वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-25, verse-28

तदलं क्रूरवाक्यैर्वः सान्त्वमेवाभिधीयताम् ।
अभियाचाम वैदेहीमेतद्धि मम रोचते ॥२८॥

28. tadalaṃ krūravākyairvaḥ sāntvamevābhidhīyatām ,
abhiyācāma vaidehīmetaddhi mama rocate.

28. tat alam krūravākyaiḥ vaḥ sāntvam eva abhidhīyatām
abhiyācāma vaidehīm etat hi mama rocate

28. Therefore, enough with your cruel words! Only conciliatory words should be spoken. Let us implore Vaidehī (Sītā); this, indeed, is what pleases me.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore, so, that

• अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, stop, abstain from

• क्रूरवाक्यैः (krūravākyaiḥ) - with cruel words, by harsh speech

• वः (vaḥ) - your, to you, by you

• सान्त्वम् (sāntvam) - conciliation, soothing words, gentle words

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• अभिधीयताम् (abhidhīyatām) - let it be spoken, let it be said

• अभियाचाम (abhiyācāma) - let us entreat, let us implore, let us request

• वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Vaidehī (Sītā, daughter of the king of Videha)

• एतत् (etat) - this, this thing

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• मम (mama) - to me, my

• रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing, appeals, shines

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore, so, that

(indeclinable)

Used as an adverbial particle for 'therefore'.

अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, stop, abstain from

(indeclinable)

Expresses cessation or sufficiency. Takes instrumental (here 'krūravākyaiḥ').

क्रूरवाक्यैः (krūravākyaiḥ) - with cruel words, by harsh speech

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of krūravākya

krūravākya - cruel words, harsh speech

Compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (krūra+vākya)

• krūra – cruel, fierce, dreadful
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 6)
• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
  From 'vac' (to speak) + 'ya' suffix
  Root: vac (class 2)

वः (vaḥ) - your, to you, by you

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Enclitic form of 2nd person plural pronoun. Can be genitive, dative, or accusative.

सान्त्वम् (sāntvam) - conciliation, soothing words, gentle words

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāntva

sāntva - conciliation, gentle words, solace

From root 'san' (to gain, to reconcile)

Root: san (class 1)

Note: Subject of passive verb 'abhidhīyatām'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

अभिधीयताम् (abhidhīyatām) - let it be spoken, let it be said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of abhidhīyate

Passive Imperative

3rd Person Singular, from root 'dhā' (to place, say) with prefix 'abhi' (towards)

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

अभियाचाम (abhiyācāma) - let us entreat, let us implore, let us request

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of abhiyāc

Present Imperative

1st Person Plural, from root 'yāc' (to ask) with prefix 'abhi' (towards, for)

Prefix: abhi

Root: yāc (class 1)

वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Vaidehī (Sītā, daughter of the king of Videha)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - a princess of Videha, an epithet of Sītā

Feminine patronymic from 'videha'

Note: Object of 'abhiyācāma'.

एतत् (etat) - this, this thing

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of 'rocate'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

मम (mama) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Genitive or dative singular of 1st person pronoun.

रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing, appeals, shines

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ruc

Present Indicative

3rd Person Singular, from root 'ruc' (to shine, be pleasing) in middle voice.

Root: ruc (class 1)