वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-59, verse-18

स गत्वा विप्रियाण्याह बहूनि मधुनः सुतम् ।
वदन्तमेवं तं दूतं भक्षयामास राक्षसः ॥१८॥

18. sa gatvā vipriyāṇyāha bahūni madhunaḥ sutam ,
vadantamevaṃ taṃ dūtaṃ bhakṣayāmāsa rākṣasaḥ.

18. saḥ gatvā vipriyāṇi āha bahūni madhunaḥ sutam
vadantam evam tam dūtam bhakṣayāmāsa rākṣasaḥ

18. saḥ gatvā madhunaḥ sutam bahūni vipriyāṇi āha
evam vadantam tam dūtam rākṣasaḥ bhakṣayāmāsa

18. Having arrived, he spoke many harsh words to Lavaṇa, the son of Madhu. As the messenger was speaking thus, the demon devoured him.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - the messenger (he, that)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• विप्रियाणि (vipriyāṇi) - unpleasant things, hostile words

• आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

• बहूनि (bahūni) - many, numerous

• मधुनः (madhunaḥ) - of the demon Madhu, father of Lavaṇa (of Madhu)

• सुतम् (sutam) - Lavaṇa, the son of Madhu (son)

• वदन्तम् (vadantam) - the messenger who was speaking (speaking, talking)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• तम् (tam) - that messenger (him, that)

• दूतम् (dūtam) - messenger, envoy

• भक्षयामास (bhakṣayāmāsa) - he devoured, he ate up

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon Lavaṇa (demon, evil spirit)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - the messenger (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root: gam (class 1)

विप्रियाणि (vipriyāṇi) - unpleasant things, hostile words

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vipriya

vipriya - unpleasant, disagreeable, hostile; an enemy; unpleasant thing

Compound type : prādi tatpuruṣa (vi+priya)

• vi – separation, negation, prefix indicating apart, away, reversal
  indeclinable
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant, agreeable
  adjective (masculine)

आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of brū

Reduplicated Perfect Active (irregular form of brū)

Root `brū` (or `āh`) in Lit लकार

Root: brū (class 2)

बहूनि (bahūni) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

मधुनः (madhunaḥ) - of the demon Madhu, father of Lavaṇa (of Madhu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of madhu

madhu - Madhu (name of a demon); honey, sweet, wine

सुतम् (sutam) - Lavaṇa, the son of Madhu (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, born, produced

Past Passive Participle

from root sū (to beget)

Root: sū (class 2)

वदन्तम् (vadantam) - the messenger who was speaking (speaking, talking)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadat

vadat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

Root: vad (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that messenger (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दूतम् (dūtam) - messenger, envoy

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy, emissary

Root: dūt (class 10)

भक्षयामास (bhakṣayāmāsa) - he devoured, he ate up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of bhakṣayā

Causative or Denominative

Derived from root bhakṣ (to eat) or a denominative from bhakṣa (food)

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon Lavaṇa (demon, evil spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a goblin, evil spirit