वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-111, verse-3

रमे ऽहं कथया ते तु दृढं मधुरभाषिणि ।
रविरस्तं गतः श्रीमानुपोह्य रजनीं शिवाम् ॥३॥

3. rame'haṃ kathayā te tu dṛḍhaṃ madhurabhāṣiṇi ,
ravirastaṃ gataḥ śrīmānupohya rajanīṃ śivām.

3. rame aham kathayā te tu dṛḍham madhurabhāṣiṇi
raviḥ astam gataḥ śrīmān upohya rajanīm śivām

3. he madhurabhāṣiṇi aham te kathayā tu dṛḍham rame
śrīmān raviḥ astam gataḥ śivām rajanīm upohya

3. O sweet-speaker, I am indeed greatly delighted by your story. The glorious sun has set, bringing forth the auspicious night.

Words meanings summery:

• रमे (rame) - I delight, I rejoice, I enjoy

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कथया (kathayā) - by the story, with the narrative

• ते (te) - your, of you

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• दृढम् (dṛḍham) - greatly, strongly, firmly

• मधुरभाषिणि (madhurabhāṣiṇi) - O sweet-speaker, O eloquent one

• रविः (raviḥ) - sun, sun god

• अस्तम् (astam) - setting, home, western mountain

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, reached, arrived

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, splendid, prosperous

• उपोह्य (upohya) - having brought near, having led to, having caused to approach

• रजनीम् (rajanīm) - night

• शिवाम् (śivām) - auspicious, benevolent, propitious

Words meanings and morphology

रमे (rame) - I delight, I rejoice, I enjoy

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ram

Root: ram (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

कथया (kathayā) - by the story, with the narrative

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, narrative, tale, discourse, speech

ते (te) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

दृढम् (dṛḍham) - greatly, strongly, firmly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

मधुरभाषिणि (madhurabhāṣiṇi) - O sweet-speaker, O eloquent one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of madhurabhāṣin

madhurabhāṣin - sweet-speaking, eloquent, soft-spoken

Compound type : karmadhāraya (madhura+bhāṣin)

• madhura – sweet, pleasant, delightful, charming
  adjective (neuter)
• bhāṣin – speaking, speaker, talking
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root √bhāṣ
  From root √bhāṣ (to speak) with suffix -in
  Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

रविः (raviḥ) - sun, sun god

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ravi

ravi - sun, sun god

अस्तम् (astam) - setting, home, western mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asta

asta - setting (of sun or moon), home, disappearance, western mountain

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, reached, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, moved, arrived, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From root √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, splendid, prosperous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful, fortunate, divine

उपोह्य (upohya) - having brought near, having led to, having caused to approach

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix -ya from upa-√vah (to carry, to bring)

Prefix: upa

Root: vah (class 1)

रजनीम् (rajanīm) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rajanī

rajanī - night

शिवाम् (śivām) - auspicious, benevolent, propitious

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śivā

śivā - auspicious, benevolent, propitious, kind, happy