वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-86, verse-27

भरद्वाजो महर्षिस्तं ब्रुवन्तं भरतं तदा ।
प्रत्युवाच महाबुद्धिरिदं वचनमर्थवत् ॥२७॥

27. bharadvājo maharṣistaṃ bruvantaṃ bharataṃ tadā ,
pratyuvāca mahābuddhiridaṃ vacanamarthavat.

27. bharadvājaḥ maharṣiḥ tam bruvantam bharatam tadā
pratyuvāca mahābuddhiḥ idam vacanam arthavat

27. tadā mahābuddhiḥ maharṣiḥ bharadvājaḥ bruvantam
tam bharatam idam arthavat vacanam pratyuvāca

27. Then, the greatly intelligent great sage (maharṣi) Bharadvāja replied to Bharata, who was speaking, with these meaningful words.

Words meanings summery:

• भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Sage Bharadvāja (Bharadvāja (name of a sage))

• महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - the great sage (great sage, venerable seer)

• तम् (tam) - him (Bharata) (him, that (masculine))

• ब्रुवन्तम् (bruvantam) - who was speaking (speaking, telling)

• भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata (name of Rāma's brother) (Bharata)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied (replied, answered, spoke in return)

• महाबुद्धिः (mahābuddhiḥ) - greatly intelligent (greatly intelligent, very wise)

• इदम् (idam) - this (word/speech) (this, this one (neuter))

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words, speech (word, speech, saying)

• अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful (meaningful, significant, substantial, wealthy)

Words meanings and morphology

भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Sage Bharadvāja (Bharadvāja (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvāja (name of a celebrated Vedic sage, one of the Saptarishis)

Note: Subject of pratyuvāca.

महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - the great sage (great sage, venerable seer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, venerable seer, an inspired poet

Compound of mahā (great) and ṛṣi (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to bharadvājaḥ.

तम् (tam) - him (Bharata) (him, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of pratyuvāca.

ब्रुवन्तम् (bruvantam) - who was speaking (speaking, telling)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bruvant

bruvant - speaking, saying, telling

Present Active Participle

From root brū (to speak, class 2 adādi).

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Describes Bharata.

भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata (name of Rāma's brother) (Bharata)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of a son of Daśaratha and Kaikeyī)

Note: Object of pratyuvāca.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from pronoun tad.

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied (replied, answered, spoke in return)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active 3rd person singular

Root vac (class 2 adādi) with prefix prati. Perfect form.

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

महाबुद्धिः (mahābuddhiḥ) - greatly intelligent (greatly intelligent, very wise)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābuddhi

mahābuddhi - greatly intelligent, very wise, of great intellect

Compound of mahā (great) and buddhi (intellect).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+buddhi)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, wisdom
  noun (feminine)
  From root budh (to know).
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Describes Bharadvāja.

इदम् (idam) - this (word/speech) (this, this one (neuter))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Modifies vacanam.

वचनम् (vacanam) - words, speech (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, utterance

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of pratyuvāca.

अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful (meaningful, significant, substantial, wealthy)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of arthavat

arthavat - meaningful, significant, substantial, wealthy, possessed of purpose

Derived from artha (meaning/purpose) with suffix mat/vat (possessing).