वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-11, verse-4

एवमुक्तस्तु कैकेय्या राजा दशरथस्तदा ।
प्रत्युवाच ततः क्रुद्धो मुहूर्तं विह्वलन्निव ॥४॥

4. evamuktastu kaikeyyā rājā daśarathastadā ,
pratyuvāca tataḥ kruddho muhūrtaṃ vihvalanniva.

4. evam uktaḥ tu kaikeyyā rājā daśarathaḥ tadā
pratyuvāca tataḥ kruddhaḥ muhūrtam vihvalan iva

4. kaikeyyā evam uktaḥ tu rājā daśarathaḥ tadā
tataḥ kruddhaḥ muhūrtam vihvalan iva pratyuvāca

4. Thus addressed by Kaikeyi, King Dasharatha then, enraged, replied, as if agitated for a moment.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• कैकेय्या (kaikeyyā) - by Kaikeyi

• राजा (rājā) - king

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha (a proper noun)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied, he spoke in return

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry, enraged

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, a short time

• विह्वलन् (vihvalan) - agitated, distressed, bewildered

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vac (to speak)

Root: √vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

कैकेय्या (kaikeyyā) - by Kaikeyi

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kaikeyī

kaikeyī - Kaikeyi (a proper noun)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha (a proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (father of Rama)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied, he spoke in return

(verb)

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

Perfect form (Lit) of root √vac with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: √vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry, enraged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - angry, enraged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √krudh (to be angry)

Root: √krudh (class 4)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, a short time

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant; a specific division of time

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration.

विह्वलन् (vihvalan) - agitated, distressed, bewildered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihvalat

vihvalat - staggering, agitated, confused

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √hval (to tremble, stagger) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: √hval (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)