वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-93, verse-16

ततो निक्षिप्य काकुत्स्थो लक्ष्मणं द्वारसंग्रहे ।
तमुवाच मुनिं वाक्यं कथयस्वेति राघवः ॥१६॥

16. tato nikṣipya kākutstho lakṣmaṇaṃ dvārasaṃgrahe ,
tamuvāca muniṃ vākyaṃ kathayasveti rāghavaḥ.

16. tataḥ nikṣipya kākutsthaḥ lakṣmaṇam dvārasaṃgrahe
tam uvāca munim vākyam kathayasva iti rāghavaḥ

16. tataḥ kākutsthaḥ rāghavaḥ lakṣmaṇam dvārasaṃgrahe
nikṣipya tam munim vākyam kathayasva iti uvāca

16. Then, the descendant of Kakutstha (Rama), having stationed Lakshmana to guard the gate, said these words to that sage (muni), "Please speak."

Words meanings summery:

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

• निक्षिप्य (nikṣipya) - having placed, having appointed, having put down

• काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Kakutstha)

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana

• द्वारसंग्रहे (dvārasaṁgrahe) - at the gate, in guarding the door

• तम् (tam) - to that sage (him, to him)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• मुनिम् (munim) - sage, ascetic, seer

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• कथयस्व (kathayasva) - please tell, speak

• इति (iti) - indicates direct speech (thus, so)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter

(indeclinable)

निक्षिप्य (nikṣipya) - having placed, having appointed, having put down

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From root √kṣip (to throw) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: kṣip (class 6)

काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Kakutstha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha, Rama

A patronymic referring to Rama

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana

द्वारसंग्रहे (dvārasaṁgrahe) - at the gate, in guarding the door

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dvārasaṃgraha

dvārasaṁgraha - guarding the door, gate-keeping

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvāra+saṃgraha)

• dvāra – door, gate
  noun (neuter)
• saṃgraha – holding, seizing, collecting, guarding
  noun (masculine)
  From root √grah (to seize) with prefix saṃ-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: grah (class 9)

तम् (tam) - to that sage (him, to him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the sage.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vac

Perfect tense

Irregular perfect form from √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

मुनिम् (munim) - sage, ascetic, seer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

From √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

कथयस्व (kathayasva) - please tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of √kath

Imperative mood

Causal stem of √kath, Middle voice

Root: kath (class 10)

इति (iti) - indicates direct speech (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

A patronymic referring to Rama