वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-64, verse-10

एवमुक्तास्तु ते दूता भरतेन महात्मना ।
ऊचुः संप्रश्रितं वाक्यमिदं तं भरतं तदा ।
कुशलास्ते नरव्याघ्र येषां कुशलमिच्छसि ॥१०॥

10. evamuktāstu te dūtā bharatena mahātmanā ,
ūcuḥ saṃpraśritaṃ vākyamidaṃ taṃ bharataṃ tadā ,
kuśalāste naravyāghra yeṣāṃ kuśalamicchasi.

10. evam uktāḥ tu te dūtāḥ bharatena
mahātmanā ūcuḥ sampraśritam vākyam
idam tam bharatam tadā kuśalāḥ
te naravyāghra yeṣām kuśalam icchasi

10. mahātmanā bharatena evam uktāḥ tu
te dūtāḥ tadā tam bharatam idam
sampraśritam vākyam ūcuḥ naravyāghra
yeṣām kuśalam icchasi te kuśalāḥ

10. Thus addressed by the great-souled (mahātman) Bharata, those messengers then spoke this humble statement to him: "They are well, O tiger among men, of whom you desire well-being."

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• तु (tu) - acts as a particle indicating a slight shift or emphasis (but, however, indeed)

• ते (te) - refers to the messengers (dūtāḥ) (those, they)

• दूताः (dūtāḥ) - messengers, envoys

• भरतेन (bharatena) - by Bharata

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled, noble-minded

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

• सम्प्रश्रितम् (sampraśritam) - humble, polite, well-behaved

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

• इदम् (idam) - refers to the statement being made (this)

• तम् (tam) - refers to Bharata (him, that)

• भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• कुशलाः (kuśalāḥ) - in good health (well, healthy, skillful)

• ते (te) - refers to the persons whose well-being Bharata desires. (they)

• नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - an epithet for Bharata (O tiger among men, O best of men)

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, of which

• कुशलम् (kuśalam) - well-being, welfare, prosperity

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - acts as a particle indicating a slight shift or emphasis (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - refers to the messengers (dūtāḥ) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

दूताः (dūtāḥ) - messengers, envoys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy, ambassador

भरतेन (bharatena) - by Bharata

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (proper name), cherished, maintained

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled, noble-minded

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted, a great person

Compound: mahā (great) + ātman (soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, living principle
  noun (masculine)

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect Active

3rd person plural Perfect Active

Root: vac (class 2)

सम्प्रश्रितम् (sampraśritam) - humble, polite, well-behaved

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sampraśrita

sampraśrita - humble, modest, polite, well-disciplined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śri (to lean) with prefixes sam and pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: śri (class 1)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - sentence, speech, word, statement

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - refers to the statement being made (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

तम् (tam) - refers to Bharata (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (proper name), cherished, maintained

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

कुशलाः (kuśalāḥ) - in good health (well, healthy, skillful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuśala

kuśala - well, healthy, skillful, expert, good fortune

ते (te) - refers to the persons whose well-being Bharata desires. (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - an epithet for Bharata (O tiger among men, O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, chief of men, best of men

Compound: nara (man) + vyāghra (tiger)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

कुशलम् (kuśalam) - well-being, welfare, prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - well-being, welfare, prosperity, health

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Present (Laṭ) of iṣ

Present Active

2nd person singular Present Active

Root: iṣ (class 6)

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