वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-5, verse-20

विश्वकर्मा ततस्तेषां राक्षसानां महाभुजः ।
निवासं कथयामास शक्रस्येवामरावतीम् ॥२०॥

20. viśvakarmā tatasteṣāṃ rākṣasānāṃ mahābhujaḥ ,
nivāsaṃ kathayāmāsa śakrasyevāmarāvatīm.

20. viśvakarmā tataḥ teṣām rākṣasānām mahābhujaḥ
nivāsam kathayām āsa śakrasya iva amarāvatīm

20. tataḥ mahābhujaḥ viśvakarmā teṣām rākṣasānām
śakrasya amarāvatīm iva nivāsam kathayām āsa

20. Then, Viśvakarman, the mighty-armed, described to those rākṣasas an abode like Amarāvatī (the city) of Śakra.

Words meanings summery:

• विश्वकर्मा (viśvakarmā) - Viśvakarman

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

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - to those (of them, to them)

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - rākṣasas (of the rākṣasas)

• महाभुजः (mahābhujaḥ) - mighty-armed, having great arms

• निवासम् (nivāsam) - an abode (abode, dwelling place, residence)

• कथयाम् आस (kathayām āsa) - described (he described, he told)

• शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Śakra (of Śakra (Indra))

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, similar to)

• अमरावतीम् (amarāvatīm) - Amarāvatī

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वकर्मा (viśvakarmā) - Viśvakarman

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvakarman

viśvakarman - creator of all, the divine architect, name of a deity

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśva+karman)

• viśva – all, whole, universal
  adjective (neuter)
• karman – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: n-stem noun.

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

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - to those (of them, to them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Used here as dative, 'to them'.

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - rākṣasas (of the rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - rākṣasa, demon, evil being, guardian

Derived from root rakṣ 'to protect'.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

महाभुजः (mahābhujaḥ) - mighty-armed, having great arms

(compound adjective)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhuja)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhuja – arm, hand, curve
  noun (masculine)

निवासम् (nivāsam) - an abode (abode, dwelling place, residence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nivāsa

nivāsa - abode, dwelling place, residence, home

Derived from root vas (to dwell) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

कथयाम् आस (kathayām āsa) - described (he described, he told)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of kath

Periphrastic Perfect tense.

Formed from the accusative of a verbal noun (kathā) + perfect of an auxiliary verb (ās 'to be').

Root: kath (class 10)

शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Śakra (of Śakra (Indra))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Śakra (a name of Indra), mighty, powerful

Root: śak (class 5)

इव (iva) - like (like, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

अमरावतीम् (amarāvatīm) - Amarāvatī

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of amarāvatī

amarāvatī - Amarāvatī (the capital city of Indra), dwelling of immortals