वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-79, verse-8

तमेवमभिभाषन्तमाकाश इव निर्मलः ।
भरतः श्लक्ष्णया वाचा गुहं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥८॥

8. tamevamabhibhāṣantamākāśa iva nirmalaḥ ,
bharataḥ ślakṣṇayā vācā guhaṃ vacanamabravīt.

8. tam evam abhibhāṣantam ākāśaḥ iva nirmalaḥ
bharataḥ ślakṣṇayā vācā guham vacanam abravīt

8. ākāśaḥ iva nirmalaḥ bharataḥ ślakṣṇayā vācā
guham tam evam abhibhāṣantam vacanam abravīt

8. To him who was speaking thus, Bharata, whose character was as pure and clear as the sky, spoke these words to Guha with a gentle voice.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Guha) (him, that)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (as described in the previous verse) (thus, in this manner)

• अभिभाषन्तम् (abhibhāṣantam) - who was speaking (Guha) (speaking, addressing, talking to)

• आकाशः (ākāśaḥ) - (pure) like the sky (sky, ether, space)

• इव (iva) - like, as (like, as, as if)

• निर्मलः (nirmalaḥ) - pure (like the sky, referring to Bharata's character) (pure, clear, spotless)

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (Rāma's brother) (Bharata (proper name))

• श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - with a gentle (voice) (with a gentle, soft, smooth)

• वाचा (vācā) - with a voice (by speech, with a voice)

• गुहम् (guham) - to Guha (to Guha, Guha (accusative))

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

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - (Bharata) spoke (he spoke, he said)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Guha) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Object of implicit action implied by 'abhibhāṣantam'.

एवम् (evam) - thus (as described in the previous verse) (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'abhibhāṣantam'.

अभिभाषन्तम् (abhibhāṣantam) - who was speaking (Guha) (speaking, addressing, talking to)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhibhāṣant

abhibhāṣant - speaking, addressing

Present Active Participle

from root bhāṣ with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tam' (Guha).

आकाशः (ākāśaḥ) - (pure) like the sky (sky, ether, space)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, ether, space

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison with 'nirmalaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

निर्मलः (nirmalaḥ) - pure (like the sky, referring to Bharata's character) (pure, clear, spotless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirmala

nirmala - pure, clear, spotless

from nir + mala (without impurity)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nir+mala)

• nis – out, without
  indeclinable
  prefix
• mala – impurity, dirt, stain
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛ

Note: Qualifies 'bharataḥ'.

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (Rāma's brother) (Bharata (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (a proper name)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - with a gentle (voice) (with a gentle, soft, smooth)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - smooth, soft, gentle, delicate

Root: ślakṣ

Note: Qualifies 'vācā'.

वाचा (vācā) - with a voice (by speech, with a voice)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - voice, speech, word

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Instrument of speaking.

गुहम् (guham) - to Guha (to Guha, Guha (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guha

guha - Guha (a proper name)

Note: Recipient of the speech.

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

from vac 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - (Bharata) spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect 3rd singular active

Root: brū (class 2)

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