वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-105, verse-8

एवमुक्तस्तु भरतो भरद्वाजेन धीमता ।
प्रत्युवाच भरद्वाजं भरतो धर्मवत्सलः ॥८॥

8. evamuktastu bharato bharadvājena dhīmatā ,
pratyuvāca bharadvājaṃ bharato dharmavatsalaḥ.

8. evaṃ uktaḥ tu bharataḥ bharadvājena dhīmatā
pratyuvāca bharadvājam bharataḥ dharmavatsalaḥ

8. dhīmatā bharadvājena evaṃ uktaḥ tu
dharmavatsalaḥ bharataḥ bharadvājam pratyuvāca

8. Thus addressed by the wise Bharadvaja, Bharata, who was devoted to righteousness (dharma), replied to Bharadvaja.

Words meanings summery:

• एवं (evaṁ) - thus, in this manner, just so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by Bharadvaja) (spoken, said, addressed)

• तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizes the statement (but, indeed, however)

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Prince Bharata (Bharata (proper name))

• भरद्वाजेन (bharadvājena) - by the sage Bharadvaja (by Bharadvaja)

• धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the wise (Bharadvaja) (by the wise, by the intelligent)

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

• भरद्वाजम् (bharadvājam) - to the sage Bharadvaja (to Bharadvaja)

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Prince Bharata (Bharata (proper name))

• धर्मवत्सलः (dharmavatsalaḥ) - devoted to his moral duty (dharma) (devoted to dharma, fond of righteousness)

Words meanings and morphology

एवं (evaṁ) - thus, in this manner, just so

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by Bharadvaja) (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak); irregular formation

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to Bharata

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizes the statement (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Prince Bharata (Bharata (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of a legendary emperor, or Rama's brother), one who is maintained/cherished

Note: Subject of the first clause

भरद्वाजेन (bharadvājena) - by the sage Bharadvaja (by Bharadvaja)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvaja (name of a famous sage)

Note: Agent of the action 'addressed'

धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the wise (Bharadvaja) (by the wise, by the intelligent)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, thoughtful

From dhī (thought, intelligence) + -mat (possessive suffix)

Note: Qualifies Bharadvaja

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of prativac

Perfect tense, third person singular

From root vac (to speak) with upasarga prati

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

भरद्वाजम् (bharadvājam) - to the sage Bharadvaja (to Bharadvaja)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvaja (name of a famous sage)

Note: Object of the verb 'replied'

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Prince Bharata (Bharata (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of a legendary emperor, or Rama's brother), one who is maintained/cherished

Note: Subject of the second clause

धर्मवत्सलः (dharmavatsalaḥ) - devoted to his moral duty (dharma) (devoted to dharma, fond of righteousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavatsala

dharmavatsala - devoted to righteousness, fond of duty, loving dharma

Compound of dharma (righteousness, duty) and vatsala (affectionate, fond of)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+vatsala)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law (dharma), virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vatsala – affectionate, fond of, loving, tender
  adjective (masculine)
  From vatsa (calf, child)

Note: Qualifies Bharata