वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-70, verse-1

एवं ब्रुवाणं जनकः प्रत्युवाच कृताञ्जलिः ।
श्रोतुमर्हसि भद्रं ते कुलं नः कीर्तितं परम् ॥१॥

1. evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ janakaḥ pratyuvāca kṛtāñjaliḥ ,
śrotumarhasi bhadraṃ te kulaṃ naḥ kīrtitaṃ param.

1. evam bruvāṇam janakaḥ pratyuvāca kṛtāñjaliḥ
śrotum arhasi bhadram te kulam naḥ kīrtitam param

1. kṛtāñjaliḥ janakaḥ evam bruvāṇam (viśvāmitram) pratyuvāca (uvāca ca) te bhadram (astu).
naḥ kulam param kīrtitam (asti).
śrotum arhasi.

1. To him who spoke thus, Janaka replied with folded hands: 'Please listen, may good fortune be upon you. Our most excellent lineage has been proclaimed.'

Words meanings summery:

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

• ब्रुवाणम् (bruvāṇam) - to Viśvāmitra who was speaking (speaking, to him who was speaking)

• जनकः (janakaḥ) - Janaka

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, having made an añjali (a gesture of reverence)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you should, you are worthy

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (good, auspicious, welfare, good fortune)

• ते (te) - to you (may good fortune be to you) (to you, your)

• कुलम् (kulam) - lineage, family, clan

• नः (naḥ) - our (our, to us)

• कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - recounted, proclaimed, mentioned

• परम् (param) - most excellent (supreme, excellent, highest)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवाणम् (bruvāṇam) - to Viśvāmitra who was speaking (speaking, to him who was speaking)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bruvāṇa

bruvāṇa - speaking, saying, declaring

Present Active Participle (śānac)

Derived from the root 'brū' (to speak) with the 'śānac' suffix.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Modifies the implied speaker (Viśvāmitra).

जनकः (janakaḥ) - Janaka

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - a proper name; Janaka (king of Mithilā, father of Sītā)

Note: Subject of 'pratyuvāca'.

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (liṭ)

Compound verb: prefix 'prati-' + root 'vac' (to speak). Perfect form of 'vac' is 'uvāca'.

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, having made an añjali (a gesture of reverence)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - having performed the añjali gesture (folded hands in reverence), respectful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with the suffix '-ta'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – folded hands (a gesture of salutation/reverence), offering
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Janaka.

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Root: śru (class 5)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you should, you are worthy

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present tense (laṭ)

Root: arh (class 1)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (good, auspicious, welfare, good fortune)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - auspicious, good, fortunate, welfare, blessing

ते (te) - to you (may good fortune be to you) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

Note: Used as dative of advantage with 'bhadram'.

कुलम् (kulam) - lineage, family, clan

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan, house

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'asti' (is).

नः (naḥ) - our (our, to us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (pronoun)

Note: Possessive, referring to Janaka's lineage.

कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - recounted, proclaimed, mentioned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kīrtita

kīrtita - recounted, proclaimed, mentioned, celebrated, praised

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'kīrt' (to mention, praise) with the suffix '-ta'.

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'kulam'.

परम् (param) - most excellent (supreme, excellent, highest)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate, most distant

Note: Modifies 'kulam'.