वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-10, verse-18

एवं सुसत्कृतस्तेन सहोषित्वा नरर्षभः ।
सप्ताष्टदिवसान् राजा राजानमिदमब्रवीत् ॥१८॥

18. evaṃ susatkṛtastena sahoṣitvā nararṣabhaḥ ,
saptāṣṭadivasān rājā rājānamidamabravīt.

18. evam susatkṛtaḥ tena saha uṣitvā nararṣabhaḥ
saptāṣṭadivasān rājā rājānam idam abravīt

18. rājā nararṣabhaḥ tena evam susatkṛtaḥ
saptāṣṭadivasān saha uṣitvā rājānam idam abravīt

18. Having thus been well-received by him and having stayed together for seven or eight days, King Daśaratha, the best among men, spoke this to King Romapāda.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• सुसत्कृतः (susatkṛtaḥ) - well-honored, well-received, highly respected

• तेन (tena) - by King Romapāda (by him, by that)

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• उषित्वा (uṣitvā) - having dwelt, having stayed

• नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - King Daśaratha, the best among men (best among men, chief of men)

• सप्ताष्टदिवसान् (saptāṣṭadivasān) - for seven or eight days

• राजा (rājā) - King Daśaratha (the king)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - to King Romapāda (to the king)

• इदम् (idam) - this, this word/speech

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

सुसत्कृतः (susatkṛtaḥ) - well-honored, well-received, highly respected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susatkṛta

susatkṛta - well-honored, well-received, highly respected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with prefix sat and su. kṛ + kta (passive participle suffix) + su + sat. kṛta -> done, satkṛta -> honored, susatkṛta -> well-honored.

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+satkṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• satkṛta – honored, respected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ (to do) with prefix sat. sat + kṛ + kta.
  Prefix: sat
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तेन (tena) - by King Romapāda (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

उषित्वा (uṣitvā) - having dwelt, having stayed

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root uṣ (to dwell) with suffix -tvā.

Root: uṣ (class 1)

नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - King Daśaratha, the best among men (best among men, chief of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - best among men, chief of men, eminent man

Compound of nara (man) and ṛṣabha (bull, best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

सप्ताष्टदिवसान् (saptāṣṭadivasān) - for seven or eight days

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saptāṣṭadivasa

saptāṣṭadivasa - seven or eight days

Compound of sapta (seven), aṣṭa (eight), and divasa (day).

Compound type : dvandva (sapta+aṣṭa+divasa)

• sapta – seven
  numeral
• aṣṭa – eight
  numeral
• divasa – day
  noun (masculine)

Note: Denotes duration.

राजा (rājā) - King Daśaratha (the king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

राजानम् (rājānam) - to King Romapāda (to the king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

इदम् (idam) - this, this word/speech

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect

Third person singular active imperfect, derived from root brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

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