वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-34, verse-11

चोदितो राम वाक्येन विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः ।
वृद्धिं जन्म च गङ्गाया वक्तुमेवोपचक्रमे ॥११॥

11. codito rāma vākyena viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ ,
vṛddhiṃ janma ca gaṅgāyā vaktumevopacakrame.

11. coditaḥ rāma vākyena viśvāmitraḥ mahāmuniḥ
vr̥ddhim janma ca gaṅgāyāḥ vaktum eva upacakrame

11. rāma vākyena coditaḥ mahāmuniḥ viśvāmitraḥ ca
gaṅgāyāḥ vr̥ddhim janma eva vaktum upacakrame

11. Prompted by Rāma's question, the great sage Viśvāmitra then began to narrate the growth and birth of Gaṅgā.

Words meanings summery:

• चोदितः (coditaḥ) - urged, prompted, impelled

• राम (rāma) - Rāma

• वाक्येन (vākyena) - by words, by speech

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra

• महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

• व्र्̥द्धिम् (vr̥ddhim) - growth, increase, prosperity

• जन्म (janma) - birth, origin

• च (ca) - and

• गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of Gaṅgā

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to tell

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - he began, he undertook

Words meanings and morphology

चोदितः (coditaḥ) - urged, prompted, impelled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of codita

codita - urged, prompted, impelled, ordered

Past Passive Participle

from causative of √cud (to stir, impel)

Root: cud (class 10)

राम (rāma) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); pleasing, charming; dark, black

Note: Used here as a vocative, addressing Rāma indirectly.

वाक्येन (vākyena) - by words, by speech

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (proper name, a great sage)

महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)

व्र्̥द्धिम् (vr̥ddhim) - growth, increase, prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vr̥ddhi

vr̥ddhi - growth, increase, prosperity, rise

जन्म (janma) - birth, origin

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, existence, life

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of Gaṅgā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Gaṅgā

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to tell

(indeclinable)

infinitive

formed with suffix -tum

Root: vac (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - he began, he undertook

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of kram

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)