वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-14, verse-7

एवमुक्तस्तु धर्मात्मा सुग्रीवेण स राघवः ।
तमथोवाच सुग्रीवं वचनं शत्रुसूदनः ॥७॥

7. evamuktastu dharmātmā sugrīveṇa sa rāghavaḥ ,
tamathovāca sugrīvaṃ vacanaṃ śatrusūdanaḥ.

7. evam uktaḥ tu dharmātmā sugrīveṇa saḥ rāghavaḥ
tam atha uvāca sugrīvam vacanam śatrusūdanaḥ

7. sugrīveṇa evam uktaḥ tu saḥ dharmātmā śatrusūdanaḥ
rāghavaḥ atha tam sugrīvam vacanam uvāca

7. When Sugrīva had thus spoken, the righteous (dharma) Rāma, the slayer of enemies, then said these words to Sugrīva.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - one whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness, righteous-minded, virtuous soul

• सुग्रीवेण (sugrīveṇa) - by Sugrīva

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu)

• तम् (tam) - to him, that

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - to Sugrīva

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• शत्रुसूदनः (śatrusūdanaḥ) - slayer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac- (to speak), irregular past passive participle

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - one whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness, righteous-minded, virtuous soul

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-minded, virtuous, having the natural law (dharma) as one's nature (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

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

Note: Refers to Rāma

सुग्रीवेण (sugrīveṇa) - by Sugrīva

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

literally 'one with a beautiful neck'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+grīvā)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāma

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

patronymic from Raghu

तम् (tam) - to him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Sugrīva

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular active of root vac-

Root: vac (class 2)

सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - to Sugrīva

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

literally 'one with a beautiful neck'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+grīvā)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying

from root vac- (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of uvāca

शत्रुसूदनः (śatrusūdanaḥ) - slayer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatrusūdana

śatrusūdana - slayer of enemies, destroyer of foes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+sūdana)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – destroying, crushing, slayer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root sūd- (to kill, destroy)
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Refers to Rāma