वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-74, verse-10

ब्रुवत्येवं दशरथे जामदग्न्यः प्रतापवान् ।
अनादृत्यैव तद्वाक्यं राममेवाभ्यभाषत ॥१०॥

10. bruvatyevaṃ daśarathe jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān ,
anādṛtyaiva tadvākyaṃ rāmamevābhyabhāṣata.

10. bruvati evam daśarathe jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān
anādṛtya eva tat vākyam rāmam eva abhyabhāṣata

10. daśarathe evam bruvati pratāpavān jāmadagnyaḥ
tat vākyam eva anādṛtya rāmam eva abhyabhāṣata

10. While Dasharatha was speaking thus, the mighty Jamadagnya (Parashurama), completely disregarding those words, addressed only Rama.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रुवति (bruvati) - while speaking, speaking

• एवम् (evam) - Referring to Dasharatha's previous lamentation. (thus, in this manner)

• दशरथे (daśarathe) - Referring to King Dasharatha. (in Dasharatha, by Dasharatha)

• जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - Parashurama. (son of Jamadagni, descendant of Jamadagni)

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - Describing Parashurama. (mighty, powerful, glorious)

• अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - Disregarding Dasharatha's words. (disregarding, ignoring, without respect)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes the disregard. (indeed, only, certainly)

• तत् (tat) - Referring to Dasharatha's words. (that)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - Dasharatha's plea. (word, speech, statement)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Referring to Lord Rama. (Rama)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizing that he spoke only to Rama, not Dasharatha. (only, just)

• अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - spoke to, addressed

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रुवति (bruvati) - while speaking, speaking

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, telling

Present Active Participle

Derived from √brū (to speak)

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

एवम् (evam) - Referring to Dasharatha's previous lamentation. (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

दशरथे (daśarathe) - Referring to King Dasharatha. (in Dasharatha, by Dasharatha)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (father of Rama)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - Parashurama. (son of Jamadagni, descendant of Jamadagni)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāmadagnya

jāmadagnya - descendant of Jamadagni

Taddhita derivative from Jamadagni

Note: Subject of abhyabhāṣata.

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - Describing Parashurama. (mighty, powerful, glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - mighty, glorious, powerful

Possessive suffix -mat/-vat

Prefix: pra

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with jāmadagnyaḥ.

अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - Disregarding Dasharatha's words. (disregarding, ignoring, without respect)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from a-nā-√dṛ (to respect) + -tya suffix for upasarga verbs

Prefixes: an+ā

Root: dṛ (class 6)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes the disregard. (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Intensifying particle.

तत् (tat) - Referring to Dasharatha's words. (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Agrees with vākyam.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - Dasharatha's plea. (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

Derived from vāc (speech)

Note: Object of anādṛtya.

रामम् (rāmam) - Referring to Lord Rama. (Rama)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king, incarnation of Vishnu)

Note: Object of abhyabhāṣata.

एव (eva) - Emphasizing that he spoke only to Rama, not Dasharatha. (only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Intensifying particle.

अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - spoke to, addressed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (luṅ) of abhibhāṣ

Imperfect

Derived from abhi-√bhāṣ

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Implies addressing directly.

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