वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-5

एतत्ते देवि सदृशं पत्न्यास्तस्य महात्मनः ।
का ह्यन्या त्वामृते देवि ब्रूयाद्वचनमीदृशम् ॥५॥

5. etatte devi sadṛśaṃ patnyāstasya mahātmanaḥ ,
kā hyanyā tvāmṛte devi brūyādvacanamīdṛśam.

5. etat te devi sadṛśam patnyāḥ tasya mahātmanaḥ
kā hi anyā tvām ṛte devi brūyāt vacanam īdṛśam

5. devi etat tasya mahātmanaḥ patnyāḥ te sadṛśam
hi devi tvām ṛte kā anyā īdṛśam vacanam brūyāt

5. O goddess, this is indeed fitting for you, the wife of that great soul. For what other woman, O goddess, besides you, could utter such words?

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (statement you just made) (this, this (thing))

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• देवि (devi) - O Sita (O goddess, O divine one)

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - fitting, suitable, similar, appropriate

• पत्न्याः (patnyāḥ) - of Sita, the wife (of the wife)

• तस्य (tasya) - of Rama (of him, of that)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Rama (of the great soul)

• का (kā) - who (feminine)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अन्या (anyā) - another (feminine)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative singular)

• ऋते (ṛte) - except, without (governs accusative)

• देवि (devi) - O Sita (O goddess, O divine one)

• ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - would speak, should speak

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (statement you just made) (this, this (thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the statement made.

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun

Note: Also can be genitive. 'Fitting for you' implies dative.

देवि (devi) - O Sita (O goddess, O divine one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine woman

feminine of deva

Root: div

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - fitting, suitable, similar, appropriate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - like, similar, suitable, appropriate

from sa (with) + dṛś (to see)

Prefix: sa

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies etat.

पत्न्याः (patnyāḥ) - of Sita, the wife (of the wife)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of patnī

patnī - wife, mistress

feminine of pati

Note: Refers to Sita.

तस्य (tasya) - of Rama (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to Rama.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Rama (of the great soul)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble, magnanimous

compound of mahat (great) and ātman (soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul (ātman), essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an

Note: Qualifies tasya.

का (kā) - who (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

interrogative pronoun

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

particle

अन्या (anyā) - another (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun

ऋते (ṛte) - except, without (governs accusative)

(indeclinable)

preposition/postposition

देवि (devi) - O Sita (O goddess, O divine one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine woman

feminine of deva

Root: div

ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - would speak, should speak

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of brū

optative active

2nd class verb

Root: brū (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, saying

from vac (to speak) + ana suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

from idam (this) + dṛś (see)

Note: Qualifies vacanam.

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