वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-60, verse-19

उक्तवाक्ये मुनौ तस्मिन्मुनिपत्न्यां तथैव च ।
शुनःशेपः स्वयं राम मध्यमो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥१९॥

19. uktavākye munau tasminmunipatnyāṃ tathaiva ca ,
śunaḥśepaḥ svayaṃ rāma madhyamo vākyamabravīt.

19. uktavākye munau tasmin munipatnyām tathā eva ca
śunaḥśepaḥ svayam rāma madhyamaḥ vākyam abravīt

19. rāma tasmin munau ca munipatnyām tathā eva
uktavākye śunaḥśepaḥ madhyamaḥ svayam vākyam abravīt

19. O Rama, when that sage and his wife had spoken similarly, Śunaḥśepa himself, the middle son, spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• उक्तवाक्ये (uktavākye) - when the sage's and his wife's speech was spoken (when speech was spoken, having spoken, in the one whose speech was spoken)

• मुनौ (munau) - in the sage, concerning the sage

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - that specific sage (in that, to that, concerning that (masculine singular))

• मुनिपत्न्याम् (munipatnyām) - in the sage's wife, to the sage's wife

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• च (ca) - and, also

• शुनःशेपः (śunaḥśepaḥ) - Śunaḥśepa (proper name)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by himself, personally

• राम (rāma) - O Rama (proper name)

• मध्यमः (madhyamaḥ) - the middle son (middle, mediocre, intermediate)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, word, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

उक्तवाक्ये (uktavākye) - when the sage's and his wife's speech was spoken (when speech was spoken, having spoken, in the one whose speech was spoken)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of uktavākya

uktavākya - one whose speech has been spoken, having spoken

Bahuvrihi compound: ukta (spoken, PPP of vac) + vākya (speech)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ukta+vākya)

• ukta – spoken, said
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'vac' (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from the root 'vac' (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used here as a locative absolute construction

मुनौ (munau) - in the sage, concerning the sage

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, inspired one

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - that specific sage (in that, to that, concerning that (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मुनिपत्न्याम् (munipatnyām) - in the sage's wife, to the sage's wife

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of munipatnī

munipatnī - sage's wife

Tatpuruṣa compound: muni (sage) + patnī (wife)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+patnī)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• patnī – wife
  noun (feminine)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शुनःशेपः (śunaḥśepaḥ) - Śunaḥśepa (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śunaḥśepa

śunaḥśepa - Śunaḥśepa (name of a sage/boy)

Compound: śunaḥ (of a dog) + śepa (tail). Literally 'dog-tailed' or 'dog's tail'.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śun+śepa)

• śun – dog
  noun (masculine)
• śepa – tail; penis
  noun (masculine)

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by himself, personally

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'sva' (self)

राम (rāma) - O Rama (proper name)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a Hindu deity, an avatar of Vishnu; also a common name)

मध्यमः (madhyamaḥ) - the middle son (middle, mediocre, intermediate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhyama

madhyama - middle, central, intermediate, mediocre

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, word, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Derived from the root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of brū

Root verb, 2nd conjugation

Root: brū (class 2)