वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-31, verse-24

एवमुक्तो नृपतिना रामो धर्मभृतां वरः ।
प्रत्युवाचाञ्जलिं कृत्वा पितरं वाक्यकोविदः ॥२४॥

24. evamukto nṛpatinā rāmo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ,
pratyuvācāñjaliṃ kṛtvā pitaraṃ vākyakovidaḥ.

24. evam uktaḥ nṛpatinā rāmaḥ dharmabhṛtām varaḥ
pratyuvāca añjalim kṛtvā pitaram vākyakovidaḥ

24. nṛpatinā evam uktaḥ rāmaḥ dharmabhṛtām varaḥ
vākyakovidaḥ añjalim kṛtvā pitaram pratyuvāca

24. Thus addressed by the king, Rāma, who was supreme among the upholders of natural law (dharma) and skilled in speech, folded his hands (making an añjali) and replied to his father.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by the king) (spoken, said)

• नृपतिना (nṛpatinā) - by King Daśaratha (by the king, by the lord of men)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

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

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, supreme

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

• अञ्जलिम् (añjalim) - folded hands, reverential gesture

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (añjali) (having done, having made)

• पितरम् (pitaram) - to his father (King Daśaratha) (father)

• वाक्यकोविदः (vākyakovidaḥ) - skilled in speech, eloquent

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by the king) (spoken, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

from root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

नृपतिना (nṛpatinā) - by King Daśaratha (by the king, by the lord of men)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the hero of Rāmāyaṇa)

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

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of dharma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• bhṛt – bearing, maintaining, upholding
  adjective (masculine)
  from root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choose, boon

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Used here as 'the best' in a superlative sense.

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

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

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Sandhi with 'prati' + 'uvāca' (perfect of vac).

अञ्जलिम् (añjalim) - folded hands, reverential gesture

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of añjali

añjali - folding of hands (as a mark of respect), reverential gesture

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (añjali) (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

from root 'kṛ' (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पितरम् (pitaram) - to his father (King Daśaratha) (father)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Object of 'pratyuvāca'.

वाक्यकोविदः (vākyakovidaḥ) - skilled in speech, eloquent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyakovida

vākyakovida - skilled in speech

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vākya+kovida)

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

Note: Adjective for Rāma.