वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-21, verse-12

एवमुक्तस्तु वचनं रामो धर्मभृतां वरः ।
भूयस्तामब्रवीद्वाक्यं मातरं भृशदुःखिताम् ॥१२॥

12. evamuktastu vacanaṃ rāmo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ,
bhūyastāmabravīdvākyaṃ mātaraṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitām.

12. evam uktaḥ tu vacanam rāmaḥ dharmabhṛtām varaḥ
bhūyaḥ tām abravīt vākyam mātaram bhṛśaduḥkhitām

12. evam uktaḥ tu dharmabhṛtām varaḥ rāmaḥ bhūyaḥ
tām bhṛśaduḥkhitām mātaram vacanam vākyam abravīt

12. But Rama, the foremost among those who uphold natural law (dharma), having thus been spoken to, again addressed his deeply distressed mother with these words.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed

• तु (tu) - but, however

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, message

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those who uphold dharma (natural law)

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, choicest

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further

• ताम् (tām) - her, to her

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• मातरम् (mātaram) - mother (accusative)

• भृशदुःखिताम् (bhṛśaduḥkhitām) - greatly distressed/sorrowful

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, however

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, message

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, saying, command

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, hero of Ramayana)

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those who uphold dharma (natural law)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - one who upholds dharma, preserver of righteousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• bhṛt – bearing, supporting, maintaining
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, choicest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, choice

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - her, to her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, sentence, statement, word

Root: vac (class 2)

मातरम् (mātaram) - mother (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

भृशदुःखिताम् (bhṛśaduḥkhitām) - greatly distressed/sorrowful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhṛśaduḥkhita

bhṛśaduḥkhita - greatly distressed, very sorrowful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhṛśa+duḥkhita)

• bhṛśa – much, greatly, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• duḥkhita – distressed, sorrowful, grieved
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root duḥkh (to suffer, grieve)
  Root: duḥkh (class 1)