वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-4, verse-11

प्रजापतिस्तु तान्याह सत्त्वानि प्रहसन्निव ।
आभाष्य वाचा यत्नेन रक्षध्वमिति मानदः ॥११॥

11. prajāpatistu tānyāha sattvāni prahasanniva ,
ābhāṣya vācā yatnena rakṣadhvamiti mānadaḥ.

11. prajāpatiḥ tu tān āha sattvāni prahasan iva
ābhāṣya vācā yatnena rakṣadhvam iti mānadaḥ

11. tu mānadaḥ prajāpatiḥ prahasan iva tān sattvāni
ābhāṣya vācā yatnena rakṣadhvam iti āha

11. But Prajāpati, the bestower of honor, as if smiling, addressed those beings (sattva) and said, "Diligently protect (the waters)!"

Words meanings summery:

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Brahmā (lord of creatures, creator)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तान् (tān) - to the beings (sattva) (to them)

• आह (āha) - said, spoke

• सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - beings, creatures

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - having addressed, having spoken to

• वाचा (vācā) - by speech, with words

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, diligently, carefully

• रक्षध्वम् (rakṣadhvam) - protect the waters (from previous verse) (protect! guard!)

• इति (iti) - marks direct speech (thus, so saying)

• मानदः (mānadaḥ) - epithet for Prajāpati (giver of honor, respectful one)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Brahmā (lord of creatures, creator)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, creator, Brahmā

compound of prajā (offspring) + pati (lord)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - to the beings (sattva) (to them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this

आह (āha) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (lit)

Root: ah (class 2)

सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - beings, creatures

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sattva

sattva - being, creature, essence, reality, goodness

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasant

prahasant - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

from root has (to laugh) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - having addressed, having spoken to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

formed with suffix -ya and prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

वाचा (vācā) - by speech, with words

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word

यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, diligently, carefully

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, diligence, care

Root: yat (class 1)

रक्षध्वम् (rakṣadhvam) - protect the waters (from previous verse) (protect! guard!)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of rakṣ

Imperative (loṭ)

2nd person plural, middle voice

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

इति (iti) - marks direct speech (thus, so saying)

(indeclinable)

मानदः (mānadaḥ) - epithet for Prajāpati (giver of honor, respectful one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānada

mānada - giver of honor, bestowing respect

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māna+da)

• māna – honor, respect, measure, pride
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• da – giving, bestowing
  adjective
  Agent noun/suffix
  from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)