वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-23

एवमुक्त्वा तु राजानं मातरं च सुमन्त्र मे ।
अन्याश्च देवीः सहिताः कैकेयीं च पुनः पुनः ॥२३॥

23. evamuktvā tu rājānaṃ mātaraṃ ca sumantra me ,
anyāśca devīḥ sahitāḥ kaikeyīṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ.

23. evam uktvā tu rājānam mātaram ca sumantra me
anyāḥ ca devīḥ sahitāḥ kaikeyīm ca punaḥ punaḥ

23. sumantra me evam rājānam mātaram ca anyāḥ ca
sahitāḥ devīḥ kaikeyīm ca punaḥ punaḥ tu uktvā

23. O Sumantra, having thus spoken to the King and to my mother, and repeatedly to the other queens collectively, including Kaikeyi,

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

• राजानम् (rājānam) - king

• मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

• च (ca) - and, also

• सुमन्त्र (sumantra) - O Sumantra

• मे (me) - (often used enclitically, here perhaps emphasizing the speaker's relation to his mother) (my, of me)

• अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other

• च (ca) - and, also

• देवीः (devīḥ) - referring to King Dasharatha's other queens (goddesses, queens)

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - referring to the queens collectively (accompanied, together)

• कैकेयीम् (kaikeyīm) - Kaikeyi

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root √vac (to speak) with suffix -ktvā, irregular formation (vaca -> ukta then -tvā)

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

(indeclinable)

राजानम् (rājānam) - king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सुमन्त्र (sumantra) - O Sumantra

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sumantra

sumantra - Sumantra (name of Dasharatha's charioteer and minister)

मे (me) - (often used enclitically, here perhaps emphasizing the speaker's relation to his mother) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Enclitic form of mama

अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

देवीः (devīḥ) - referring to King Dasharatha's other queens (goddesses, queens)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of devī

devī - goddess, queen, royal lady

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - referring to the queens collectively (accompanied, together)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, connected with, together

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sah (to bear, endure) with prefix sa- (together) and suffix -ta

Prefix: sa

Root: sah (class 1)

कैकेयीम् (kaikeyīm) - Kaikeyi

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kaikeyī

kaikeyī - Kaikeyi (name of Dasharatha's youngest queen, Bharata's mother)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

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