वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-70, verse-16

एतत्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा रामवक्त्राद्विनिःसृतम् ।
शबरी दर्शयामास ताव् उभौ तद्वनं महत् ॥१६॥

16. etattu vacanaṃ śrutvā rāmavaktrādviniḥsṛtam ,
śabarī darśayāmāsa tāv ubhau tadvanaṃ mahat.

16. etat tu vacanam śrutvā rāmavaktrāt viniḥsṛtam
śabarī darśayāmāsa tau ubhau tat vanam mahat

16. śrutvā etat tu vacanam viniḥsṛtam rāmavaktrāt
śabarī darśayāmāsa tau ubhau tat mahat vanam

16. Having heard these words that had emerged from Rāma's mouth, Śabarī then showed both of them that great forest.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this, these

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, then

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• रामवक्त्रात् (rāmavaktrāt) - from Rāma's mouth

• विनिःसृतम् (viniḥsṛtam) - emerged, come forth, issued

• शबरी (śabarī) - Śabarī (proper name)

• दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - she showed, she caused to see

• तौ (tau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (those two, both of them)

• उभौ (ubhau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, both of them (both)

• तत् (tat) - that

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, grove

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this, these

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, then

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used as a particle indicating a slight contrast or continuation.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech, expression

Derived from the root vac- (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of the root śru- (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

रामवक्त्रात् (rāmavaktrāt) - from Rāma's mouth

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rāmavaktra

rāmavaktra - Rāma's mouth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+vaktra)

• rāma – Rāma (the seventh avatar of Viṣṇu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vaktra – mouth, face, snout, front part
  noun (neuter)

विनिःसृतम् (viniḥsṛtam) - emerged, come forth, issued

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viniḥsṛta

viniḥsṛta - come forth, emerged, issued, proceeded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sṛ- (to flow, go) with prefixes vi- and nis-

Prefixes: vi+nir

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vacanam'.

शबरी (śabarī) - Śabarī (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śabarī

śabarī - Śabarī (a female ascetic, devotee of Rāma)

दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - she showed, she caused to see

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (lit) of darśayāmāsa

Causative Perfect

Periphrastic perfect of the causative stem darśaya- (to show) of the root dṛś- (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तौ (tau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (those two, both of them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, that one

उभौ (ubhau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, both of them (both)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Often used with dual forms of pronouns or nouns.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

वनम् (vanam) - forest, grove

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive, important, eminent

Note: Qualifies 'vanam'.