वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-103, verse-1

वसिष्ठस्तु तदा राममुक्त्वा राजपुरोहितः ।
अब्रवीद्धर्मसंयुक्तं पुनरेवापरं वचः ॥१॥

1. vasiṣṭhastu tadā rāmamuktvā rājapurohitaḥ ,
abravīddharmasaṃyuktaṃ punarevāparaṃ vacaḥ.

1. Vasiṣṭhaḥ tu tadā Rāmam uktvā rājapurohitaḥ
abravīt dharmasaṃyuktam punaḥ eva aparam vacaḥ

1. tadā rājapurohitaḥ Vasiṣṭhaḥ tu Rāmam uktvā
punaḥ eva aparam dharmasaṃyuktam vacaḥ abravīt

1. Then, the royal priest Vashishta, after speaking to Rama, indeed uttered yet another statement endowed with (natural) law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vashishta (a revered sage)

• तु (tu) - moreover (but, indeed, moreover)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• रामम् (rāmam) - to Rama (Rama)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having said, having spoken)

• राजपुरोहितः (rājapurohitaḥ) - the royal priest (royal priest)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, uttered (spoke, said)

• धर्मसंयुक्तम् (dharmasaṁyuktam) - endowed with (natural) law (dharma) (associated with dharma, righteous, lawful, constitutional)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more)

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

• अपरम् (aparam) - another (other, another, second, subsequent)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - statement (word, speech, statement)

Words meanings and morphology

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vashishta (a revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Vasiṣṭha

Vasiṣṭha - Vashishta (a revered sage), a prominent Vedic sage

तु (tu) - moreover (but, indeed, moreover)

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal base 'tad' (that) with the suffix 'dā' (indicating time).

रामम् (rāmam) - to Rama (Rama)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of Rāma

Rāma - Rama (a principal deity of Hinduism, the seventh avatar of Vishnu), pleasing, charming

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having said, having spoken)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root √vac (to speak) + suffix -tvā. The initial 'v' of √vac often changes to 'u' before certain suffixes.

Root: vac (class 2)

राजपुरोहितः (rājapurohitaḥ) - the royal priest (royal priest)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājapurohita

rājapurohita - royal priest, chaplain to a king, court priest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+purohita)

• rājan – king, monarch, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• purohita – one placed in front, chaplain, priest, family priest
  noun (masculine)
  From 'puras' (in front) + √dhā (to place), with 'ita' suffix.
  Prefix: puras
  Root: dhā (class 3)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, uttered (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Tense, Third Person Singular

Formed from root √brū (or √vac in some forms) with augment 'a-' for imperfect.

Root: brū (class 2)

धर्मसंयुक्तम् (dharmasaṁyuktam) - endowed with (natural) law (dharma) (associated with dharma, righteous, lawful, constitutional)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmasaṃyukta

dharmasaṁyukta - connected with dharma, endowed with dharma, righteous, constitutional, lawful

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+saṃyukta)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhṛ (to hold, to support, to maintain).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• saṃyukta – joined, connected, endowed with, united, possessed of
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix 'sam' + root '√yuj' (to join) + suffix -kta.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

अपरम् (aparam) - another (other, another, second, subsequent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apara

apara - other, another, second, subsequent, inferior, later

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - statement (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, statement, saying, utterance

From root √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)