वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-9, verse-2

हितमुक्तं त्वया देवि स्निग्धया सदृशं वचः ।
कुलं व्यपदिशन्त्या च धर्मज्ञे जनकात्मजे ॥२॥

2. hitamuktaṃ tvayā devi snigdhayā sadṛśaṃ vacaḥ ,
kulaṃ vyapadiśantyā ca dharmajñe janakātmaje.

2. hitam uktam tvayā devi snigdhayā sadṛśam vaćaḥ
kulam vyapadiśantyā ca dharmajñe janakātmaje

2. devi snigdhayā kulam vyapadiśantyā ca dharmajñe
janakātmaje tvayā hitam sadṛśam vaćaḥ uktam

2. O divine one, O daughter of Janaka, O knower of natural law (dharma), the beneficial and appropriate words have been spoken by you, who are affectionate and upholding your noble lineage.

Words meanings summery:

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good, salutary

• उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said, stated

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• देवि (devi) - O divine one, O goddess

• स्निग्धया (snigdhayā) - by the affectionate one, by the loving one

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - suitable, fitting, appropriate

• वćअः (vaćaḥ) - word, speech, saying

• कुलम् (kulam) - lineage, family, noble birth

• व्यपदिशन्त्या (vyapadiśantyā) - by the one pointing out, by the one referring to, by the one describing

• च (ca) - and, also

• धर्मज्ञे (dharmajñe) - O knower of natural law (dharma) (O knower of natural law, O righteous one)

• जनकात्मजे (janakātmaje) - O daughter of Janaka

Words meanings and morphology

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good, salutary

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, suitable, friendly, salutary

Past Passive Participle

Root: dhā (class 3)

उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said, stated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, stated, uttered

Past Passive Participle

Root: vac (class 2)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yusmad

yusmad - you

देवि (devi) - O divine one, O goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine female, lady

स्निग्धया (snigdhayā) - by the affectionate one, by the loving one

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of snigdhā

snigdhā - affectionate, loving, tender, smooth, unctuous

Root: snih

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - suitable, fitting, appropriate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - like, similar, suitable, appropriate, proper

वćअः (vaćaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaćas

vaćas - word, speech, saying, utterance

Root: vac

कुलम् (kulam) - lineage, family, noble birth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, noble birth, clan

व्यपदिशन्त्या (vyapadiśantyā) - by the one pointing out, by the one referring to, by the one describing

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vyapadiśantī

vyapadiśantī - pointing out, referring to, describing, designating (feminine)

Present Active Participle

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: diś (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

धर्मज्ञे (dharmajñe) - O knower of natural law (dharma) (O knower of natural law, O righteous one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of natural law (dharma), righteous, virtuous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ
• jña – knowing, one who knows
  adjective
  Nominal derivative from root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

जनकात्मजे (janakātmaje) - O daughter of Janaka

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka (an epithet for Sītā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – Janaka (proper name, king of Videha, Sītā's father)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter, offspring (feminine)
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'ātman' (self) and root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan