वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-59, verse-9

तस्य पापमभिप्रायं विदित्वा पाकशासनः ।
सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वाक्यमुवाच युवनाश्वजम् ॥९॥

9. tasya pāpamabhiprāyaṃ viditvā pākaśāsanaḥ ,
sāntvapūrvamidaṃ vākyamuvāca yuvanāśvajam.

9. tasya pāpam abhiprāyam viditvā pākaśāsanaḥ
sāntvapurvam idam vākyam uvāca yuvanaśvajam

9. pākaśāsanaḥ tasya pāpam abhiprāyam viditvā
sāntvapurvam idam vākyam yuvanaśvajam uvāca

9. Having understood his sinful intention, Indra (pākaśāsana) spoke these conciliatory words to Mandhāta, the son of Yuvanāśva.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Mandhāta's) (his, its, of that)

• पापम् (pāpam) - sinful (evil, wicked, sinful)

• अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention (intention, design, purpose, thought)

• विदित्वा (viditvā) - having understood (having known, having understood)

• पाकशासनः (pākaśāsanaḥ) - Indra (chastiser of Pāka, epithet of Indra)

• सान्त्वपुर्वम् (sāntvapurvam) - conciliatory (preceded by conciliation, gentle, mild, conciliatory)

• इदम् (idam) - this

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

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said)

• युवनश्वजम् (yuvanaśvajam) - to Mandhāta (son of Yuvanāśva) (to the son of Yuvanāśva)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (Mandhāta's) (his, its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पापम् (pāpam) - sinful (evil, wicked, sinful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, bad, sinful, sin

Note: Qualifies 'abhiprāyam'.

अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention (intention, design, purpose, thought)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhiprāya

abhiprāya - intention, purpose, design, meaning

From abhi-pra-i (to go towards)

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: i (class 2)

विदित्वा (viditvā) - having understood (having known, having understood)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with -tvā suffix

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

पाकशासनः (pākaśāsanaḥ) - Indra (chastiser of Pāka, epithet of Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pākaśāsana

pākaśāsana - subduer of Pāka (an asura), epithet of Indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāka+śāsana)

• pāka – name of an asura
  proper noun (masculine)
• śāsana – ruling, subduing, chastising
  noun (masculine)
  From root śās (to rule, punish)
  Root: śās (class 2)

सान्त्वपुर्वम् (sāntvapurvam) - conciliatory (preceded by conciliation, gentle, mild, conciliatory)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāntvapurva

sāntvapurva - preceded by conciliatory words, gentle, mild

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāntva+purva)

• sāntva – conciliation, soothing words
  noun (neuter)
  From root sāntv (to console)
  Root: sāntv (class 10)
• purva – preceded by, former, earlier
  adjective

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'.

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 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular Perfect Active of root vac. Irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

युवनश्वजम् (yuvanaśvajam) - to Mandhāta (son of Yuvanāśva) (to the son of Yuvanāśva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yuvanaśvaja

yuvanaśvaja - son of Yuvanāśva

'ja' means born from, son of. Yuvanāśva was a king.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuvanāśva+ja)

• yuvanāśva – name of a king
  proper noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from, son
  adjective
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Recipient of the speech.