वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-34, verse-4

ततस्तं वानरामात्यस्तारस्तारापिता प्रभुः ।
उवाच रावणं वाक्यं युद्धप्रेप्सुमुपागतम् ॥४॥

4. tatastaṃ vānarāmātyastārastārāpitā prabhuḥ ,
uvāca rāvaṇaṃ vākyaṃ yuddhaprepsumupāgatam.

4. tataḥ tam vānarāmātyaḥ tāraḥ tārāpitā prabhuḥ
uvāca rāvaṇaṃ vākyaṃ yuddhaprepsum upāgatam

4. Then Tāra, the powerful minister of the Vānaras and father of Tārā, spoke these words to Ravana, who had approached, desirous of battle.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, afterwards

• तम् (tam) - to him (Ravana) (him, that)

• वानरामात्यः (vānarāmātyaḥ) - minister of the Vānaras (monkeys)

• तारः (tāraḥ) - Tāra (name of a Vānara minister)

• तारापिता (tārāpitā) - father of Tārā

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, powerful, mighty

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• रावणं (rāvaṇaṁ) - to Ravana (Ravana (accusative))

• वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - these words (word, speech, sentence)

• युद्धप्रेप्सुम् (yuddhaprepsum) - desirous of battle, eager for war

• उपागतम् (upāgatam) - who had approached, arrived

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, afterwards

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - to him (Ravana) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Object of `uvāca` (implies 'to him').

वानरामात्यः (vānarāmātyaḥ) - minister of the Vānaras (monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānarāmātya

vānarāmātya - minister of monkeys, chief minister of the Vānaras

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+amātya)

• vānara – monkey, Vānara
  noun (masculine)
• amātya – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)

तारः (tāraḥ) - Tāra (name of a Vānara minister)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāra

tāra - Tāra (name of a Vānara chief/minister in the Rāmāyaṇa); a star; pupil of the eye

तारापिता (tārāpitā) - father of Tārā

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tārāpitṛ

tārāpitṛ - father of Tārā

Compound of `Tārā` (proper noun) and `pitṛ` (father).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tārā+pitṛ)

• tārā – Tārā (name of Vali's wife); a star
  proper noun (feminine)
• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound adjective referring to Tāra.

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, powerful, mighty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, ruler, powerful, capable

From `pra-bhū` (prefix `pra`, root `bhū` 'to be').

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Irregular perfect form of root `vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

रावणं (rāvaṇaṁ) - to Ravana (Ravana (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (name of the Rākṣasa king)

वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - these words (word, speech, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

युद्धप्रेप्सुम् (yuddhaprepsum) - desirous of battle, eager for war

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yuddhaprepsu

yuddhaprepsu - desirous of battle, eager for war

Desiderative derivative (from `yuddha` + desiderative stem of `āp` 'to obtain').

Compound of `yuddha` (battle) + `īpsu` (desirous, from desiderative of `āp` with `iṭ` augments).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+īpsu)

• yuddha – battle, war, fight
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• īpsu – desirous of, wishing to obtain
  adjective (masculine)
  Desiderative derivative
  From desiderative stem of root `āp` (to obtain, reach)
  Root: āp (class 5)

उपागतम् (upāgatam) - who had approached, arrived

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upāgata

upāgata - approached, arrived, come near

Past Passive Participle

From `upa-ā-gam` (prefix `upa`, prefix `ā`, root `gam` 'to go').

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)