वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-36, verse-10

ततः सहस्रनयनः प्रीतिरक्तः शुभाननः ।
कुशे शयमयीं मालां समुत्क्षिप्येदमब्रवीत् ॥१०॥

10. tataḥ sahasranayanaḥ prītiraktaḥ śubhānanaḥ ,
kuśe śayamayīṃ mālāṃ samutkṣipyedamabravīt.

10. tataḥ sahasranayanaḥ prīti raktaḥ śubhā ānanaḥ
| kuśe śayamayīm mālām sam utkṣipya idam abravīt

10. tataḥ sahasranayanaḥ prītiraktaḥ śubhānanaḥ
kuśe śayamayīm mālām samutkṣipya idam abravīt

10. Then, the thousand-eyed one (Indra), whose face was reddened with affection and was auspicious, lifted a garland that had been lying on the Kuśa grass, and spoke this.

Words meanings summery:

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

• सहस्रनयनः (sahasranayanaḥ) - the thousand-eyed one (Indra) (thousand-eyed, Indra)

• प्रीति (prīti) - affection (affection, love, joy, satisfaction)

• रक्तः (raktaḥ) - reddened (with affection) (reddened, colored, attached, fond of)

• शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious (auspicious, beautiful, good)

• आननः (ānanaḥ) - face (face, mouth, aspect)

• कुशे (kuśe) - on the Kuśa grass (on Kuśa grass)

• शयमयीम् (śayamayīm) - that had been lying (on the Kuśa grass) (lying, resting, made for resting)

• मालाम् (mālām) - a garland (garland, wreath)

• समुत्क्षिप्य (samutkṣipya) - having lifted (it) up (having lifted up, having thrown up)

• इदम् (idam) - this (word/speech) (this)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

सहस्रनयनः (sahasranayanaḥ) - the thousand-eyed one (Indra) (thousand-eyed, Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasranayana

sahasranayana - thousand-eyed, Indra

Compound of sahasra (thousand) and nayana (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sahasra+nayana)

• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)
• nayana – eye, leading, guiding
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root nī (to lead)
  Root: nī (class 1)

प्रीति (prīti) - affection (affection, love, joy, satisfaction)

(noun)

feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - affection, love, joy, satisfaction

Note: First part of the compound 'prītiraktaḥ'.

रक्तः (raktaḥ) - reddened (with affection) (reddened, colored, attached, fond of)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakta

rakta - reddened, colored, dyed, attached to, fond of

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root rañj (to color, dye)

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Second part of the compound 'prītiraktaḥ', agreeing with 'sahasranayanaḥ'.

शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious (auspicious, beautiful, good)

(adjective)

masculine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, good, handsome

Note: First part of the compound 'śubhānanaḥ'.

आननः (ānanaḥ) - face (face, mouth, aspect)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ānana

ānana - face, mouth, aspect

Prefix: ā

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Second part of the compound 'śubhānanaḥ', agreeing with 'sahasranayanaḥ'.

कुशे (kuśe) - on the Kuśa grass (on Kuśa grass)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kuśa

kuśa - Kuśa grass (sacred grass)

शयमयीम् (śayamayīm) - that had been lying (on the Kuśa grass) (lying, resting, made for resting)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śayamayī

śayamayī - lying, resting, made for resting

Derived from śaya (lying, resting) with suffix -mayī (feminine of -maya 'made of', here used to indicate characteristic)

Note: Agrees with 'mālām'.

मालाम् (mālām) - a garland (garland, wreath)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mālā

mālā - garland, wreath, necklace, rosary

समुत्क्षिप्य (samutkṣipya) - having lifted (it) up (having lifted up, having thrown up)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

Derived from root kṣip (to throw) with prefixes sam (together) and ud (up)

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: kṣip (class 6)

इदम् (idam) - this (word/speech) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Aorist Tense

Derived from root brū (to speak), Class 2

Root: brū (class 2)