वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-48, verse-21

एवमुक्तस्तु वचनं भरद्वाजेन राघवः ।
प्रत्युवाच शुभं वाक्यं रामः सर्वहिते रतः ॥२१॥

21. evamuktastu vacanaṃ bharadvājena rāghavaḥ ,
pratyuvāca śubhaṃ vākyaṃ rāmaḥ sarvahite rataḥ.

21. evam uktaḥ tu vacanam bharadvājena rāghavaḥ
pratyuvāca śubham vākyam rāmaḥ sarvahite rataḥ

21. bharadvājena evam uktaḥ tu rāghavaḥ rāmaḥ
sarvahite rataḥ śubham vacanam pratyuvāca

21. Thus spoken to by Bharadvaja, Rama, the scion of Raghu, who was dedicated to the welfare of all, replied with auspicious words.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphatic) (but, indeed, however)

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

• भरद्वाजेन (bharadvājena) - by Bharadvaja

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (the scion of Raghu, Rama)

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied, he answered

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (word, speech, statement)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• सर्वहिते (sarvahite) - in the welfare of all

• रतः (rataḥ) - dedicated (to) (devoted, engaged in, delighted in)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with Rāghavaḥ.

तु (tu) - indeed (emphatic) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, utterance, word, statement, sentence

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Direct object of 'spoken' implicitly.

भरद्वाजेन (bharadvājena) - by Bharadvaja

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - name of a celebrated Vedic sage

Note: Agent of the past passive participle 'uktaḥ'.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (the scion of Raghu, Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rama

Derived from Raghu with suffix -a (aptya/patronymic).

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied, he answered

(verb)

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

Perfect active

Root vac (क्लास 2, परस्मैपद) with prefix prati-.

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - bright, splendid, auspicious, propitious, good, beautiful

Note: Agrees with vākyam.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, sentence, word, statement

From vāc (speech) with suffix -ya.

Note: Direct object of 'replied'.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, name of the hero of Ramayana; pleasing, charming

सर्वहिते (sarvahite) - in the welfare of all

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarvahita

sarvahita - welfare of all, beneficial to all

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+hita)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• hita – beneficial, good, welfare, happiness
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhā (to place) with prefix hi-.
  Root: dhā (class 3)

रतः (rataḥ) - dedicated (to) (devoted, engaged in, delighted in)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rata

rata - delighted, pleased, attached to, engaged in, devoted to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ram (to delight, to stop).

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Rāmaḥ.

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