वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-17, verse-8

एवमुक्तस्तु सौमित्री राक्षस्या वाक्यकोविदः ।
ततः शूर्पणखीं स्मित्वा लक्ष्मणो युक्तमब्रवीत् ॥८॥

8. evamuktastu saumitrī rākṣasyā vākyakovidaḥ ,
tataḥ śūrpaṇakhīṃ smitvā lakṣmaṇo yuktamabravīt.

8. evam uktaḥ tu saumitriḥ rākṣasyā vākyakovidaḥ
tataḥ śūrpaṇakhīṃ smitvā lakṣmaṇaḥ yuktam abravīt

8. evam rākṣasyā uktaḥ tu saumitriḥ vākyakovidaḥ
tataḥ smitvā lakṣmaṇaḥ śūrpaṇakhīṃ yuktam abravīt

8. Thus addressed by the ogress, Lakṣmaṇa, the son of Sumitrā, who was skilled in speech, then smiled and spoke appropriately to Śūrpaṇakhā.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - son of Sumitra (Lakshmana)

• राक्षस्या (rākṣasyā) - By Surpanakha (by the ogress)

• वाक्यकोविदः (vākyakovidaḥ) - skilled in speech, eloquent

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

• शूर्पणखीं (śūrpaṇakhīṁ) - to Surpanakha

• स्मित्वा (smitvā) - having smiled

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - Appropriate words, a suitable response (appropriate (word), proper (thing))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - son of Sumitra (Lakshmana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra (referring to Lakshmana)

Patronymic from Sumitrā

राक्षस्या (rākṣasyā) - By Surpanakha (by the ogress)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, ogress

वाक्यकोविदः (vākyakovidaḥ) - skilled in speech, eloquent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyakovida

vākyakovida - expert in speech, eloquent

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (vākya+kovida)

• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
• kovida – skilled, expert, knowledgeable
  adjective

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

(indeclinable)

शूर्पणखीं (śūrpaṇakhīṁ) - to Surpanakha

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śūrpaṇakhī

śūrpaṇakhī - Surpanakha (sister of Ravana)

स्मित्वा (smitvā) - having smiled

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root smi (to smile)

Root: smi

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (brother of Rama)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - Appropriate words, a suitable response (appropriate (word), proper (thing))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, appropriate, fit, proper

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yuj (to join, connect). Used here substantively as a neuter noun.

Root: yuj

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)