वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-6, verse-12

तमुग्रतपसं दीप्तं महर्षिं सत्यवादिनम् ।
प्रत्युवाचात्मवान् रामो ब्रह्माणमिव वासवः ॥१२॥

12. tamugratapasaṃ dīptaṃ maharṣiṃ satyavādinam ,
pratyuvācātmavān rāmo brahmāṇamiva vāsavaḥ.

12. tam ugratapasam dīptam maharṣim satyavādinam
prati uvāca ātmavān rāmaḥ brahmāṇam iva vāsavaḥ

12. ātmavān rāmaḥ ugratapasam dīptam satyavādinam tam maharṣim brahmāṇam iva vāsavaḥ prati uvāca.

12. Self-possessed (ātmavān) Rāma replied to that great sage (maharṣi) of fierce asceticism (tapas), who was radiant and spoke the truth, just as Vāsava (Indra) would reply to Brahmā (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (great sage) (him, that)

• उग्रतपसम् (ugratapasam) - of fierce asceticism, having intense penance

• दीप्तम् (dīptam) - radiant, shining, blazing

• महर्षिम् (maharṣim) - to the great sage

• सत्यवादिनम् (satyavādinam) - truthful speaker, speaking the truth

• प्रति (prati) - in reply (used with uvāca) (towards, against, in return)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - self-possessed, wise, spiritual

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - the creator god Brahmā (to Brahmā)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Refers to Indra, the king of gods (Vāsava (epithet of Indra))

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (great sage) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उग्रतपसम् (ugratapasam) - of fierce asceticism, having intense penance

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ugratapas

ugratapas - of fierce asceticism, practicing severe austerities

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ugra+tapas)

• ugra – fierce, terrible, severe, potent
  adjective
• tapas – asceticism, penance, heat, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)

दीप्तम् (dīptam) - radiant, shining, blazing

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - shining, radiant, inflamed (past passive participle of dīp)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root dīp (to shine, blaze).

Root: dīp (class 4)

महर्षिम् (maharṣim) - to the great sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, great seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

सत्यवादिनम् (satyavādinam) - truthful speaker, speaking the truth

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satyavādin

satyavādin - truth-speaker, truthful

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+vādin)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• vādin – speaking, saying, speaker
  participle (masculine)
  Agent noun / Participle
  Derived from root vad (to speak) with suffix -in.
  Root: vad (class 1)

प्रति (prati) - in reply (used with uvāca) (towards, against, in return)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverbial prefix to 'uvāca' (pratyuvāca in sandhi) meaning 'replied'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - self-possessed, wise, spiritual

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmavat

ātmavat - possessing ātman, self-possessed, wise, spiritual

Derived from ātman with the possessive suffix -vat.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a prominent deity in Hinduism, central figure of the Rāmāyaṇa epic)

Root: ram (class 1)

ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - the creator god Brahmā (to Brahmā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), sacred utterance, ultimate reality

Root: bṛh (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Refers to Indra, the king of gods (Vāsava (epithet of Indra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Vāsava (a name of Indra)

Derived from vasu with a patronymic suffix.