वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-34, verse-5

एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण विश्वामित्रो ऽब्रवीदिदम् ।
एष पन्था मयोद्दिष्टो येन यान्ति महर्षयः ॥५॥

5. evamuktastu rāmeṇa viśvāmitro'bravīdidam ,
eṣa panthā mayoddiṣṭo yena yānti maharṣayaḥ.

5. evam uktaḥ tu rāmeṇa viśvāmitraḥ abravīt idam
eṣaḥ panthāḥ mayā uddiṣṭaḥ yena yānti maharṣayaḥ

5. rāmeṇa evam uktaḥ tu viśvāmitraḥ idam abravīt
eṣaḥ panthāḥ mayā uddiṣṭaḥ yena maharṣayaḥ yānti

5. Thus spoken to by Rāma, Viśvāmitra then said this: 'This is the path I have indicated, by which the great sages (maharṣi) always travel.'

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, and (particle)

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (proper noun)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• इदम् (idam) - this, the following

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

• पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, way

• मया (mayā) - by me

• उद्दिष्टः (uddiṣṭaḥ) - pointed out, indicated, directed

• येन (yena) - by means of which (path) (by which)

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, proceed

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vac

vac - to speak, to say

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with Viśvāmitra (implied subject)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, and (particle)

(indeclinable)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'uktaḥ'

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (a revered sage)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Root: bru (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this, the following

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Object of 'abravīt'

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, way

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, way, road

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'uddiṣṭaḥ'

उद्दिष्टः (uddiṣṭaḥ) - pointed out, indicated, directed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ud-diś

diś - to point, to show, to indicate

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √diś with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'panthāḥ'

येन (yena) - by means of which (path) (by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who

Note: Refers to 'panthāḥ'

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, proceed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, seer (maharṣi)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)