वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-107, verse-5

सदृशं श्लाघनीयं च यदुक्तं भरत त्वया ।
वचनं भ्रातृवात्सल्यादनुरूपं तवैव तत् ॥५॥

5. sadṛśaṃ ślāghanīyaṃ ca yaduktaṃ bharata tvayā ,
vacanaṃ bhrātṛvātsalyādanurūpaṃ tavaiva tat.

5. sadṛśam ślāghanīyam ca yat uktam bharata tvayā
vacanam bhrātṛvātsalyāt anurūpam tava eva tat

5. bharata tvayā yat uktam tat sadṛśam ca ślāghanīyam
tat vacanam tava bhrātṛvātsalyāt eva anurūpam

5. O Bharata, what you have said is both suitable and praiseworthy. That statement of yours is indeed appropriate, born of brotherly affection.

Words meanings summery:

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - suitable, appropriate, similar

• श्लाघनीयम् (ślāghanīyam) - praiseworthy, laudable

• च (ca) - and

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said

• भरत (bharata) - O Bharata

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• वचनम् (vacanam) - statement, word, speech

• भ्रातृवात्सल्यात् (bhrātṛvātsalyāt) - from brotherly affection

• अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - appropriate, suitable, conforming to

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• तत् (tat) - that

Words meanings and morphology

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - suitable, appropriate, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - suitable, appropriate, similar, resembling

Note: Predicative adjective, referring to 'yat uktam' (that which was said).

श्लाघनीयम् (ślāghanīyam) - praiseworthy, laudable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ślāghanīya

ślāghanīya - praiseworthy, laudable, deserving praise

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Formed from root 'ślāgh' (to praise) with suffix 'anīya'.

Root: ślāgh (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective, referring to 'yat uktam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'sadṛśam' and 'ślāghanīyam'.

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to the statement spoken.

उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, stated

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'vac' (to speak) as an irregular participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Adjective qualifying the implied 'statement'.

भरत (bharata) - O Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (a proper name)

Note: Term of address.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Agent in passive construction ('spoken by you').

वचनम् (vacanam) - statement, word, speech

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - statement, word, speech, saying

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

भ्रातृवात्सल्यात् (bhrātṛvātsalyāt) - from brotherly affection

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhrātṛvātsalya

bhrātṛvātsalya - brotherly affection, fraternal love

Compound of 'bhrātṛ' (brother) and 'vātsalya' (affection).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhrātṛ+vātsalya)

• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)
• vātsalya – affection, tenderness, fondness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the cause or origin of the appropriateness.

अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - appropriate, suitable, conforming to

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anurūpa

anurūpa - appropriate, suitable, conforming to, corresponding

Compound of 'anu' (after, conforming) + 'rūpa' (form).

Compound type : tatpurusha (anu+rūpa)

• anu – after, along, conforming to
  indeclinable
  prefix/preposition
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicative adjective, referring to 'vacanam'.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Possessive pronoun, modifying 'vacanam'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'tava' and 'anurūpam'.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to 'vacanam'.