वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-21, verse-7

तथा निगदितं मात्रा तद्वाक्यं पुरुषर्षभः ।
श्रुत्वा रामो ऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं मातरं भृशदुःखिताम् ॥७॥

7. tathā nigaditaṃ mātrā tadvākyaṃ puruṣarṣabhaḥ ,
śrutvā rāmo'bravīdvākyaṃ mātaraṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitām.

7. tathā nigaditam mātrā tat vākyam puruṣarṣabhaḥ
śrutvā rāmaḥ abravīt vākyam mātaram bhṛśaduḥkhitām

7. mātrā tathā tat vākyam nigaditam puruṣarṣabhaḥ
rāmaḥ śrutvā bhṛśaduḥkhitām mātaram vākyam abravīt

7. When the mother had thus spoken those words, Rama, the best among men (puruṣarṣabha), having heard them, addressed his greatly distressed mother.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• निगदितम् (nigaditam) - spoken, declared

• मात्रा (mātrā) - by the mother

• तत् (tat) - that

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - bull among men, best of men

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

• भृशदुःखिताम् (bhṛśaduḥkhitām) - greatly distressed, very sorrowful

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

निगदितम् (nigaditam) - spoken, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nigadita

nigadita - spoken, declared, told

Past Passive Participle

From root gad (to speak) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: gad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vākyam'.

मात्रा (mātrā) - by the mother

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - bull among men, best of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - bull among men, best of men, eminent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, male, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: An epithet for Rama.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root śru (to hear) + -tvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper noun, name of the hero of Ramayana); pleasing, charming

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Indicative

Root brū (or vac), a-augment + past tense ending

Root: brū (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

भृशदुःखिताम् (bhṛśaduḥkhitām) - greatly distressed, very sorrowful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhṛśaduḥkhita

bhṛśaduḥkhita - greatly distressed, very sorrowful, extremely unhappy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhṛśa+duḥkhita)

• bhṛśa – greatly, excessively, vehemently
  indeclinable
• duḥkhita – distressed, sorrowful, unhappy
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root duḥkh (to suffer)
  Root: duḥkh (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'mātaram'.

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