वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-12, verse-9

एवमुक्तस्तु मुनिना राघवः संयताञ्जलिः ।
उवाच प्रश्रितं वाक्यमृषिं दीप्तमिवानलम् ॥९॥

9. evamuktastu muninā rāghavaḥ saṃyatāñjaliḥ ,
uvāca praśritaṃ vākyamṛṣiṃ dīptamivānalam.

9. evam uktaḥ tu muninā rāghavaḥ saṃyatāñjaliḥ
uvāca praśritam vākyam ṛṣim dīptam iva analam

9. muninā evam uktaḥ tu saṃyatāñjaliḥ rāghavaḥ
dīptam analam iva ṛṣim praśritam vākyam uvāca

9. Thus addressed by the sage, Rama (Rāghava), with folded hands, spoke a humble statement to the sage, who shone like a blazing fire.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (referring to Rama) (said, spoken, addressed)

• तु (tu) - indeed, then (introduces the consequence) (but, indeed, yet, however)

• मुनिना (muninā) - by the sage

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (Rāghava) (descendant of Raghu, Rama)

• संयताञ्जलिः (saṁyatāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands (with folded hands, having joined hands (in reverence))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he uttered (he said, he spoke)

• प्रश्रितम् (praśritam) - humble, respectful (referring to the statement) (humble, modest, respectful)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (word, speech, statement, sentence)

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - to the sage (Viśvāmitra, implied) (to the sage, a sage)

• दीप्तम् (dīptam) - shining, radiant (referring to the sage) (shining, blazing, radiant)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अनलम् (analam) - fire, blazing fire (fire)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (referring to Rama) (said, spoken, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, uttered

Past Passive Participle

From root `vac` (to speak), irregular past participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to Rāghava.

तु (tu) - indeed, then (introduces the consequence) (but, indeed, yet, however)

(indeclinable)

मुनिना (muninā) - by the sage

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

Root: man (class 8)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (Rāghava) (descendant of Raghu, Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

Patronymic from Raghu.

संयताञ्जलिः (saṁyatāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands (with folded hands, having joined hands (in reverence))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃyatāñjali

saṁyatāñjali - with folded hands, having joined hands (in reverence)

Compound meaning 'one whose hands (añjali) are restrained/joined (saṃyata)'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he uttered (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect form from root `vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रश्रितम् (praśritam) - humble, respectful (referring to the statement) (humble, modest, respectful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of praśrita

praśrita - humble, modest, respectful, polite

Past Passive Participle

From prefix `pra` and root `śri` (to resort to, serve).

Prefix: pra

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vākyam`.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (word, speech, statement, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

From root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - to the sage (Viśvāmitra, implied) (to the sage, a sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of `uvāca`.

दीप्तम् (dīptam) - shining, radiant (referring to the sage) (shining, blazing, radiant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - shining, blazing, radiant, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

From root `dīp` (to shine, blaze).

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `ṛṣim`.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.

अनलम् (analam) - fire, blazing fire (fire)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, Agni (god of fire)

Literally 'not having water' (an-ala), referring to fire's opposition to water.

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