वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-35, verse-1

इत्युक्तस्तारया वाक्यं प्रश्रितं धर्मसंहितम् ।
मृदुस्वभावः सौमित्रिः प्रतिजग्राह तद्वचः ॥१॥

1. ityuktastārayā vākyaṃ praśritaṃ dharmasaṃhitam ,
mṛdusvabhāvaḥ saumitriḥ pratijagrāha tadvacaḥ.

1. iti uktaḥ tārayā vākyam praśritam dharmasaṃhitam
mṛdusvabhāvaḥ saumitriḥ pratijagrāha tat vacaḥ

1. iti tārayā uktaḥ mṛdusvabhāvaḥ saumitriḥ praśritam
dharmasaṃhitam vākyam tat vacaḥ pratijagrāha

1. Thus addressed by Tara with words that were humble and imbued with natural law (dharma), Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitri), who was of a gentle nature, accepted that speech.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - Refers to Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa) being addressed. (spoken, said, addressed)

• तारया (tārayā) - Tara, the wife of Sugrīva. (by Tara)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, word, sentence

• प्रश्रितम् (praśritam) - humble, modest, polite, respectful

• धर्मसंहितम् (dharmasaṁhitam) - endowed with (natural) law (dharma), righteous, connected with duty

• मृदुस्वभावः (mṛdusvabhāvaḥ) - Refers to Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa). (of gentle nature)

• सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Refers to Lakṣmaṇa. (Saumitri (son of Sumitrā, i.e., Lakṣmaṇa))

• प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - he accepted, received

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the speech mentioned. (that)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - speech, word

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - Refers to Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa) being addressed. (spoken, said, addressed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak) which takes 'uk' as the root in P.P.P. form.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `saumitriḥ`.

तारया (tārayā) - Tara, the wife of Sugrīva. (by Tara)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tārā

tārā - star, pupil of the eye, name of a prominent female character in Ramayana (wife of Sugrīva)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, word, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, sentence, statement, word

From root 'vac' (to speak) + suffix 'ya'.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `tat vacaḥ`. Describes Tara's speech.

प्रश्रितम् (praśritam) - humble, modest, polite, respectful

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of praśrita

praśrita - humble, modest, respectful, dependent, leaning on

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śri' (to resort to, lean on) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: śri (class 1)

धर्मसंहितम् (dharmasaṁhitam) - endowed with (natural) law (dharma), righteous, connected with duty

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmasaṃhita

dharmasaṁhita - in accordance with dharma, righteous, consistent with natural law (dharma)

Compound: 'dharma' (natural law) + 'saṃhita' (joined, endowed with). 'Saṃhita' is P.P.P. of 'dhā' with 'sam'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+saṃhita)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• saṃhita – joined, collected, composed, endowed with
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dhā' (to place, hold) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `vākyam`.

मृदुस्वभावः (mṛdusvabhāvaḥ) - Refers to Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa). (of gentle nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdusvabhāva

mṛdusvabhāva - gentle-natured, soft-tempered

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛdu+svabhāva)

• mṛdu – soft, tender, gentle, mild
  adjective (masculine)
• svabhāva – one's own nature, inherent disposition, character
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `saumitriḥ`.

सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Refers to Lakṣmaṇa. (Saumitri (son of Sumitrā, i.e., Lakṣmaṇa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitrā, Lakṣmaṇa (Rama's brother)

Patronymic from Sumitrā.

प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - he accepted, received

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Root 'grah' with prefix 'prati', perfect tense, 3rd person singular. Reduplicated form.

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

तत् (tat) - Refers to the speech mentioned. (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she, they

Note: Agrees with `vacaḥ`.

वचः (vacaḥ) - speech, word

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - speech, word, saying, utterance

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

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