वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-26, verse-16

वाच्यं यदनुरक्तेन स्निग्धेन च हितेन च ।
सत्यविक्रम युक्तेन तदुक्तं लक्ष्मण त्वया ॥१६॥

16. vācyaṃ yadanuraktena snigdhena ca hitena ca ,
satyavikrama yuktena taduktaṃ lakṣmaṇa tvayā.

16. vācyaṃ yat anuraktena snigdhena ca hitena ca
satyavikrama yuktena tat uktaṃ lakṣmaṇa tvayā

16. lakṣmaṇa anuraktena snigdhena ca hitena ca
satyavikrama yuktena yat vācyam tvayā tat uktam

16. Lakṣmaṇa, what ought to be spoken by a devoted, affectionate, and benevolent person, one endowed with true valor (satyavikrama), that has been declared by you.

Words meanings summery:

• वाच्यं (vācyaṁ) - what should be said, proper to be spoken

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• अनुरक्तेन (anuraktena) - by one who is devoted, by a loyal person

• स्निग्धेन (snigdhena) - by one who is affectionate, by a tender person

• च (ca) - and

• हितेन (hitena) - by one who is benevolent, by a beneficial person

• च (ca) - and

• सत्यविक्रम (satyavikrama) - O one of true valor

• युक्तेन (yuktena) - by one who is endowed, by one possessed of

• तत् (tat) - that (counsel) (that)

• उक्तं (uktaṁ) - said, spoken, declared

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

Words meanings and morphology

वाच्यं (vācyaṁ) - what should be said, proper to be spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vācya

vācya - to be spoken, to be said, proper to be uttered, speakable

Gerundive (karmaṇi prayogā)

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

अनुरक्तेन (anuraktena) - by one who is devoted, by a loyal person

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anurakta

anurakta - devoted, attached, affectionate, loyal

Past Passive Participle

From anu- + root rañj (to color, delight)

Prefix: anu

Root: rañj (class 1)

स्निग्धेन (snigdhena) - by one who is affectionate, by a tender person

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of snigdha

snigdha - affectionate, beloved, tender, oily, smooth

Past Passive Participle

From root snih (to be affectionate, to adhere)

Root: snih (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

हितेन (hitena) - by one who is benevolent, by a beneficial person

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, advantageous, salutary, good

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā (to place, do) + suffix ta (irregular formation)

Root: dhā (class 3)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सत्यविक्रम (satyavikrama) - O one of true valor

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of satyavikrama

satyavikrama - one whose valor is true, truly valorous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (satya+vikrama)

• satya – true, real, truthful
  adjective (masculine)
• vikrama – valor, might, heroism, stride
  noun (masculine)

युक्तेन (yuktena) - by one who is endowed, by one possessed of

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, united, endowed with, possessed of, fit, proper

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join, to connect)

Root: yuj (class 7)

तत् (tat) - that (counsel) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उक्तं (uktaṁ) - said, spoken, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rāma)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you