वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-41, verse-9

एवमुक्त्वा तु सौमित्रं सुमन्त्रमपि राघवः ।
अप्रमत्तस्त्वमश्वेषु भव सौम्येत्युवाच ह ॥९॥

9. evamuktvā tu saumitraṃ sumantramapi rāghavaḥ ,
apramattastvamaśveṣu bhava saumyetyuvāca ha.

9. evam uktvā tu saumitram sumantram api rāghavaḥ |
apramattaḥ tvam aśveṣu bhava saumya iti uvāca ha

9. rāghavaḥ tu evam uktvā saumitram api sumantram uvāca
ha (yat) saumya tvam aśveṣu apramattaḥ bhava iti

9. Having spoken thus to Saumitra and also to Sumantra, Rāma (Rāghava) then said, 'O gentle one, be attentive to the horses.'

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, after speaking

• तु (tu) - then, and, but

• सौमित्रम् (saumitram) - to Saumitra, to Lakṣmaṇa

• सुमन्त्रम् (sumantram) - to Sumantra

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma, descendent of Raghu

• अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - attentive, careful, vigilant

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अश्वेषु (aśveṣu) - on the horses, concerning the horses

• भव (bhava) - be, become

• सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O mild one

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks direct speech)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

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

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, after speaking

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - then, and, but

(indeclinable)

सौमित्रम् (saumitram) - to Saumitra, to Lakṣmaṇa

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saumitra

saumitra - son of Sumitrā

सुमन्त्रम् (sumantram) - to Sumantra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sumantra

sumantra - Sumantra (a proper name)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma, descendent of Raghu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendent of Raghu (epithet for Rāma)

अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - attentive, careful, vigilant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apramatta

apramatta - attentive, careful, vigilant (not careless)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pramatta)

• a – not
  indeclinable
• pramatta – careless, negligent
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from pra + √mad
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अश्वेषु (aśveṣu) - on the horses, concerning the horses

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O mild one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, benevolent, agreeable

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks direct speech)

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

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