nivedya

Passive Imperative

From √vid (to know) with prefix ni-, in the passive imperative 3rd singular.

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: 3rd person singular passive imperative of √nived (to report, inform)