वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-9, verse-8

मया तु वचनं श्रुत्वा तेषामेवं मुखाच्च्युतम् ।
कृत्वा चरणशुश्रूषां वाक्यमेतदुदाहृतम् ॥८॥

8. mayā tu vacanaṃ śrutvā teṣāmevaṃ mukhāccyutam ,
kṛtvā caraṇaśuśrūṣāṃ vākyametadudāhṛtam.

8. mayā tu vacanam śrutvā teṣām evam mukhāt cyutam
kṛtvā caraṇaśuśrūṣām vākyam etat udāhṛtam

8. tu mayā teṣām mukhāt evam cyutam vacanam śrutvā
caraṇaśuśrūṣām kṛtvā etat vākyam udāhṛtam

8. Having heard their words thus uttered from their mouths, I indeed rendered service to their feet and then spoke this statement.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (sages) (of them)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• मुखात् (mukhāt) - from the mouth

• च्युतम् (cyutam) - uttered (from their mouths) (fallen, uttered, emitted)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (having done, having made)

• चरणशुश्रूषाम् (caraṇaśuśrūṣām) - service to the feet, respectful service

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, sentence, speech

• एतत् (etat) - this

• उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - uttered, spoken, quoted

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, statement

Derived from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

root śru + tvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (sages) (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the munayaḥ/dvijasattamāḥ.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

मुखात् (mukhāt) - from the mouth

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - mouth, face, principal part

च्युतम् (cyutam) - uttered (from their mouths) (fallen, uttered, emitted)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cyuta

cyuta - fallen, dropped, emitted, uttered

Past Passive Participle

root cyu + kta suffix

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vacanam'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

root kṛ + tvā suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

चरणशुश्रूषाम् (caraṇaśuśrūṣām) - service to the feet, respectful service

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of caraṇaśuśrūṣā

caraṇaśuśrūṣā - service to the feet, respectful service

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (caraṇa+śuśrūṣā)

• caraṇa – foot, limb, conduct
  noun (masculine)
• śuśrūṣā – desire to hear, service, obedience
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun from root śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 5)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, sentence, speech

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - statement, sentence, speech

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'udāhṛtam'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Modifies 'vākyam'.

उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - uttered, spoken, quoted

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udāhṛta

udāhṛta - uttered, spoken, quoted

Past Passive Participle

root hṛ + upasarga ud + ā + kta suffix

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate for 'vākyam'.