वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-110, verse-25

एवमुक्ता तु सा सीता तां ततो धर्मचारिणीम् ।
श्रूयतामिति चोक्त्वा वै कथयामास तां कथाम् ॥२५॥

25. evamuktā tu sā sītā tāṃ tato dharmacāriṇīm ,
śrūyatāmiti coktvā vai kathayāmāsa tāṃ kathām.

25. evam uktā tu sā sītā tām tataḥ dharmacāriṇīm
śrūyatām iti ca uktvā vai kathayāmāsa tām kathām

25. evam uktā sā sītā tu tataḥ tām dharmacāriṇīm
śrūyatām iti vai ca uktvā tām kathām kathayāmāsa

25. Having been thus spoken to, Sita then, to that righteous woman, indeed said 'Listen!' and narrated that story.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्ता (uktā) - (Sita) having been addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• सीता (sītā) - Princess Sita, wife of Rama (Sita)

• ताम् (tām) - that (righteous woman) (her, that (feminine))

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

• धर्मचारिणीम् (dharmacāriṇīm) - Refers to the woman who questioned Sita. (a righteous woman, one who observes natural law (dharma))

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard, listen!

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks a quotation)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - Sita narrated (she told, she narrated)

• ताम् (tām) - that (story) (that, her, it)

• कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्ता (uktā) - (Sita) having been addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, she, he

Note: Refers to Sita

सीता (sītā) - Princess Sita, wife of Rama (Sita)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - a furrow, a line, Sita (proper name)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

ताम् (tām) - that (righteous woman) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, she, he

Note: Object of implied 'pratyuvāca' or similar, refers to the listener.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

Avyaya (indeclinable)

धर्मचारिणीम् (dharmacāriṇīm) - Refers to the woman who questioned Sita. (a righteous woman, one who observes natural law (dharma))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharmacāriṇī

dharmacāriṇī - a righteous woman, a pious woman, one who practices (dharma)

From dharma (righteousness, natural law) + cārin (practicing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+cārin)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• cārin – moving, walking, practicing, observing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  From root √car (to move, to practice)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Direct object, refers to the woman being spoken to.

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard, listen!

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative, 3rd person singular, passive voice

From root śru (class 5)

Root: śru (class 5)

इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks a quotation)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root √vac (class 2) with suffix -ktvā

Root: vac (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - Sita narrated (she told, she narrated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of kath

Perfect, 3rd person singular

From causative root kathay- with āsa ending for perfect. Or just the perfect of the Dhatupatha root kath (class 10).

Root: kath (class 10)

ताम् (tām) - that (story) (that, her, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, she, he

Note: Refers to 'kathām'

कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative

Derived from root 'kath' (to tell)

Root: kath (class 1)