वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-34, verse-32

रावणं तु मुमोचाथ स्वकक्षात् कपिसत्तमः ।
कुतस्त्वमिति चोवाच प्रहसन् रावणं प्रति ॥३२॥

32. rāvaṇaṃ tu mumocātha svakakṣāt kapisattamaḥ ,
kutastvamiti covāca prahasan rāvaṇaṃ prati.

32. rāvaṇam tu mumoca atha sva-kakṣāt kapi-sattamaḥ
kutaḥ tvam iti ca uvāca prahasan rāvaṇam prati

32. tu atha kapi-sattamaḥ sva-kakṣāt rāvaṇam mumoca.
prahasan ca rāvaṇam prati "kutaḥ tvam" iti uvāca.

32. However, the best of monkeys (Vāli) then released Rāvaṇa from his armpit. Laughing, he asked Rāvaṇa, 'Where are you from?'

Words meanings summery:

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• मुमोच (mumoca) - released, let go, discharged

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• स्व-कक्षात् (sva-kakṣāt) - from his own armpit, from his own side

• कपि-सत्तमः (kapi-sattamaḥ) - Vāli (as the best of monkeys) (the best of monkeys)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, why

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks direct speech)

• च (ca) - and, also

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to, against

Words meanings and morphology

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Lanka)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

मुमोच (mumoca) - released, let go, discharged

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of muc

Perfect tense (liṭ) 3rd person singular active.

Root: muc (class 6)

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

स्व-कक्षात् (sva-kakṣāt) - from his own armpit, from his own side

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sva-kakṣa

sva-kakṣa - one's own armpit

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva+kakṣa)

• sva – one's own, self
  adjective (masculine)
• kakṣa – armpit, side, private apartment, forest
  noun (masculine)

कपि-सत्तमः (kapi-sattamaḥ) - Vāli (as the best of monkeys) (the best of monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapi-sattama

kapi-sattama - the best among monkeys, excellent monkey

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kapi+sattama)

• kapi – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of 'sat' (good, excellent).

कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, why

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks direct speech)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (liṭ) 3rd person singular active.

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahas - to laugh, to smile

present active participle

Derived from the root has with prefix pra, forming a present active participle.

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Lanka)

प्रति (prati) - towards, to, against

(indeclinable)