वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-105, verse-15

एतच्छ्रुत्वा शुभं वाक्यं भरतस्य महात्मनः ।
भरद्वाजः शुभतरं मुनिर्वाक्यमुदाहरत् ॥१५॥

15. etacchrutvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ bharatasya mahātmanaḥ ,
bharadvājaḥ śubhataraṃ munirvākyamudāharat.

15. etat śrutvā śubham vākyam bharatasya mahātmanaḥ
bharadvājaḥ śubhataram muniḥ vākyam udāharat

15. mahātmanaḥ bharatasya etat śubham vākyam śrutvā
muniḥ bharadvājaḥ śubhataram vākyam udāharat

15. Having heard these auspicious words from the noble (mahātman) Bharata, the sage Bharadvaja uttered an even more auspicious statement.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (speech) (this, these)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - after hearing (having heard)

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (words) (auspicious, good, beautiful)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - Bharata's speech (speech, words, statement)

• भरतस्य (bharatasya) - belonging to Bharata (of Bharata)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of noble Bharata (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

• भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - the sage Bharadvaja (Bharadvaja)

• शुभतरम् (śubhataram) - an even more auspicious (statement) (more auspicious, very auspicious)

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage Bharadvaja (sage, ascetic)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - a statement (speech, words, statement)

• उदाहरत् (udāharat) - Bharadvaja uttered (he uttered, he spoke)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (speech) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Neuter singular accusative form, referring to 'vākyam'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - after hearing (having heard)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) derived from root 'śru' (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolutive indicating a preceding action.

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (words) (auspicious, good, beautiful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, pure, good

Note: Neuter singular accusative form, qualifying 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - Bharata's speech (speech, words, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Derived from 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Neuter singular accusative form.

भरतस्य (bharatasya) - belonging to Bharata (of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (proper noun), supported, maintained

Note: Masculine singular genitive form.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of noble Bharata (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded (ātman)

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ātman' (self/soul).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Masculine singular genitive form, qualifying 'bharatasya'.

भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - the sage Bharadvaja (Bharadvaja)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvaja (name of a sage)

Note: Masculine singular nominative form.

शुभतरम् (śubhataram) - an even more auspicious (statement) (more auspicious, very auspicious)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubhatara

śubhatara - more auspicious, very good

Comparative adjective formed from 'śubha' with suffix '-tara'.

Note: Neuter singular accusative form, qualifying 'vākyam'.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage Bharadvaja (sage, ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

Note: Masculine singular nominative form, referring to Bharadvaja.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - a statement (speech, words, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Derived from 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Neuter singular accusative form.

उदाहरत् (udāharat) - Bharadvaja uttered (he uttered, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ud-hṛ

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: 3rd person singular imperfect active form of 'ud-ā-hṛ'.