वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-37, verse-24

एवमुक्तस्तु सुग्रीवो
रामं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥२४॥

24. evamuktastu sugrīvo
rāmaṃ vacanamabravīt.

24. evam uktaḥ tu sugrīvaḥ
rāmam vacanam abravīt

24. evam uktaḥ tu sugrīvaḥ
rāmam vacanam abravīt

24. Having been addressed in this manner, Sugriva then spoke these words to Rama.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• तु (tu) - then, but, indeed

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (a proper noun, name of the monkey king)

• रामम् (rāmam) - to Rama

• वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, words

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, addressed

Past Passive Participle

from root √vac (to speak) + kta suffix; irregular formation

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Acts as an adjective qualifying Sugrīva.

तु (tu) - then, but, indeed

(indeclinable)

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (a proper noun, name of the monkey king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of the monkey king); one with a beautiful neck

su (good/beautiful) + grīva (neck)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+grīva)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
  prefix
• grīva – neck
  noun (feminine)

रामम् (rāmam) - to Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the legendary prince and avatar of Vishnu)

वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, words

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, utterance, speech, word, statement

from root √vac (to speak) + lyuṭ suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of the verb abravīt.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Tense

3rd person singular, Imperfect Tense, Parasmaipada, from root √brū (also √vac)

Root: brū (class 2)