वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-35, verse-5

तथा ब्रुवति काकुत्स्थे विश्वामित्रस्तपोधनः ।
निखिलेन कथां सर्वामृषिमध्ये न्यवेदयत् ॥५॥

5. tathā bruvati kākutsthe viśvāmitrastapodhanaḥ ,
nikhilena kathāṃ sarvāmṛṣimadhye nyavedayat.

5. tathā bruvati kākutsthe viśvāmitraḥ tapodhanaḥ
nikhilena kathām sarvām ṛṣimadhye nyavedayat

5. kākutsthe tathā bruvati tapodhanaḥ viśvāmitraḥ
ṛṣimadhye sarvām kathām nikhilena nyavedayat

5. When Kakutstha (Rama) spoke thus, Viśvāmitra, whose wealth was austerity (tapas), narrated the entire story completely among the sages.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• ब्रुवति (bruvati) - while Rama was speaking (while speaking, when speaking, speaking)

• काकुत्स्थे (kākutsthe) - when Rama (a descendant of Kakutstha) spoke (in Kakutstha, by Kakutstha, pertaining to Kakutstha)

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra

• तपोधनः (tapodhanaḥ) - whose wealth is austerity, rich in asceticism, ascetic

• निखिलेन (nikhilena) - completely, entirely, wholly

• कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

• सर्वाम् (sarvām) - all, entire, whole

• ऋषिमध्ये (ṛṣimadhye) - among the sages, in the midst of ascetics

• न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - narrated, informed, announced

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवति (bruvati) - while Rama was speaking (while speaking, when speaking, speaking)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √brū (to speak, to say), Class 2, -at suffix

Root: brū (class 2)

काकुत्स्थे (kākutsthe) - when Rama (a descendant of Kakutstha) spoke (in Kakutstha, by Kakutstha, pertaining to Kakutstha)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha; a name for Rama

Patronymic from Kakutstha

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - name of a celebrated sage, 'friend of all'

तपोधनः (tapodhanaḥ) - whose wealth is austerity, rich in asceticism, ascetic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - whose wealth is austerity, ascetic, pious

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – religious austerity, asceticism (tapas), penance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

निखिलेन (nikhilena) - completely, entirely, wholly

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nikhila

nikhila - entire, whole, complete

Prefix: ni

Root: khil (class 10)

Note: Used adverbially

कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

सर्वाम् (sarvām) - all, entire, whole

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

ऋषिमध्ये (ṛṣimadhye) - among the sages, in the midst of ascetics

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ṛṣimadhya

ṛṣimadhya - midst of sages

Compound type : tatpurusha (ṛṣi+madhya)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, midst, center
  noun (neuter)

न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - narrated, informed, announced

(verb)

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

Causative

Derived from root √vid (to know) with prefix ni, causative form

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 2)