वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-28, verse-5

एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण लक्ष्मणः श्लक्ष्णया गिरा ।
प्रत्युवाच तदा रामं वाक्यज्ञो वाक्यकोविदम् ॥५॥

5. evamuktastu rāmeṇa lakṣmaṇaḥ ślakṣṇayā girā ,
pratyuvāca tadā rāmaṃ vākyajño vākyakovidam.

5. evam uktaḥ tu rāmeṇa lakṣmaṇaḥ ślakṣṇayā girā
prati uvāca tadā rāmam vākyajñaḥ vākyakovidam

5. rāmeṇa evam uktaḥ tu vākyajñaḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ tadā
ślakṣṇayā girā vākyakovidam rāmam prati uvāca

5. Thus addressed by Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, a knower of speech, then replied with gentle words to Rāma, who was an expert in words.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rāma) (Lakṣmaṇa)

• श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - with soft, gentle, smooth

• गिरा (girā) - with speech, with words

• प्रति (prati) - towards, in reply to, against

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• रामम् (rāmam) - to Rāma

• वाक्यज्ञः (vākyajñaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa, as a knower of speech (knower of speech, expert in words)

• वाक्यकोविदम् (vākyakovidam) - Rāma, as an expert in words (expert in words, skilled in speech)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper noun)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rāma) (Lakṣmaṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (proper noun)

श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - with soft, gentle, smooth

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - soft, gentle, smooth, polite

Note: Modifies 'girā'.

गिरा (girā) - with speech, with words

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gir

gir - speech, word, voice

प्रति (prati) - towards, in reply to, against

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an upasarga to 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form of √vac

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

रामम् (rāmam) - to Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper noun)

वाक्यज्ञः (vākyajñaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa, as a knower of speech (knower of speech, expert in words)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyajña

vākyajña - knower of speech, eloquent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vākya+jña)

• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
• jña – knowing, familiar with
  adjective
  Derived from root 'jñā'
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to Lakṣmaṇa.

वाक्यकोविदम् (vākyakovidam) - Rāma, as an expert in words (expert in words, skilled in speech)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vākyakovida

vākyakovida - skilled in speech, eloquent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vākya+kovida)

• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
• kovida – skilled, expert, wise
  adjective

Note: Modifies 'rāmam'.

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