वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-81, verse-13

सो ऽब्रवीद्भरतं पृष्टो निषादाधिपतिर्गुहः ।
यद्विधं प्रतिपेदे च रामे प्रियहिते ऽतिथौ ॥१३॥

13. so'bravīdbharataṃ pṛṣṭo niṣādādhipatirguhaḥ ,
yadvidhaṃ pratipede ca rāme priyahite'tithau.

13. saḥ abravīt bharatam pṛṣṭaḥ niṣāda-adhipatiḥ guhaḥ
yat-vidham pratipede ca rāme priyahite atithau

13. bharatam pṛṣṭaḥ saḥ niṣāda-adhipatiḥ guhaḥ abravīt
ca rāme priyahite atithau yat-vidham pratipede

13. When questioned by Bharata, Guha, the chieftain of the Nishadas, replied, describing how he had received Rama, who was his dear and benevolent guest.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - (referring to Guha) (he)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• भरतम् (bharatam) - (to Bharata) (Bharata)

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - having been asked, questioned

• निषाद-अधिपतिः (niṣāda-adhipatiḥ) - (referring to Guha) (chieftain of the Niṣādas)

• गुहः (guhaḥ) - (proper noun, the chieftain) (Guha)

• यत्-विधम् (yat-vidham) - in what manner, of what kind

• प्रतिपेदे (pratipede) - (how he treated/received Rama) (he received, he obtained, he understood)

• च (ca) - and

• रामे (rāme) - to Rama, concerning Rama

• प्रियहिते (priyahite) - (referring to Rama, as a guest) (dear and benevolent, friendly and beneficial)

• अतिथौ (atithau) - as a guest

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - (referring to Guha) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense

Imperfect third person singular active, from root brū

Root: brū (class 2)

भरतम् (bharatam) - (to Bharata) (Bharata)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (proper noun, Rama's brother)

Note: used with dative sense 'to Bharata'

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - having been asked, questioned

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

from root prach (to ask) with kta suffix

Root: prach (class 6)

निषाद-अधिपतिः (niṣāda-adhipatiḥ) - (referring to Guha) (chieftain of the Niṣādas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niṣādādhipati

niṣādādhipati - chieftain of the Niṣādas

compound of niṣāda (member of a tribal group) and adhipati (lord, chief)

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (niṣāda+adhipati)

• niṣāda – a hunter, a tribal person, a member of the Niṣāda caste/group
  noun (masculine)
• adhipati – lord, master, chief, ruler
  noun (masculine)

गुहः (guhaḥ) - (proper noun, the chieftain) (Guha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guha

guha - Guha (proper noun, chieftain of the Niṣādas)

यत्-विधम् (yat-vidham) - in what manner, of what kind

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yadvidha

yadvidha - of what kind, of what sort, in what manner

compound of yat (which, what) and vidha (kind, sort)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yat+vidha)

• yat – which, what, that
  pronoun
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
  from root dhā (to place) with vi prefix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

प्रतिपेदे (pratipede) - (how he treated/received Rama) (he received, he obtained, he understood)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (lit) of pratipad

Perfect Tense

third person singular middle, from root pad (to go, to obtain) with upasarga prati

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

conjunction

रामे (rāme) - to Rama, concerning Rama

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper noun, son of Dasaratha)

प्रियहिते (priyahite) - (referring to Rama, as a guest) (dear and benevolent, friendly and beneficial)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of priyahita

priyahita - dear and beneficial, friendly and benevolent

compound of priya (dear) and hita (beneficial)

Compound type : dvandva (priya+hita)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective
• hita – beneficial, wholesome, friendly
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dhā (to place) with kta suffix
  Root: dhā (class 3)

अतिथौ (atithau) - as a guest

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of atithi

atithi - guest, visitor