वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-37, verse-11

तयोस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा भृगुः परम धार्मिकः ।
उवाच परमां वाणीं स्वच्छन्दो ऽत्र विधीयताम् ॥११॥

11. tayostadvacanaṃ śrutvā bhṛguḥ parama dhārmikaḥ ,
uvāca paramāṃ vāṇīṃ svacchando'tra vidhīyatām.

11. tayoḥ tat vacanam śrutvā bhṛguḥ parama dhārmikaḥ
uvāca paramām vāṇīm svacchandaḥ atra vidhīyatām

11. Having heard their words, Bhrigu, the highly righteous (dhārmika) one, spoke a profound statement: "Let your free choice (svacchanda) be exercised here."

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them two, of those two

• तत् (tat) - that

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhrigu (name of a sage)

• परम (parama) - supreme, highest, excellent, most

• धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ) - righteous, virtuous, pious, related to natural law (dharma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, excellent, highest

• वाणीम् (vāṇīm) - word, speech, voice

• स्वच्छन्दः (svacchandaḥ) - free will, one's own choice, independence

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, on this point

• विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be made, let it be done, let it be arranged

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them two, of those two

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the two queens from the previous verse.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying; word, speech, statement

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form of root śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhrigu (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhrigu (a celebrated ancient sage, progenitor of the Bhargava clan)

परम (parama) - supreme, highest, excellent, most

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent, best

Note: Used as an intensifier for 'dhārmikaḥ'.

धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ) - righteous, virtuous, pious, related to natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārmika

dhārmika - righteous, virtuous, pious, observing the natural law (dharma)

Derived from dharma with suffix -ika.

Note: Agrees with 'bhṛguḥ'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense, reduplicated form

Perfect tense (liṭ) 3rd person singular form of root vac, with reduplication.

Root: vac (class 2)

परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent, best

Note: Agrees with 'vāṇīm'.

वाणीम् (vāṇīm) - word, speech, voice

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāṇī

vāṇī - speech, voice, sound, word, language

स्वच्छन्दः (svacchandaḥ) - free will, one's own choice, independence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svacchanda

svacchanda - one's own will, free will, self-willed, independent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+chanda)

• sva – own, one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• chanda – will, desire, wish, pleasure
  noun (masculine)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, on this point

(indeclinable)

विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be made, let it be done, let it be arranged

(verb)

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

Passive Imperative

Passive Imperative (loṭ) 3rd person singular form of root dhā, with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

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