वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-96, verse-28

किमेष वाक्यं भरतो ऽद्य राघवं प्रणम्य सत्कृत्य च साधु वक्ष्यति ।
इतीव तस्यार्यजनस्य तत्त्वतो बभूव कौतूहलमुत्तमं तदा ॥२८॥

28. kimeṣa vākyaṃ bharato'dya rāghavaṃ praṇamya satkṛtya ca sādhu vakṣyati ,
itīva tasyāryajanasya tattvato babhūva kautūhalamuttamaṃ tadā.

28. kim eṣaḥ vākyam bharataḥ adya rāghavam praṇamya satkṛtya ca sādhu vakṣyati ।
iti iva tasya ārya-janasya tattvataḥ babhūva kautūhalam uttamam tadā

28. kim eṣaḥ bharataḥ adya rāghavam
praṇamya ca satkṛtya sādhu vākyam vakṣyati
iti iva tadā tasya ārya-janasya
tattvataḥ uttamam kautūhalam babhūva

28. "What words will this Bharata speak well to Rama today, after bowing and honoring him?" Thus, a truly great curiosity arose among that noble assembly at that time.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what, why, whether

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (person)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, statement, words

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (a proper name)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

• प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted

• सत्कृत्य (satkṛtya) - having honored, having respected

• च (ca) - and, also

• साधु (sādhu) - well, properly, rightly

• वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati) - will speak, will say

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, (indicates direct speech or thought)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (noble assembly)

• आर्य-जनस्य (ārya-janasya) - of the noble people, of the respectable assembly

• तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, in reality, essentially

• बभूव (babhūva) - there arose, became, happened

• कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, eagerness, wonder

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, great

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what, why, whether

(indeclinable)

Note: Introducing a question.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, statement, words

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence, words

Derived from 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (brother of Rama), one who is maintained or supported, a warrior

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'idam' (this) and suffix '-dya'.

Note: Adverb of time.

राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

Note: Object of 'praṇamya' and 'satkṛtya'.

प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From root nam (to bow) with upasarga pra, and suffix -ya.

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

सत्कृत्य (satkṛtya) - having honored, having respected

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From root kṛ (to do) with prefix 'sat' (good, proper), and suffix -ya.

Prefix: sat

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'praṇamya' and 'satkṛtya'.

साधु (sādhu) - well, properly, rightly

(indeclinable)

Here used adverbially.

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'vakṣyati'.

वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati) - will speak, will say

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future Tense

Third person singular, future active indicative.

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, (indicates direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Particle marking conclusion or quotation.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (noble assembly)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

आर्य-जनस्य (ārya-janasya) - of the noble people, of the respectable assembly

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āryajana

āryajana - noble people, respectable folk, an assembly of honorable persons

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ārya+jana)

• ārya – noble, respectable, honorable, Aryan
  adjective (masculine)
• jana – person, people, man, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Possessor of curiosity.

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, in reality, essentially

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from 'tattva' with suffix '-tas'.

बभूव (babhūva) - there arose, became, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect Tense

Third person singular, perfect active indicative.

Root: bhū (class 1)

कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, eagerness, wonder

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, eagerness, wonder, spectacle

Note: Subject of 'babhūva'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, great

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - excellent, supreme, highest, best, greatest

Superlative adjective.

Root: ud

Note: Qualifies 'kautūhalam'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Formed from the pronoun 'tad' (that) with the suffix '-dā' indicating time.

Note: Adverb of time.

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