वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-59, verse-29

एवमुक्ताः सुराः सर्वे
प्रत्यूचुर्मुनिपुंगवम् ॥२९॥

29. evamuktāḥ surāḥ sarve
pratyūcurmunipuṃgavam.

29. evam uktāḥ surāḥ sarve
pratyūcuḥ munipuṅgavam

29. evam uktāḥ sarve surāḥ
munipuṅgavam pratyūcuḥ

29. All the gods, thus addressed, replied to the chief among the sages.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

• सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• प्रत्यूचुः (pratyūcuḥ) - they replied, they answered

• मुनिपुङ्गवम् (munipuṅgavam) - to Viśvāmitra (to the chief of sages, to the foremost sage)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `uktāḥ`.

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed, declared

Past Passive Participle

from root `vac` (to speak), irregular past passive participle

Root: vac (class 2)

सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

Note: Subject of `pratyūcuḥ`.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Adjective modifying `surāḥ`.

प्रत्यूचुः (pratyūcuḥ) - they replied, they answered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of prativac

perfect tense

3rd person plural perfect active, irregular formation from root `vac` with prefix `prati`

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

मुनिपुङ्गवम् (munipuṅgavam) - to Viśvāmitra (to the chief of sages, to the foremost sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of munipuṅgava

munipuṅgava - chief of sages, foremost sage

compound `muni` (sage) + `puṅgava` (bull, chief, eminent)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+puṅgava)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent, eminent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of `pratyūcuḥ`.