वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-79, verse-3

इत्युक्त्वा तु महातेजा गुहं वचनमुत्तमम् ।
अब्रवीद्भरतः श्रीमान्निषादाधिपतिं पुनः ॥३॥

3. ityuktvā tu mahātejā guhaṃ vacanamuttamam ,
abravīdbharataḥ śrīmānniṣādādhipatiṃ punaḥ.

3. iti uktvā tu mahātejāḥ guham vacanam uttamam
abravīt bharataḥ śrīmān niṣādādhipatim punaḥ

3. iti uttamam vacanam guham uktvā tu śrīmān
mahātejāḥ bharataḥ niṣādādhipatim punaḥ abravīt

3. Having thus spoken these excellent words to Guha, the glorious (śrīmān) and greatly resplendent (mahātejāḥ) Bharata then spoke again to the chief of the Niṣādas.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly glorious, very resplendent

• गुहाम् (guhām) - to Guha

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, highest

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, prosperous, endowed with beauty

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

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of the root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly glorious, very resplendent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly glorious, possessing great energy or splendor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, glory, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

गुहाम् (guhām) - to Guha

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guha

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

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, utterance

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (Laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

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

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, prosperous, endowed with beauty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - beautiful, glorious, prosperous, wealthy, divine

Possessive suffix -mat added to śrī.

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)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

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