वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-9, verse-1

वाक्यमेतत्तु वैदेह्या व्याहृतं भर्तृभक्तया ।
श्रुत्वा धर्मे स्थितो रामः प्रत्युवाचाथ मैथिलीम् ॥१॥

1. vākyametattu vaidehyā vyāhṛtaṃ bhartṛbhaktayā ,
śrutvā dharme sthito rāmaḥ pratyuvācātha maithilīm.

1. vākyam etat tu vaidehyā vyāhṛtam bhartṛbhaktyā śrutvā
dharme sthitaḥ rāmaḥ prati uvāća atha maithilīm

1. bhartṛbhaktyā vaidehyā etat vākyam tu vyāhṛtam dharme
sthitaḥ rāmaḥ śrutvā atha maithilīm prati uvāća

1. This statement was indeed uttered by the Princess of Videha (Sītā), who was deeply devoted to her husband. Having heard this, Rāma, who was firm in his natural law (dharma), then replied to Maithilī.

Words meanings summery:

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement, sentence

• एतत् (etat) - this

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - by the princess of Videha (Sītā)

• व्याहृतम् (vyāhṛtam) - spoken, uttered, declared

• भर्तृभक्त्या (bhartṛbhaktyā) - by the wife devoted to her husband, with devotion to husband

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• धर्मे (dharme) - firm in his natural law (dharma) (in natural law, in duty, in righteousness)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, abiding, firm, situated

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to, in return

• उवाćअ (uvāća) - spoke, said

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - to Maithilī (Sītā)

Words meanings and morphology

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement, sentence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement, declaration

Root: vac

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (near)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - by the princess of Videha (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Princess of Videha (an epithet for Sītā)

Feminine derivative of 'videha' (belonging to Videha)

व्याहृतम् (vyāhṛtam) - spoken, uttered, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyāhṛta

vyāhṛta - spoken, uttered, declared, expressed

Past Passive Participle

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

भर्तृभक्त्या (bhartṛbhaktyā) - by the wife devoted to her husband, with devotion to husband

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhartṛbhakti

bhartṛbhakti - devotion to husband, loyalty to spouse

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhartṛ+bhakti)

• bhartṛ – husband, supporter, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ
• bhakti – devotion, attachment, worship, loyalty
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhaj

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Root: śru (class 5)

धर्मे (dharme) - firm in his natural law (dharma) (in natural law, in duty, in righteousness)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, moral law

Root: dhṛ

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, abiding, firm, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, abiding, firm, situated, established

Past Passive Participle

Root: sthā (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, son of Daśaratha, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

प्रति (prati) - towards, to, in return

(indeclinable)

Note: Here used as a pre-verb, forming a compound with 'uvāća' (spoke)

उवाćअ (uvāća) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - to Maithilī (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - Princess of Mithilā (an epithet for Sītā)

Feminine derivative of 'mithila' (belonging to Mithila)