वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-31, verse-24

ततः सलीलं प्रहसान् रावणो राक्षसाधिपः ।
उवाच सचिवांस्तत्र मारीचशुकसारणान् ॥२४॥

24. tataḥ salīlaṃ prahasān rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ ,
uvāca sacivāṃstatra mārīcaśukasāraṇān.

24. tataḥ salīlam prahasan rāvaṇaḥ rākṣasādhipaḥ
uvāca sacivān tatra mārīcaśukasāraṇān

24. rāvaṇaḥ rākṣasādhipaḥ salīlam prahasan
tatra sacivān mārīcaśukasāraṇān uvāca

24. Then, Rāvaṇa, the lord of the rākṣasas (demons), laughing playfully, spoke to his ministers Maricha, Shuka, and Sarana, who were present there.

Words meanings summery:

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

• सलीलम् (salīlam) - playfully (playfully, gracefully, easily, with ease)

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing (laughing, smiling)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa (name of the chief of rākṣasas))

• राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - lord of the rākṣasas (demons) (lord of rākṣasas, chief of demons)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke (he said, he spoke)

• सचिवान् (sacivān) - ministers (ministers, counselors)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, present (there, in that place)

• मारीचशुकसारणान् (mārīcaśukasāraṇān) - Maricha, Shuka, and Sarana (Maricha, Shuka, Sarana (names))

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

सलीलम् (salīlam) - playfully (playfully, gracefully, easily, with ease)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+līlā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• līlā – play, sport, grace
  noun (feminine)
  Root: līl (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use of neuter singular accusative of adjective 'salīla'

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing (laughing, smiling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasant

prahasant - laughing

present active participle

Derived from root 'has' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with Rāvaṇa

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa (name of the chief of rākṣasas))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper noun)

Note: Subject of uvāca

राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - lord of the rākṣasas (demons) (lord of rākṣasas, chief of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+adhipa)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Rāvaṇa

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense, 3rd person singular active

Irregular perfect form of 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Verb for Rāvaṇa

सचिवान् (sacivān) - ministers (ministers, counselors)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saciva

saciva - minister, companion, counselor

Note: Object of uvāca

तत्र (tatra) - there, present (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

मारीचशुकसारणान् (mārīcaśukasāraṇān) - Maricha, Shuka, and Sarana (Maricha, Shuka, Sarana (names))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mārīcaśukasāraṇa

mārīcaśukasāraṇa - Maricha, Shuka, Sarana (names)

Compound type : dvandva (mārīca+śuka+sāraṇa)

• mārīca – Maricha (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śuka – Shuka (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sāraṇa – Sarana (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Object of uvāca, specifying the ministers