वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-14, verse-6

एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण लक्मणः संयताञ्जलिः ।
सीता समक्षं काकुत्स्थमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥६॥

6. evamuktastu rāmeṇa lakmaṇaḥ saṃyatāñjaliḥ ,
sītā samakṣaṃ kākutsthamidaṃ vacanamabravīt.

6. evam uktaḥ tu rāmeṇa lakṣmaṇaḥ saṃyata-añjaliḥ
| sītā samakṣam kākutstham idam vacanam abravīt

6. tu evam rāmeṇa uktaḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ saṃyata-añjaliḥ
sītā samakṣam kākutstham idam vacanam abravīt

6. Thus addressed by Rama, Lakshmana, with folded hands (saṃyatāñjali), spoke these words to Kakutstha (Rama) in Sita's presence.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

• तु (tu) - but, yet, on the other hand

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

• संयत-अञ्जलिः (saṁyata-añjaliḥ) - with folded hands

• सीता (sītā) - Sita

• समक्षम् (samakṣam) - in the presence of, before

• काकुत्स्थम् (kākutstham) - to Kakutstha (Rama)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, addressed

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, yet, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother)

संयत-अञ्जलिः (saṁyata-añjaliḥ) - with folded hands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃyata-añjali

saṁyata-añjali - with folded hands (gesture of respect)

Bahuvrihi compound: one whose añjali (hands) are saṃyata (restrained/folded)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃyata+añjali)

• saṃyata – restrained, controlled, folded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix sam + root yam (to control)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yam (class 1)
• añjali – folded hands, an offering made with cupped hands
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix an + root añj (to anoint, arrange)
  Prefix: an
  Root: añj (class 7)

सीता (sītā) - Sita

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (name of Rama's wife)

समक्षम् (samakṣam) - in the presence of, before

(indeclinable)

From prefix sam + akṣa (eye)

काकुत्स्थम् (kākutstham) - to Kakutstha (Rama)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha (an epithet of Rama)

Patronymic derived from Kakutstha

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying, statement

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

imperfect

Root brū, imperfect, 3rd pers. sing.

Root: brū (class 2)

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