वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-70, verse-14

एवमुक्तः स धर्मात्मा शबर्या शबरीमिदम् ।
राघवः प्राह विज्ञाने तां नित्यमबहिष्कृताम् ॥१४॥

14. evamuktaḥ sa dharmātmā śabaryā śabarīmidam ,
rāghavaḥ prāha vijñāne tāṃ nityamabahiṣkṛtām.

14. evam uktaḥ saḥ dharma-ātmā śabaryā śabarīm idam
rāghavaḥ prāha vijñāne tām nityam a-bahiṣkṛtām

14. śabaryā evam uktaḥ saḥ dharma-ātmā rāghavaḥ vijñāne nityam a-bahiṣkṛtām tām śabarīm idam prāha.

14. Thus addressed by Śabarī, that righteous-souled (dharma) Rāghava then spoke these words to Śabarī, who was ever proficient in spiritual knowledge (vijñāna) and never excluded from it.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - Referring to the preceding speech of Śabarī. (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - Rāma being addressed. (spoken, told, addressed)

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to Rāma. (he, that)

• धर्म-आत्मा (dharma-ātmā) - Epithet for Rāma, meaning his intrinsic nature (dharma) is goodness. (one whose soul is dharma, righteous-souled, virtuous)

• शबर्या (śabaryā) - Agent of the action 'addressed' (uktaḥ). (by Śabarī)

• शबरीम् (śabarīm) - Direct object of 'prāha'. (to Śabarī)

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to the words Rāma is about to speak. (this, these words)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Refers to Rāma. (Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, a name for Rāma))

• प्राह (prāha) - said, spoke

• विज्ञाने (vijñāne) - In the field of spiritual knowledge. (in knowledge, regarding knowledge, in discernment)

• ताम् (tām) - Refers to Śabarī. (her, that)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually, constantly

• अ-बहिष्कृताम् (a-bahiṣkṛtām) - proficient, never deprived of. (not excluded, not cast out, included)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - Referring to the preceding speech of Śabarī. (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - Rāma being addressed. (spoken, told, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Rāma.

सः (saḥ) - Refers to Rāma. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

धर्म-आत्मा (dharma-ātmā) - Epithet for Rāma, meaning his intrinsic nature (dharma) is goodness. (one whose soul is dharma, righteous-souled, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma-ātman

dharma-ātman - one whose soul is dharma, righteous-souled, virtuous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Rāghava.

शबर्या (śabaryā) - Agent of the action 'addressed' (uktaḥ). (by Śabarī)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śabarī

śabarī - name of a female ascetic (a Śabarī woman)

शबरीम् (śabarīm) - Direct object of 'prāha'. (to Śabarī)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śabarī

śabarī - name of a female ascetic (a Śabarī woman)

इदम् (idam) - Refers to the words Rāma is about to speak. (this, these words)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Object of 'prāha'.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Refers to Rāma. (Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, a name for Rāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (a name for Rāma)

Note: Subject of 'prāha'.

प्राह (prāha) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of āha

Perfect Tense

Perfect active 3rd singular of √ah (part of secondary root brū/vac) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: ah

विज्ञाने (vijñāne) - In the field of spiritual knowledge. (in knowledge, regarding knowledge, in discernment)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vijñāna

vijñāna - knowledge, spiritual knowledge, discernment, understanding

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Specifies the area in which Śabarī was not excluded.

ताम् (tām) - Refers to Śabarī. (her, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies Śabarīm.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually, constantly

(indeclinable)

अ-बहिष्कृताम् (a-bahiṣkṛtām) - proficient, never deprived of. (not excluded, not cast out, included)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of a-bahiṣkṛta

a-bahiṣkṛta - not excluded, included, proficient

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with prefix bahis (out) and negation a

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+bahiskṛta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bahiskṛta – excluded, cast out
  adjective
  Past Passive Particulation
  Derived from root kṛ (to do) with prefix bahis (out)
  Prefix: bahis
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies Śabarīm.