वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-5

एवमुक्तस्तु वैदेह्या हनूमान्मारुतात्मजः ।
ततो रामं यथातत्त्वमाख्यातुमुपचक्रमे ॥५॥

5. evamuktastu vaidehyā hanūmānmārutātmajaḥ ,
tato rāmaṃ yathātattvamākhyātumupacakrame.

5. evam uktaḥ tu vaidehyā hanūmān mārutātmajaḥ
tataḥ rāmam yathātattvam ākhyātum upacakrame

5. vaidehyā evam uktaḥ tu mārutātmajaḥ hanūmān
tataḥ rāmam yathātattvam ākhyātum upacakrame

5. Addressed in this way by Vaidehi, Hanuman, the son of Vayu, then began to describe Rama as he truly was.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - in this way (as addressed by Vaidehi) (thus, in this manner, in this way)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by Vaidehi) (spoken, addressed, said)

• तु (tu) - indeed (connecting the statement) (but, however, indeed, and)

• वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - by Sita (the daughter of Videha) (by Vaidehi, by the daughter of Videha)

• हनूमान् (hanūmān) - the monkey general Hanuman (Hanuman)

• मारुतात्मजः (mārutātmajaḥ) - Hanuman, as the son of the wind god (Vayu) (son of Maruta, son of Vayu)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (after being addressed) (then, thereafter, from there)

• रामम् (rāmam) - about Rama (Rama (accusative))

• यथातत्त्वम् (yathātattvam) - as he truly was, truthfully (according to reality, truly, as it is)

• आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to describe (Rama) (to narrate, to tell, to describe)

• उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - began (to describe) (began, undertook)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - in this way (as addressed by Vaidehi) (thus, in this manner, in this way)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by Vaidehi) (spoken, addressed, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak), irregular past passive participle

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Acts as a predicate adjective for Hanuman

तु (tu) - indeed (connecting the statement) (but, however, indeed, and)

(indeclinable)

वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - by Sita (the daughter of Videha) (by Vaidehi, by the daughter of Videha)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - a woman of the Videha country, Janaka's daughter, Sita

Feminine of vaideha (relating to Videha)

Note: Refers to Sita

हनूमान् (hanūmān) - the monkey general Hanuman (Hanuman)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanuman (proper name, literally 'having a prominent jaw')

From hanu (jaw) + matup (possessive suffix)

Note: Subject of the sentence

मारुतात्मजः (mārutātmajaḥ) - Hanuman, as the son of the wind god (Vayu) (son of Maruta, son of Vayu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārutātmaja

mārutātmaja - son of Maruta (Vayu), Hanuman

Compound of Māruta (of Marut/Vāyu) and Ātmaja (born of, son)

Compound type : tatpurusha (māruta+ātmaja)

• māruta – relating to Maruta, the wind god Vayu
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from Marut (wind god)
• ātmaja – self-born, son, daughter
  noun (masculine)
  From ātman (self) + ja (born)

Note: Appositive to Hanuman

ततः (tataḥ) - then (after being addressed) (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

रामम् (rāmam) - about Rama (Rama (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name), pleasing, dark

Note: Object of ākhyātum

यथातत्त्वम् (yathātattvam) - as he truly was, truthfully (according to reality, truly, as it is)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial compound (avyayībhāva) of yathā and tattva

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+tattva)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• tattva – reality, truth, essence, principle
  noun (neuter)
  From tat (that) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Modifies ākhyātum

आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to describe (Rama) (to narrate, to tell, to describe)

(verb)

infinitive of ākhyātum

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the verb ā-khyā

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Expresses purpose

उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - began (to describe) (began, undertook)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of upakram

Perfect Tense

Perfect, 3rd person, singular, ātmanepada of upa-kram

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence

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