वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-31, verse-6

स सत्यवादी धर्मात्मा गाम्भीर्यात् सागरोपमः ।
आकाश इव निष्पङ्को नरेन्द्रः प्रत्युवाच तम् ॥६॥

6. sa satyavādī dharmātmā gāmbhīryāt sāgaropamaḥ ,
ākāśa iva niṣpaṅko narendraḥ pratyuvāca tam.

6. sa satyavādī dharmātmā gāmbhīryāt sāgaropamaḥ
ākāśaḥ iva niṣpaṅkaḥ narendraḥ pratyuvāca tam

6. saḥ narendraḥ satyavādī dharmātmā gāmbhīryāt
sāgaropamaḥ ākāśaḥ iva niṣpaṅkaḥ tam pratyuvāca

6. That king was truthful and righteous in his intrinsic nature (dharma). He was comparable to the ocean in profundity, and unblemished like the sky. He replied to him.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - Refers to King Dasharatha. (he, that)

• सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truthful, speaker of truth

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, whose intrinsic nature is righteousness

• गाम्भीर्यात् (gāmbhīryāt) - from profundity, due to depth, in profundity

• सागरोपमः (sāgaropamaḥ) - comparable to the ocean

• आकाशः (ākāśaḥ) - sky, ether, space

• इव (iva) - like, as, just as

• निष्पङ्कः (niṣpaṅkaḥ) - stainless, unblemished, pure, without mud

• नरेन्द्रः (narendraḥ) - King Dasharatha. (king, lord of men)

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied, he answered

• तम् (tam) - Refers to the messenger. (him, that one)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - Refers to King Dasharatha. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Sandhi form of 'saḥ'.

सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truthful, speaker of truth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavādin

satyavādin - truthful, speaker of truth, one who tells the truth

Agent noun from 'satya' + 'vād'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+vādin)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• vādin – speaking, speaker, proclaiming
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'vad' with suffix -in.
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'narendraḥ'.

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, whose intrinsic nature is righteousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - one whose intrinsic nature (ātman) is righteousness (dharma), righteous-souled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'narendraḥ'.

गाम्भीर्यात् (gāmbhīryāt) - from profundity, due to depth, in profundity

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gāmbhīrya

gāmbhīrya - profundity, depth, gravity, seriousness

Derived from 'gambhīra' (deep, profound).

Note: Can also be instrumental in some contexts.

सागरोपमः (sāgaropamaḥ) - comparable to the ocean

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāgaropama

sāgaropama - like the ocean, comparable to the sea

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāgara+upama)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• upama – comparison, resembling, similar
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: upa

Note: Qualifies 'narendraḥ'.

आकाशः (ākāśaḥ) - sky, ether, space

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, ether, space, the fifth element

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, just as

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

निष्पङ्कः (niṣpaṅkaḥ) - stainless, unblemished, pure, without mud

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niṣpaṅka

niṣpaṅka - stainless, unblemished, pure, without mud

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+paṅka)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  prefix
• paṅka – mud, mire, dirt, sin
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'narendraḥ'.

नरेन्द्रः (narendraḥ) - King Dasharatha. (king, lord of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narendra

narendra - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+indra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best (often as suffix), king of gods
  noun (masculine)

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied, he answered

(verb)

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

Perfect active

From prefix 'prati' and root 'vac' (to speak). Irregular perfect forms.

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

तम् (tam) - Refers to the messenger. (him, that one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Masculine accusative singular of 'tad'.