वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-36, verse-5

इत्येवमुक्तो धर्मात्मा राजा दशरथस्तदा ।
प्रत्युवाच महाभागं विश्वामित्रं महामुनिम् ॥५॥

5. ityevamukto dharmātmā rājā daśarathastadā ,
pratyuvāca mahābhāgaṃ viśvāmitraṃ mahāmunim.

5. इति एवम् उक्तः धर्मात्मा राजा दशरथः तदा
प्रत्युवाच महाभागम् विश्वामित्रम् महामुनिम्

5. इति एवम् उक्तः धर्मात्मा राजा दशरथः तदा महाभागम् महामुनिम् विश्वामित्रम् प्रत्युवाच ।

5. Having been addressed in this manner, King Daśaratha, a man of virtuous character (dharma), then replied to the highly esteemed great sage Viśvāmitra.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (इति) - Refers to the way Viśvāmitra spoke. (thus, in this manner, so)

• एवम् (एवम्) - Emphasizes the manner of speaking. (thus, so, in this way)

• उक्तः (उक्तः) - Having been spoken to by Viśvāmitra. (spoken, said, addressed)

• धर्मात्मा (धर्मात्मा) - King Daśaratha, a man of virtuous character (dharma) (one whose soul is righteousness, virtuous, righteous by nature)

• राजा (राजा) - King Daśaratha. (king)

• दशरथः (दशरथः) - King Daśaratha, father of Rāma. (Daśaratha)

• तदा (तदा) - Indicating the sequence of events after Viśvāmitra's speech. (then, at that time)

• प्रत्युवाच (प्रत्युवाच) - King Daśaratha's response. (he replied, he answered)

• महाभागम् (महाभागम्) - Describing Viśvāmitra's esteemed status. (highly fortunate, illustrious, exalted, noble)

• विश्वामित्रम् (विश्वामित्रम्) - The sage Viśvāmitra. (Viśvāmitra)

• महामुनिम् (महामुनिम्) - The highly respected Viśvāmitra. (great sage, eminent ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (इति) - Refers to the way Viśvāmitra spoke. (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (एवम्) - Emphasizes the manner of speaking. (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (उक्तः) - Having been spoken to by Viśvāmitra. (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, addressed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

धर्मात्मा (धर्मात्मा) - King Daśaratha, a man of virtuous character (dharma) (one whose soul is righteousness, virtuous, righteous by nature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - one whose nature is dharma, virtuous soul, righteous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

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

राजा (राजा) - King Daśaratha. (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

दशरथः (दशरथः) - King Daśaratha, father of Rāma. (Daśaratha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - King Daśaratha (father of Rāma)

तदा (तदा) - Indicating the sequence of events after Viśvāmitra's speech. (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

प्रत्युवाच (प्रत्युवाच) - King Daśaratha's response. (he replied, he answered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of prativac

Perfect

3rd person singular active perfect of the root √vac (to speak) with prefix prati-.

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

महाभागम् (महाभागम्) - Describing Viśvāmitra's esteemed status. (highly fortunate, illustrious, exalted, noble)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, illustrious, exalted, noble, having a large share

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, lot
  noun (masculine)

विश्वामित्रम् (विश्वामित्रम्) - The sage Viśvāmitra. (Viśvāmitra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - friend of all, name of a celebrated Vedic sage

महामुनिम् (महामुनिम्) - The highly respected Viśvāmitra. (great sage, eminent ascetic)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, eminent ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, seer, saint
  noun (masculine)

Previous Verse Next Verse