वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-80, verse-9

एवमस्माभिरुक्तेन लक्ष्मणेन महात्मना ।
अनुनीता वयं सर्वे धर्ममेवानुपश्यता ॥९॥

9. evamasmābhiruktena lakṣmaṇena mahātmanā ,
anunītā vayaṃ sarve dharmamevānupaśyatā.

9. evam asmābhiḥ uktena lakṣmaṇena mahātmanā |
anunītā vayam sarve dharmam eva anupaśyatā

9. evam asmābhiḥ uktena mahātmanā lakṣmaṇena
dharmam eva anupaśyatā vayam sarve anunītā

9. Having been addressed by us in this manner, Lakshmana, the great-souled one (mahātman), who always observed natural law (dharma), then appeased all of us.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

• उक्तेन (uktena) - by Lakshmana who spoke (to us) in this manner (by the one who spoke, by the one who was spoken to)

• लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakshmana

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by Lakshmana, who is great-souled (by the great-souled one)

• अनुनीता (anunītā) - appeased, persuaded, conciliated

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, righteousness, duty

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अनुपश्यता (anupaśyatā) - by Lakshmana who observes (dharma) (by one observing, by one who perceives)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of aham

aham - I

उक्तेन (uktena) - by Lakshmana who spoke (to us) in this manner (by the one who spoke, by the one who was spoken to)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Here implying active sense 'by Lakshmana who spoke (thus to us)' because he is the agent of 'appeasing'

लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (brother of Rama)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by Lakshmana, who is great-souled (by the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ātman' (self/soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

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

अनुनीता (anunītā) - appeased, persuaded, conciliated

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anunīta

anunīta - appeased, persuaded, conciliated

Past Passive Participle

From √nī (to lead) with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Grammatically feminine plural, agreeing with 'vayam' (we) in its collective or group sense, or implying a group including females. In Sanskrit, 'vayam' can take a feminine predicate if the group is predominantly female or for stylistic reasons.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of aham

aham - I

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, righteousness, duty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, cosmic order (dharma)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अनुपश्यता (anupaśyatā) - by Lakshmana who observes (dharma) (by one observing, by one who perceives)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anupaśyat

anupaśyat - observing, perceiving, following

Present Active Participle

From √dṛś (to see), present stem paśya, with prefix anu- and suffix -śatṛ

Prefix: anu

Root: dṛś (class 4)