वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-10, verse-10

तेनैवमुक्तो धर्मात्मा राघवेण मुनिस्तदा ।
प्रभावं सरसः कृत्स्नमाख्यातुमुपचक्रमे ॥१०॥

10. tenaivamukto dharmātmā rāghaveṇa munistadā ,
prabhāvaṃ sarasaḥ kṛtsnamākhyātumupacakrame.

10. tena eva uktaḥ dharmātmā rāghaveṇa muniḥ tadā
prabhāvam sarasaḥ kṛtsnam ākhyātum upacakrame

10. tadā rāghaveṇa eva uktaḥ dharmātmā muniḥ
sarasaḥ kṛtsnam prabhāvam ākhyātum upacakrame

10. Then, the righteous sage (dharmātmā), thus addressed by Rāghava, began to narrate the entire significance of the lake.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by him (Rāghava) (by him, by that)

• एव (eva) - just (thus) (indeed, just, only, precisely)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (spoken, said, told)

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the righteous (sage) (righteous-souled, virtuous, whose nature is righteousness)

• राघवेण (rāghaveṇa) - by Rāghava (Rāma) (by Rāghava)

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, hermit

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• प्रभावम् (prabhāvam) - significance (power, might, influence, splendor, greatness, significance)

• सरसः (sarasaḥ) - of the lake, of the pond

• कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire, whole, complete

• आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to narrate, to relate, to explain

• उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - he began, he undertook

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by him (Rāghava) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - just (thus) (indeed, just, only, precisely)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (spoken, said, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, uttered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the righteous (sage) (righteous-souled, virtuous, whose nature is righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - one whose soul or nature is righteousness, righteous-souled, virtuous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)

राघवेण (rāghaveṇa) - by Rāghava (Rāma) (by Rāghava)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rāma

Derived from Raghu with an aṇ affix.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, hermit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, a silent one

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + the suffix -dā.

प्रभावम् (prabhāvam) - significance (power, might, influence, splendor, greatness, significance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhāva

prabhāva - power, might, influence, splendor, dignity, greatness, significance

Derived from pra-bhū (to be eminent).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

सरसः (sarasaḥ) - of the lake, of the pond

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of saras

saras - lake, pond, pool

कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire, whole, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - entire, whole, complete, all

Note: Agrees with 'prabhāvam'.

आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to narrate, to relate, to explain

(verb)

active, infinitive of ākhyātum

infinitive

Infinitive form of the verb ā-khyā.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - he began, he undertook

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of upakram

Perfect

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada (Middle voice).

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)