वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-104, verse-15

तमङ्के भ्रातरं कृत्वा रामो वचनमब्रवीत् ।
श्यामं नलिनपत्राक्षं मत्तहंसस्वरः स्वयम् ॥१५॥

15. tamaṅke bhrātaraṃ kṛtvā rāmo vacanamabravīt ,
śyāmaṃ nalinapatrākṣaṃ mattahaṃsasvaraḥ svayam.

15. tam aṅke bhrātaram kṛtvā rāmaḥ vacanam abravīt
śyāmam nalinapatrākṣam mattahaṃsasvaraḥ svayam

15. rāmaḥ svayam mattahaṃsasvaraḥ tam śyāmam
nalinapatrākṣam bhrātaram aṅke kṛtvā vacanam abravīt

15. Having placed his dark-complexioned, lotus-leaf-eyed brother on his lap, Rama himself, whose voice resembled that of an intoxicated swan, spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Bharata) (him, that)

• अङ्के (aṅke) - on the lap (in the lap, on the side, in the embrace)

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - his brother (Bharata) (brother (accusative))

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed (having done, having made, having placed)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (proper name))

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words (singular used collectively) (word, speech, saying)

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

• श्यामम् (śyāmam) - dark-complexioned (dark, black, dark-blue, green)

• नलिनपत्राक्षम् (nalinapatrākṣam) - lotus-leaf-eyed

• मत्तहंसस्वरः (mattahaṁsasvaraḥ) - whose voice was like that of an intoxicated swan (having a voice like an intoxicated swan)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, personally, by oneself)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Bharata) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Bharata.

अङ्के (aṅke) - on the lap (in the lap, on the side, in the embrace)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aṅka

aṅka - lap, side, bend, embrace, mark

Root: aṅk (class 1)

Note: Denotes place where Bharata was placed.

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - his brother (Bharata) (brother (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Object of kṛtvā.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed (having done, having made, having placed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root kṛ (to do, make) with ktvā suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasing, charming

Root: ram

वचनम् (vacanam) - words (singular used collectively) (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying, sentence

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of abravīt.

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

(verb)

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

Imperfect

From root brū (to speak). a is augment for past tense.

Root: brū (class 2)

श्यामम् (śyāmam) - dark-complexioned (dark, black, dark-blue, green)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śyāma

śyāma - dark, black, dark-blue, dark-green

Root: śyā

Note: Refers to Bharata.

नलिनपत्राक्षम् (nalinapatrākṣam) - lotus-leaf-eyed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nalinapatrākṣa

nalinapatrākṣa - having eyes like lotus leaves

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nalina+patra+akṣa)

• nalina – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Bharata.

मत्तहंसस्वरः (mattahaṁsasvaraḥ) - whose voice was like that of an intoxicated swan (having a voice like an intoxicated swan)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mattahaṃsasvara

mattahaṁsasvara - having a voice like an intoxicated swan, with a deep, resonant voice

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (matta+haṃsa+svara)

• matta – intoxicated, exhilarated, joyous
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mad (to be intoxicated)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• haṃsa – swan, goose
  noun (masculine)
• svara – sound, voice, tone
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rama.

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, personally, by oneself)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of identity.

Note: Refers to Rama.