वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-53, verse-9

एवमुक्तस्तु ब्रह्मर्षिरिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ।
शोकसंतप्तहृदयां स्वसारमिव दुःखिताम् ॥९॥

9. evamuktastu brahmarṣiridaṃ vacanamabravīt ,
śokasaṃtaptahṛdayāṃ svasāramiva duḥkhitām.

9. evam uktaḥ tu brahmarṣiḥ idam vacanam abravīt
śokasaṃtaptahṛdayām svasāram iva duḥkhitām

9. evam uktaḥ tu brahmarṣiḥ śokasaṃtaptahṛdayām
duḥkhitām svasāram iva idam vacanam abravīt

9. But the Brahmarshi, thus addressed, spoke these words to her, whose heart was tormented by grief, as if she were his own distressed sister.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed, spoken to, said

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• ब्रह्मर्षिः (brahmarṣiḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (as the Brahmarshi) (Brahmarshi, a Brahmin sage)

• इदम् (idam) - this (statement) (this)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• शोकसंतप्तहृदयाम् (śokasaṁtaptahṛdayām) - (her) whose heart was afflicted/tormented by sorrow

• स्वसारम् (svasāram) - sister

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• दुःखिताम् (duḥkhitām) - distressed, sorrowful, unhappy

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed, spoken to, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak) with suffix -ta

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मर्षिः (brahmarṣiḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (as the Brahmarshi) (Brahmarshi, a Brahmin sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmarṣi

brahmarṣi - a Brahmin sage of the highest class

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+ṛṣi)

• brahman – Brahma (the creator god), a Brahmin, sacred knowledge, the Absolute (brahman)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

इदम् (idam) - this (statement) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here, the following

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech, statement

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

शोकसंतप्तहृदयाम् (śokasaṁtaptahṛdayām) - (her) whose heart was afflicted/tormented by sorrow

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śokasaṃtaptahṛdayā

śokasaṁtaptahṛdayā - having a heart afflicted by sorrow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śoka+saṃtapta+hṛdaya)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• saṃtapta – tormented, afflicted, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'tap' (to heat, torment) with prefix 'sam' and suffix -ta
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tap (class 1)
• hṛdaya – heart, mind, core
  noun (neuter)

स्वसारम् (svasāram) - sister

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svasṛ

svasṛ - sister

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

दुःखिताम् (duḥkhitām) - distressed, sorrowful, unhappy

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of duḥkhitā

duḥkhitā - distressed, sorrowful, unhappy, miserable

Derived from 'duḥkha' (suffering) with suffix -ita

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