वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-52, verse-21

एवमुक्तस्तु भगवान् विश्वामित्रेण धीमता ।
न दास्यामीति शबलां प्राह राजन् कथं चन ॥२१॥

21. evamuktastu bhagavān viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā ,
na dāsyāmīti śabalāṃ prāha rājan kathaṃ cana.

21. evam uktaḥ tu bhagavān viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā na
dāsyāmi iti śabalām prāha rājan katham cana

21. tu dhīmatā viśvāmitreṇa evam uktaḥ bhagavān
rājan śabalām katham cana na dāsyāmi iti prāha

21. However, the venerable Vasiṣṭha, thus addressed by the intelligent Viśvāmitra, said, 'O king, I will by no means give up Śabalā.'

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - Vasiṣṭha (as the venerable sage) (the venerable one, the lord, the glorious one)

• विश्वामित्रेण (viśvāmitreṇa) - by Viśvāmitra

• धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the intelligent, by the wise

• न (na) - not, no

• दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - I will give

• इति (iti) - thus, so, end of quotation

• शबलाम् (śabalām) - The divine cow Śabalā. (Śabalā (accusative))

• प्राह (prāha) - Vasiṣṭha said. (he said, he spoke)

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Viśvāmitra, who was a king before becoming a sage. (O king)

• कथम् (katham) - (with cana) by no means (how? why?)

• चन (cana) - (with katham) by no means (even, indeed, (with kim/katham etc.) not even, not at all)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: adverb modifying uktaḥ

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to bhagavān.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

particle

भगवान् (bhagavān) - Vasiṣṭha (as the venerable sage) (the venerable one, the lord, the glorious one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, fortunate

possessive suffix matup from bhaga

Note: Subject of prāha.

विश्वामित्रेण (viśvāmitreṇa) - by Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - friend of all; name of a famous sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (viśva+mitra)

• viśva – all, universal
  adjective (masculine)
• mitra – friend, companion, sun (deity)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mid

Note: Agent of the passive participle uktaḥ.

धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the intelligent, by the wise

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful

possessive suffix matup from dhī

Note: Modifies viśvāmitreṇa.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

negation particle

Note: Negates dāsyāmi.

दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - I will give

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of dā

Future active indicative

Parasmaipada, Future 1st person singular.

Root: dā (class 3)

इति (iti) - thus, so, end of quotation

(indeclinable)

particle

शबलाम् (śabalām) - The divine cow Śabalā. (Śabalā (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śabalā

śabalā - variegated, speckled; name of a divine cow

प्राह (prāha) - Vasiṣṭha said. (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (liṭ) of pra-ah

Perfect active indicative

From root ah (to say) with prefix pra, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Viśvāmitra, who was a king before becoming a sage. (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

Note: Part of the quoted speech.

कथम् (katham) - (with cana) by no means (how? why?)

(indeclinable)

interrogative adverb

Note: Part of the quoted speech.

चन (cana) - (with katham) by no means (even, indeed, (with kim/katham etc.) not even, not at all)

(indeclinable)

particle

Note: Part of the quoted speech.