वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-34, verse-8

एवमुक्त्वा तु वचनं बाष्पेण पिहितेक्ष्णह ।
रामेति सकृदेवोक्त्वा व्याहर्तुं न शशाक ह ॥८॥

8. evamuktvā tu vacanaṃ bāṣpeṇa pihitekṣṇaha ,
rāmeti sakṛdevoktvā vyāhartuṃ na śaśāka ha.

8. evam uktvā tu vacanam bāṣpeṇa pihitekṣaṇaḥ |
rāma iti sakṛt eva uktvā vyāhartum na śaśāka ha

8. tu evam vacanam uktvā bāṣpeṇa pihitekṣaṇaḥ rāma
iti sakṛt eva uktvā na vyāhartum ha śaśāka

8. Having thus spoken these words, with his eyes covered by tears, he was unable to utter anything more, only managing to say 'Rāma' just once.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

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

• वचनम् (vacanam) - these words (word, speech, saying, statement)

• बाष्पेण (bāṣpeṇa) - by tears, with tears

• पिहितेक्षणः (pihitekṣaṇaḥ) - having eyes covered/veiled

• राम (rāma) - Rāma (proper name)

• इति (iti) - quotation marker (thus, so, in this way)

• सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, one time

• एव (eva) - indeed, surely (only, just, indeed, even)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• व्याहर्तुम् (vyāhartum) - to speak, to utter, to express

• न (na) - not, no

• शशाक (śaśāka) - he was able, he could

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly, (an emphatic particle)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - indeed, surely (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - these words (word, speech, saying, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, statement

from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

बाष्पेण (bāṣpeṇa) - by tears, with tears

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāṣpa

bāṣpa - tears, vapor, steam

पिहितेक्षणः (pihitekṣaṇaḥ) - having eyes covered/veiled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pihitekṣaṇa

pihitekṣaṇa - having eyes covered, with veiled eyes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pihita+īkṣaṇa)

• pihita – covered, hidden, concealed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dhā with prefix api (sandhi with pih), or pih
  Prefix: api
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, looking, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  from root īkṣ
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: refers to Daśaratha

राम (rāma) - Rāma (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (an incarnation of Viṣṇu, son of Daśaratha)

Note: part of direct quotation 'Rāma'

इति (iti) - quotation marker (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, one time

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, surely (only, just, indeed, even)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

व्याहर्तुम् (vyāhartum) - to speak, to utter, to express

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

from root hṛ with prefixes vi and ā

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शशाक (śaśāka) - he was able, he could

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of śak

perfect tense (liṭ)

Root: śak (class 5)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly, (an emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

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