वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-60, verse-8

ततः प्रचोदिता भूतैः शंसास्मै तां प्रियामिति ।
न च साभ्यवदत् सीतां पृष्टा रामेण शोचिता ॥८॥

8. tataḥ pracoditā bhūtaiḥ śaṃsāsmai tāṃ priyāmiti ,
na ca sābhyavadat sītāṃ pṛṣṭā rāmeṇa śocitā.

8. tataḥ pracoditā bhūtaiḥ śaṃsa asmai tām priyām
iti na ca sā abhyavadat sītām pṛṣṭā rāmeṇa śocitā

8. tataḥ bhūtaiḥ pracoditā 'asmai tām priyām śaṃsa'
iti ca rāmeṇa pṛṣṭā sā śocitā sītām na abhyavadat

8. Then, impelled by the spirits (bhūtaiḥ) who urged, "Tell him about his dear one (Sītā)!", yet that sorrowful (river), even when questioned by Rāma, did not speak about Sītā.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

• प्रचोदिता (pracoditā) - impelled (urged, impelled, instigated)

• भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by the spirits (by beings, by elements, by spirits)

• शंस (śaṁsa) - tell (tell, declare, praise)

• अस्मै (asmai) - to him (Rāma) (to him, for him)

• ताम् (tām) - her (Sītā) (her, that (feminine))

• प्रियाम् (priyām) - his dear one (Sītā) (dear, beloved)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking reported speech) (thus, so, in this way)

• न (na) - not (not, nor)

• च (ca) - yet, and (and, also, moreover)

• सा (sā) - she (the river) (she, that (feminine))

• अभ्यवदत् (abhyavadat) - spoke (to) (spoke to, addressed)

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

• पृष्टा (pṛṣṭā) - questioned (asked, questioned)

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

• शोचिता (śocitā) - sorrowful (river) (sorrowful, grieving, distressed)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

प्रचोदिता (pracoditā) - impelled (urged, impelled, instigated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pracodita

pracodita - urged, impelled, instigated, animated

Past Passive Participle

From pra- + √cud (to impel) + kta suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: cud (class 10)

Note: Refers to the river.

भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by the spirits (by beings, by elements, by spirits)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, spirit, element, past

Past Passive Participle

From √bhū (to be, become) + kta suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

शंस (śaṁsa) - tell (tell, declare, praise)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śaṃs

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Imperative second person singular.

अस्मै (asmai) - to him (Rāma) (to him, for him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Dative case of idam, referring to Rāma.

ताम् (tām) - her (Sītā) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Accusative of tad, referring to Sītā.

प्रियाम् (priyām) - his dear one (Sītā) (dear, beloved)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of priyā

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, own

Note: Agrees with tām.

इति (iti) - thus (marking reported speech) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, nor)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - yet, and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins clauses.

सा (sā) - she (the river) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the river.

अभ्यवदत् (abhyavadat) - spoke (to) (spoke to, addressed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vad

Imperfect tense, from abhi- + ava- + √vad

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Sandhi of abhi + ava + vad.

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (proper noun)

Note: Object of 'spoke to'.

पृष्टा (pṛṣṭā) - questioned (asked, questioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

From √prach (to ask) + kta suffix, with internal sandhi.

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Refers to the river.

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper noun)

Note: Agent of pṛṣṭā.

शोचिता (śocitā) - sorrowful (river) (sorrowful, grieving, distressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śocita

śocita - grieved, sorrowful, lamented, distressed

Past Passive Participle

From √śuc (to grieve, lament) + kta suffix

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Refers to the river.