वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-65, verse-7

एवमुक्तस्तु जनकः प्रत्युवाच महामुनिम् ।
श्रूयतामस्य धनुषो यदर्थमिह तिष्ठति ॥७॥

7. evamuktastu janakaḥ pratyuvāca mahāmunim ,
śrūyatāmasya dhanuṣo yadarthamiha tiṣṭhati.

7. evam uktaḥ tu janakaḥ prati uvāca mahāmunim
śrūyatām asya dhanuṣaḥ yat artham iha tiṣṭhati

7. evam uktaḥ tu janakaḥ mahāmunim prati uvāca
asya dhanuṣaḥ yat artham iha tiṣṭhati śrūyatām

7. Thus addressed, Janaka replied to the great sage, 'Please listen to the reason for which this bow remains here.'

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

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

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• जनकः (janakaḥ) - King Janaka of Videha (Janaka (a king))

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in reply to

• उवाच (uvāca) - replied (said, spoke)

• महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - to the great sage Vishvamitra (to the great sage)

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - please listen (let it be heard, may it be heard)

• अस्य (asya) - of this bow (of this)

• धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow

• यत् (yat) - for which, because of which

• अर्थम् (artham) - the reason/purpose (purpose, reason, sake)

• इह (iha) - here (in this place, with me) (here, in this world)

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - is kept, is present (stands, remains, exists)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies 'uktaḥ'.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (thus) (said, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'janakaḥ'.

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction, often implying continuity or slight emphasis.

जनकः (janakaḥ) - King Janaka of Videha (Janaka (a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - father, progenitor; King Janaka

Note: Subject of 'pratyuvāca'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in reply to

(indeclinable)

Note: It is an upasarga (preverb) modifying the verb 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - replied (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vac

Perfect Active

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Often used with 'prati' as 'pratyuvāca' for 'replied'.

महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - to the great sage Vishvamitra (to the great sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

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

Note: Object of 'pratyuvāca'.

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - please listen (let it be heard, may it be heard)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of √śru

Imperative Passive

Imperative 3rd person singular, passive voice

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Impersonal construction, equivalent to an polite request to listen.

अस्य (asya) - of this bow (of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Agrees with 'dhanuṣaḥ'.

धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

Note: Dependent on the implied object of 'śrūyatām', which is 'artham'.

यत् (yat) - for which, because of which

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'artham'.

अर्थम् (artham) - the reason/purpose (purpose, reason, sake)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, reason

Note: Functions adverbially with 'yat' meaning "for which purpose".

इह (iha) - here (in this place, with me) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - is kept, is present (stands, remains, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √sthā

Present Active

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'dhanuḥ' (implied from 'asya dhanuṣaḥ').