वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-108, verse-23

इत्युक्तवन्तं रामस्तं राजपुत्रस्तपस्विनम् ।
न शशाकोत्तरैर्वाक्यैरवरोद्धुं समुत्सुकम् ॥२३॥

23. ityuktavantaṃ rāmastaṃ rājaputrastapasvinam ,
na śaśākottarairvākyairavaroddhuṃ samutsukam.

23. iti uktavantam rāmaḥ tam rājaputraḥ tapasvinam
na śaśāka uttaraiḥ vākyaiḥ avaroddhum samutsukam

23. rāmaḥ rājaputraḥ tam tapasvinam iti uktavantam
samutsukam uttaraiḥ vākyaiḥ avaroddhum na śaśāka

23. Rāma, the prince, was unable to hold back that ascetic, who had spoken thus and was very eager (to leave), with any countering words.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तवन्तम् (uktavantam) - who had spoken, having spoken

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

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

• राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - Rāma, who is a prince (the prince)

• तपस्विनम् (tapasvinam) - the ascetic, the one practicing penance

• न (na) - not, no

• शशाक (śaśāka) - was able, could

• उत्तरैः (uttaraiḥ) - with words in reply (with subsequent, with answering, with countering)

• वाक्यैः (vākyaiḥ) - with words, with statements

• अवरोद्धुम् (avaroddhum) - to hold back, to restrain, to prevent

• समुत्सुकम् (samutsukam) - eager to depart (eager, very agitated, longing)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तवन्तम् (uktavantam) - who had spoken, having spoken

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uktavat

uktavat - having spoken, one who has spoken

Past Active Participle

Formed from the past passive participle ukta (from root vac, to speak) and the suffix -vat.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'tapasvinam'.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, particularly a prominent avatar of Viṣṇu)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तम् (tam) - that ascetic (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the ascetic.

राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - Rāma, who is a prince (the prince)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājaputra

rājaputra - son of a king, prince

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to Rāma.

तपस्विनम् (tapasvinam) - the ascetic, the one practicing penance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, devotee, one performing penance (tapas)

From tapas (penance) + -vin (possessive suffix)

Note: Object of 'avaroddhum'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शशाक (śaśāka) - was able, could

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

उत्तरैः (uttaraiḥ) - with words in reply (with subsequent, with answering, with countering)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of uttara

uttara - later, subsequent, upper, superior; answer, reply

Note: Agrees with 'vākyaiḥ'.

वाक्यैः (vākyaiḥ) - with words, with statements

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

From vac (to speak) + -ya (suffix)

Root: vac (class 2)

अवरोद्धुम् (avaroddhum) - to hold back, to restrain, to prevent

(verb)

infinitive of avarudh

Infinitive

Prefix: ava

Root: rudh (class 7)

समुत्सुकम् (samutsukam) - eager to depart (eager, very agitated, longing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samutsuka

samutsuka - very eager, zealous, longing, agitated

Compound of sam-ut-suka

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: suc (class 6)