वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-4, verse-2

ततः शिरः कम्पयित्वा त्रेताग्निसमविग्रहम् ।
अगस्त्यं तं मुहुर्दृष्ट्वा स्मयमानो ऽभ्यभाषत ॥२॥

2. tataḥ śiraḥ kampayitvā tretāgnisamavigraham ,
agastyaṃ taṃ muhurdṛṣṭvā smayamāno'bhyabhāṣata.

2. tataḥ śiraḥ kampayitvā tretāgni-sama-vigraham |
agastyam tam muhuḥ dṛṣṭvā smayamānaḥ abhyabhāṣata

2. tataḥ śiraḥ kampayitvā tretāgni-sama-vigraham
tam agastyam muhuḥ dṛṣṭvā smayamānaḥ abhyabhāṣata

2. Then, shaking his head, and repeatedly gazing at Agastya, whose form resembled the three sacred (treta) fires, he spoke with a smile.

Words meanings summery:

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

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• कम्पयित्वा (kampayitvā) - having caused to tremble/shake

• त्रेताग्नि-सम-विग्रहम् (tretāgni-sama-vigraham) - Agastya, whose form resembled the three sacred fires of Vedic ritual (whose body was like the three sacred fires)

• अगस्त्यम् (agastyam) - Agastya (proper name)

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling

• अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - he spoke to, he addressed

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter

(indeclinable)

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, skull, top

Root: śrī

कम्पयित्वा (kampayitvā) - having caused to tremble/shake

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund (Causative)

from causative of root √kamp

Root: kamp (class 1)

त्रेताग्नि-सम-विग्रहम् (tretāgni-sama-vigraham) - Agastya, whose form resembled the three sacred fires of Vedic ritual (whose body was like the three sacred fires)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tretāgni-sama-vigraha

tretāgni-sama-vigraha - whose body resembles the three sacred fires

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tretāgni+sama+vigraha)

• tretāgni – the three sacred fires (gārhapatya, āhavanīya, dakṣiṇāgni)
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)
• vigraha – body, form, shape
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Qualifies Agastya

अगस्त्यम् (agastyam) - Agastya (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - Agastya (name of a sage)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

(indeclinable)

Root: muh (class 1)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

from root √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smayamāna

smayamāna - smiling, laughing

Present Middle Participle

from root √smi

Root: smi (class 1)

अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - he spoke to, he addressed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (luṅ) of abhi-bhāṣ

Imperfect

3rd person singular Imperfect middle of √bhāṣ with abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)