वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-35, verse-1

उक्त वाक्ये मुनौ तस्मिन्नुभौ राघवलक्ष्मणौ ।
प्रतिनन्द्य कथां वीराव् ऊचतुर्मुनिपुंगवम् ॥१॥

1. ukta vākye munau tasminnubhau rāghavalakṣmaṇau ,
pratinandya kathāṃ vīrāv ūcaturmunipuṃgavam.

1. ukta vākye munau tasmin ubhau rāghava-lakṣmaṇau
pratīnandya kathām vīrau ūcatuḥ munipuṅgavam

1. tasmin munau ukta vākye,
ubhau vīrau rāghava-lakṣmaṇau kathām pratīnandya,
munipuṅgavam ūcatuḥ

1. When that sage had spoken these words, the two heroes, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, having welcomed his narration, addressed the foremost of sages.

Words meanings summery:

• उक्त (ukta) - spoken (words) (said, spoken, told)

• वाक्ये (vākye) - in the words/speech (that were spoken) (in the word, in the speech, in the sentence)

• मुनौ (munau) - by the sage (implied agent in a passive construction: 'when the words were spoken by the sage') (in the sage, about the sage, to the sage)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - by that (sage) (in that, on that, to that, by that)

• उभौ (ubhau) - both (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) (both)

• राघव-लक्ष्मणौ (rāghava-lakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

• प्रतीनन्द्य (pratīnandya) - having welcomed (the story) (having welcomed, having praised, having approved)

• कथाम् (kathām) - the story (of the sage) (story, narration, tale)

• वीरौ (vīrau) - the heroes (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) (heroes, brave men)

• ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) spoke (they two spoke, they two said)

• मुनिपुङ्गवम् (munipuṅgavam) - to Viśvāmitra (the foremost sage) (to the foremost of sages, to the best of sages)

Words meanings and morphology

उक्त (ukta) - spoken (words) (said, spoken, told)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac- (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'vākye'

वाक्ये (vākye) - in the words/speech (that were spoken) (in the word, in the speech, in the sentence)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence

From root vac- (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: 'When the words were spoken'

मुनौ (munau) - by the sage (implied agent in a passive construction: 'when the words were spoken by the sage') (in the sage, about the sage, to the sage)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, contemplative

Note: Agent in a passive sense or setting the scene.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - by that (sage) (in that, on that, to that, by that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'munau'

उभौ (ubhau) - both (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) (both)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Qualifies 'rāghava-lakṣmaṇau' and 'vīrau'.

राघव-लक्ष्मणौ (rāghava-lakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rāghava-lakṣmaṇa

rāghava-lakṣmaṇa - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

Compound type : dvandva (rāghava+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāghava – descendant of Raghu, Rama
  proper noun (masculine)
  Patronymic from Raghu
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.

प्रतीनन्द्य (pratīnandya) - having welcomed (the story) (having welcomed, having praised, having approved)

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Root nand (class 1, parasmāipada), with prefix prati-.

Prefix: prati

Root: nand (class 1)

कथाम् (kathām) - the story (of the sage) (story, narration, tale)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, narration, tale, discourse

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Object of 'pratīnandya'.

वीरौ (vīrau) - the heroes (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) (heroes, brave men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, valiant man

Note: Appositive to 'rāghava-lakṣmaṇau'.

ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) spoke (they two spoke, they two said)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person dual

Reduplicated perfect, irregular root vac- -> uvāca (sg), ūcatuḥ (dual).

Root: vac (class 2)

मुनिपुङ्गवम् (munipuṅgavam) - to Viśvāmitra (the foremost sage) (to the foremost of sages, to the best of sages)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of munipuṅgava

munipuṅgava - foremost of sages, best of ascetics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+puṅgava)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull; chief, foremost, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'ūcatuḥ'.