वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-103, verse-8

एवं मधुरमुक्तस्तु गुरुणा राघवः स्वयम् ।
प्रत्युवाच समासीनं वसिष्ठं पुरुषर्षभः ॥८॥

8. evaṃ madhuramuktastu guruṇā rāghavaḥ svayam ,
pratyuvāca samāsīnaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ puruṣarṣabhaḥ.

8. evam madhuram uktaḥ tu guruṇā rāghavaḥ svayam
| pratyuvāca samāsīnam vasiṣṭham puruṣarṣabhaḥ

8. evam guruṇā madhuram uktaḥ tu rāghavaḥ svayam,
puruṣarṣabhaḥ samāsīnam vasiṣṭham pratyuvāca

8. Thus, Rāghava himself, having been gently addressed by his preceptor (guru), that chief among men, replied to Vasiṣṭha, who was seated.

Words meanings summery:

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

• मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweetly, gently, pleasantly

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• गुरुणा (guruṇā) - by the preceptor, by the teacher

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rama)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, personally

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied, he spoke in return

• समासीनम् (samāsīnam) - seated, sitting

• वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - to Vasiṣṭha

• पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - chief of men, best among men

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweetly, gently, pleasantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of neuter accusative singular form.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √vac (to speak, to say), irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

गुरुणा (guruṇā) - by the preceptor, by the teacher

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of guru

guru - preceptor, teacher, weighty, heavy, venerable

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (epithet for Rama)

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, personally

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially as a reflexive intensifier.

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied, he spoke in return

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of prati-√vac

Perfect tense (Liṭ lakāra), 3rd person singular, Active voice.

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

समासीनम् (samāsīnam) - seated, sitting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samāsīna

samāsīna - seated, sitting together, abiding

Past Active Participle

Derived from the root √ās (to sit) with prefixes sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: ās (class 2)

वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - to Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage), most excellent, wealthiest

पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - chief of men, best among men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - bull among men, chief of men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, human being, supreme cosmic person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)