वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-58, verse-23

एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं विश्वामित्रो महातपाः ।
विरराम महातेजा ऋषिमध्ये महामुनिः ॥२३॥

23. etāvaduktvā vacanaṃ viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ ,
virarāma mahātejā ṛṣimadhye mahāmuniḥ.

23. etāvat uktvā vacanam viśvāmitraḥ mahātapāḥ
virarāma mahātejāḥ ṛṣimadhye mahāmuniḥ

23. mahātapāḥ mahātejāḥ mahāmuniḥ viśvāmitraḥ
etāvat vacanam uktvā ṛṣimadhye virarāma

23. Having uttered these words, Viśvāmitra, the great sage (mahāmuni) of immense asceticism (tapas) and great splendor, ceased speaking among the other sages.

Words meanings summery:

• एतावत् (etāvat) - these (words) (so much, this much)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra

• महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - of great asceticism (tapas)

• विरराम (virarāma) - he ceased speaking (he ceased, he stopped)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor, very radiant

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

• महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

Words meanings and morphology

एतावत् (etāvat) - these (words) (so much, this much)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, this much, so many, this many

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying 'vacanam'.

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √vac (to speak) with suffix '-tvā'.

Root: √vac (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, speech, saying

From √vac (to speak).

Root: √vac (class 2)

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (a celebrated sage)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśva+mitra)

• viśva – all, whole, universal
  adjective
• mitra – friend, companion
  noun (masculine)

महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - of great asceticism (tapas)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas

mahātapas - possessing great ascetic power, of great austerity

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tapas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tapas – asceticism, austerity, heat, penance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √tap (class 1)

विरराम (virarāma) - he ceased speaking (he ceased, he stopped)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √ram

Prefix: vi

Root: √ram (class 1)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor, very radiant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - of great splendor, very radiant, illustrious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, radiance, energy, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)

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

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ṛṣimadhya

ṛṣimadhya - the middle of the sages, among the sages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+madhya)

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

Note: Used adverbially.

महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)