वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-64, verse-14

भरतेनैवमुक्तस्तु नृपो मातामहस्तदा ।
तमुवाच शुभं वाक्यं शिरस्याघ्राय राघवम् ॥१४॥

14. bharatenaivamuktastu nṛpo mātāmahastadā ,
tamuvāca śubhaṃ vākyaṃ śirasyāghrāya rāghavam.

14. bharatena eva uktaḥ tu nṛpaḥ mātāmahaḥ tadā
tam uvāca śubham vākyam śirasi āghrāya rāghavam

14. tadā bharatena eva uktaḥ nṛpaḥ mātāmahaḥ
rāghavam śirasi āghrāya tam śubham vākyam uvāca

14. The maternal grandfather, who was also the king, thus addressed by Bharata, then embraced Rāghava (Bharata) by smelling his head, and spoke auspicious words to him.

Words meanings summery:

• भरतेन (bharatena) - by Bharata (by Bharata (instr. sg.))

• एव (eva) - indeed, thus (reinforces the manner) (indeed, only, certainly)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been addressed (the king) (spoken, said, addressed (masc. nom. sg.))

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

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king (Bharata's maternal grandfather) (king, ruler (nom. sg.))

• मातामहः (mātāmahaḥ) - the maternal grandfather (Bharata's) (maternal grandfather (nom. sg.))

• तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

• तम् (tam) - him (Bharata) (him (masc. acc. sg.))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he (the king) spoke (to Bharata) (he said, he spoke)

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (word) (auspicious, good, beautiful (neuter acc. sg.))

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - a statement (word, speech, statement (acc. sg.))

• शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head (on the head (loc. sg.))

• आघ्राय (āghrāya) - having smelled (an act of affection) (having smelled)

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāghava (Bharata) (descendant of Raghu (acc. sg.))

Words meanings and morphology

भरतेन (bharatena) - by Bharata (by Bharata (instr. sg.))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name); maintained, borne, nourished

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

एव (eva) - indeed, thus (reinforces the manner) (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: emphasizes the preceding word

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been addressed (the king) (spoken, said, addressed (masc. nom. sg.))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: participle functioning as an adjective, refers to `nṛpaḥ mātāmahaḥ`

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

(indeclinable)

Note: often used for emphasis or to mark a transition

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king (Bharata's maternal grandfather) (king, ruler (nom. sg.))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, male
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

मातामहः (mātāmahaḥ) - the maternal grandfather (Bharata's) (maternal grandfather (nom. sg.))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātāmaha

mātāmaha - maternal grandfather

तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him (Bharata) (him (masc. acc. sg.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Note: third person singular pronoun

उवाच (uvāca) - he (the king) spoke (to Bharata) (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (word) (auspicious, good, beautiful (neuter acc. sg.))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious

Note: agrees with `vākyam`

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - a statement (word, speech, statement (acc. sg.))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head (on the head (loc. sg.))

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

आघ्राय (āghrāya) - having smelled (an act of affection) (having smelled)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root ghrā (to smell) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: ghrā (class 1)

राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāghava (Bharata) (descendant of Raghu (acc. sg.))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (a name for Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata, Shatrughna)

Patronymic from Raghu

Note: Refers to Bharata here.