वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-3, verse-22

स तं सस्मितमाभाष्य पुत्रं पुत्रवतां वरः ।
उवाचेदं वचो राजा देवेन्द्रमिव कश्यपः ॥२२॥

22. sa taṃ sasmitamābhāṣya putraṃ putravatāṃ varaḥ ,
uvācedaṃ vaco rājā devendramiva kaśyapaḥ.

22. saḥ tam sasmitam ābhāṣya putram putravatām varaḥ
uvāca idam vacaḥ rājā devendram iva kaśyapaḥ

22. putravatām varaḥ saḥ rājā,
tam putram sasmitam ābhāṣya,
devendram iva kaśyapaḥ idam vacaḥ uvāca

22. The king, the best among those with sons, having addressed his son with a smile, spoke these words, just as Kaśyapa (the sage) would address Devendra (Indra, the king of gods).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• सस्मितम् (sasmitam) - with a smile, smilingly

• आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - having addressed, after speaking to

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• पुत्रवताम् (putravatām) - of those who have sons

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, choicest, excellent

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• राजा (rājā) - king

• देवेन्द्रम् (devendram) - Indra, king of gods

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa (a great sage)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सस्मितम् (sasmitam) - with a smile, smilingly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sasmita

sasmita - smiling, with a smile

Compound type : avyayibhāva (saha+smita)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• smita – a smile, smiling
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root smi (to smile) with suffix -ta.
  Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - having addressed, after speaking to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefix ā + root bhāṣ + suffix -ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

पुत्रवताम् (putravatām) - of those who have sons

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of putravat

putravat - having sons, possessed of offspring

Derived from putra with possessive suffix -vat.

वरः (varaḥ) - best, choicest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest, a boon, a blessing

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Liṭ) of vac

Perfect stem

Reduplicated perfect form of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

देवेन्द्रम् (devendram) - Indra, king of gods

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devendra

devendra - Indra, the chief of gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+indra)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of the chief Vedic deity)
  proper noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa (a great sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Kaśyapa (name of one of the primeval Vedic sages, father of gods and demons)