वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-52, verse-10

एवमुक्तस्तु भगवान् वसिष्ठो मुनिसत्तमः ।
विश्वामित्रेण धर्मात्मा प्रत्युवाच महीपतिम् ॥१०॥

10. evamuktastu bhagavān vasiṣṭho munisattamaḥ ,
viśvāmitreṇa dharmātmā pratyuvāca mahīpatim.

10. evam uktaḥ tu bhagavān vasiṣṭhaḥ munisattamaḥ
viśvāmitreṇa dharmātmā pratyuvāca mahīpatim

10. tu evam viśvāmitreṇa uktaḥ bhagavān dharmātmā
munisattamaḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ mahīpatim pratyuvāca

10. But the venerable Vasiṣṭha, the best among sages, a righteous soul (dharmātmā), thus addressed by Viśvāmitra, replied to the king.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable one, the divine one

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

• मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - the best among sages

• विश्वामित्रेण (viśvāmitreṇa) - by Viśvāmitra

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - a righteous soul (dharmātmā), one whose nature is righteousness

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

• महीपतिम् (mahīpatim) - to the king

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, uttered

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'vac' (to speak), irregular past participle form.

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable one, the divine one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, fortunate, prosperous

From 'bhaga' (fortune, prosperity) with suffix '-vat'.

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a celebrated Vedic sage and one of the Saptarishis)

मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - the best among sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munisattama

munisattama - best of sages, most excellent sage

Compound of 'muni' (sage) and 'sattama' (best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+sattama)

• muni – sage, ascetic, contemplative, silent one
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, most eminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form, from 'sat' (good, excellent).

विश्वामित्रेण (viśvāmitreṇa) - by Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (name of a famous sage and king who became a Brahmin)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - a righteous soul (dharmātmā), one whose nature is righteousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-souled, virtuous, pious

Compound of 'dharma' (righteousness) and 'ātman' (soul/self).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, from root 'vac' with prefix 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

महीपतिम् (mahīpatim) - to the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, ruler, lord of the earth

Compound of 'mahī' (earth) and 'pati' (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, ruler
  noun (masculine)