वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-12, verse-2

अब्रवीत् प्रश्रितं वाक्यं प्रसवार्थं द्विजोत्तमम् ।
यज्ञो मे क्रियतां विप्र यथोक्तं मुनिपुंगव ॥२॥

2. abravīt praśritaṃ vākyaṃ prasavārthaṃ dvijottamam ,
yajño me kriyatāṃ vipra yathoktaṃ munipuṃgava.

2. abravīt praśritam vākyam prasavārtham dvijottamam
yajñaḥ me kriyatām vipra yathā uktam munipuṅgava

2. prasavārtham praśritam vākyam dvijottamam abravīt he
vipra he munipuṅgava me yajñaḥ yathā uktam kriyatām

2. He spoke humble words to the best of Brahmins for the sake of progeny: 'O Brahmin, O foremost of sages, let my Vedic ritual (yajña) be performed as prescribed.'

Words meanings summery:

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• प्रश्रितम् (praśritam) - humble, modest, polite

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

• प्रसवार्थम् (prasavārtham) - for the sake of offspring/progeny, for generation

• द्विजोत्तमम् (dvijottamam) - to the best of Brahmins

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual, offering

• मे (me) - my, to me

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done/performed

• विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin, O sage

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said, prescribed

• मुनिपुङ्गव (munipuṅgava) - O chief of sages, O foremost sage

Words meanings and morphology

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Imperfect Past Tense, Third Person, Singular, Active Voice

Adādi root. Uses 'a-' augment for past tense.

Root: brū (class 2)

प्रश्रितम् (praśritam) - humble, modest, polite

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of praśrita

praśrita - humble, modest, polite, respectful, bowed down

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pra- and root śri- (to lean, resort to).

Prefix: pra

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From root vac- (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रसवार्थम् (prasavārtham) - for the sake of offspring/progeny, for generation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasavārtha

prasavārtha - for the purpose of procreation, for offspring

Compound: prasava (offspring/birth) + artha (purpose/sake). Adverbial accusative.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prasava+artha)

• prasava – birth, production, offspring, fruit
  noun (masculine)
  From pra- (forward) + su- (to generate).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: su (class 2)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here, meaning 'for the sake of progeny'.

द्विजोत्तमम् (dvijottamam) - to the best of Brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best of Brahmins, excellent Brahmin

Compound: dvija (twice-born, Brahmin) + uttama (best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya); bird; tooth
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: dvi (two) + ja (born).
• uttama – best, highest, excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of ud- (up, out).

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual, offering

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, offering, worship

From root yaj- (to worship, offer).

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'kriyatām'.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Enclitic form of the first person pronoun.

Note: Implies possession ('my ritual').

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done/performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative Mood, Third Person, Singular, Passive Voice

Ātmanepada (passive form).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin, O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, sage, inspired

From root vip- (to tremble, to be inspired).

Root: vip (class 3)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said, prescribed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told, prescribed

Past Passive Participle

From root vac- (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used as an adverbial phrase 'yathoktam' (as prescribed).

मुनिपुङ्गव (munipuṅgava) - O chief of sages, O foremost sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of munipuṅgava

munipuṅgava - chief of sages, foremost sage, excellent ascetic

Compound: muni (sage) + puṅgava (bull, chief, excellent).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+puṅgava)

• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull; chief, excellent, pre-eminent (used as a suffix)
  noun (masculine)