वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-59, verse-12

इन्द्रमेवं ब्रुवाणं तु मान्धाता वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।
क्व मे शक्र प्रतिहतं शासनं पृथिवीतले ॥१२॥

12. indramevaṃ bruvāṇaṃ tu māndhātā vākyamabravīt ,
kva me śakra pratihataṃ śāsanaṃ pṛthivītale.

12. indram evam bruvāṇam tu māndhātā vākyam abravīt
kva me śakra pratihatam śāsanam pṛthivītale

12. tu māndhātā evam bruvāṇam indram vākyam abravīt
śakra me śāsanam pṛthivītale kva pratihatam

12. But Mandhāta spoke these words to Indra, who was speaking thus: 'O Śakra, where is my command (śāsana) obstructed on earth?'

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra

• एवम् (evam) - thus (as described in the previous verse) (thus, in this manner)

• ब्रुवाणम् (bruvāṇam) - speaking (thus) (speaking, saying (present participle))

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• मान्धाता (māndhātā) - Mandhāta (Mandhāta (proper noun))

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (speech, statement, sentence, word)

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

• क्व (kva) - where?

• मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

• शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra (O Śakra (Indra))

• प्रतिहतं (pratihataṁ) - obstructed (obstructed, thwarted, repelled)

• शासनम् (śāsanam) - command (śāsana) (command, rule, sway, instruction)

• पृथिवीतले (pṛthivītale) - on earth (on the surface of the earth, on earth)

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (chief of the gods)

Root: ind (class 1)

Note: Object of 'abravīt' (through the participle 'bruvāṇam').

एवम् (evam) - thus (as described in the previous verse) (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'bruvāṇam'.

ब्रुवाणम् (bruvāṇam) - speaking (thus) (speaking, saying (present participle))

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brū

brū - to speak, to say

Present Middle Participle

Present middle participle of root brū. Accusative singular masculine.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Used as an adjective describing Indra.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction indicating contrast or continuation.

मान्धाता (māndhātā) - Mandhāta (Mandhāta (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māndhātṛ

māndhātṛ - Mandhāta (name of a legendary king)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (speech, statement, sentence, word)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, sentence, statement, word

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular Imperfect Active of root brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive adjective for 'śāsanam'.

शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra (O Śakra (Indra))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - powerful, mighty, epithet of Indra

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Addressed to Indra.

प्रतिहतं (pratihataṁ) - obstructed (obstructed, thwarted, repelled)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratihata

pratihata - obstructed, repelled, struck against, defeated

Past Passive Participle

From prati-han (to strike against, hinder).

Prefix: prati

Root: han (class 2)

शासनम् (śāsanam) - command (śāsana) (command, rule, sway, instruction)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, rule, governing, instruction, punishment

From root śās (to rule, command).

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

पृथिवीतले (pṛthivītale) - on earth (on the surface of the earth, on earth)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pṛthivītala

pṛthivītala - surface of the earth, on earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+tala)

• pṛthivī – earth
  noun (feminine)
  Root: pṛth (class 1)
• tala – surface, plane, flat ground
  noun (neuter)