वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-79, verse-1

एवमुक्तस्तु भरतो निषादाधिपतिं गुहम् ।
प्रत्युवाच महाप्राज्ञो वाक्यं हेत्वर्थसंहितम् ॥१॥

1. evamuktastu bharato niṣādādhipatiṃ guham ,
pratyuvāca mahāprājño vākyaṃ hetvarthasaṃhitam.

1. evam uktaḥ tu bharataḥ niṣādādhipatim guham
prati uvāca mahāprājñaḥ vākyam hetvarthasaṃhitam

1. evam uktaḥ tu mahāprājñaḥ bharataḥ niṣādādhipatim
guham hetvarthasaṃhitam vākyam prati uvāca

1. Being thus addressed, the greatly wise Bharata replied to Guha, the chief of the Niṣādas, with words full of reasoning and meaning.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

• निषादाधिपतिम् (niṣādādhipatim) - to the chief of the Niṣādas

• गुहाम् (guhām) - to Guha

• प्रति (prati) - in response to

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise, very intelligent

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• हेत्वर्थसंहितम् (hetvarthasaṁhitam) - containing reasons and meaning, full of logic and sense

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - name of a king, son of Daśaratha and Kaikeyī

निषादाधिपतिम् (niṣādādhipatim) - to the chief of the Niṣādas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niṣādādhipati

niṣādādhipati - lord/chief of the Niṣādas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niṣāda+adhipati)

• niṣāda – a member of a low-caste tribe (Niṣāda)
  noun (masculine)
• adhipati – lord, chief, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)

गुहाम् (guhām) - to Guha

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guha

guha - name of the chief of the Niṣādas, a friend of Rāma

प्रति (prati) - in response to

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise, very intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, highly intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent, discerning
  adjective (masculine)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, sentence, speech, statement

हेत्वर्थसंहितम् (hetvarthasaṁhitam) - containing reasons and meaning, full of logic and sense

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hetvarthasaṃhita

hetvarthasaṁhita - connected with cause and meaning, logical, full of purpose

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hetu+artha+saṃhita)

• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• saṃhita – joined, connected, endowed with, composed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root dhā (to place) with prefix sam- (together).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

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