वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-38, verse-18

साब्रवीद्दत्तमेवेह मयाभिज्ञानमुत्तमम् ।
एतदेव हि रामस्य दृष्ट्वा मत्केशभूषणम् ।
श्रद्धेयं हनुमन् वाक्यं तव वीर भविष्यति ॥१८॥

18. sābravīddattameveha mayābhijñānamuttamam ,
etadeva hi rāmasya dṛṣṭvā matkeśabhūṣaṇam ,
śraddheyaṃ hanuman vākyaṃ tava vīra bhaviṣyati.

18. sā abravīt dattam eva iha mayā
abhijñānam uttamam etat eva hi rāmasya
dṛṣṭvā matkeśabhūṣaṇam śraddheyam
hanuman vākyam tava vīra bhaviṣyati

18. sā abravīt,
"iha mayā uttamam abhijñānam dattam eva.
etat eva hi matkeśabhūṣaṇam rāmasya dṛṣṭvā,
hanuman vīra,
tava vākyam śraddheyam bhaviṣyati.
"

18. She said, "Indeed, an excellent token of recognition has been given by me here. Having seen this very hair ornament of mine, O hero Hanuman, your words will become trustworthy to Rama."

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - Sita (she)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• दत्तम् (dattam) - given

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• मया (mayā) - by Sita (by me)

• अभिज्ञानम् (abhijñānam) - token of recognition, sign

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, highest

• एतत् (etat) - this

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• मत्केशभूषणम् (matkeśabhūṣaṇam) - Sita's hair ornament (my hair ornament)

• श्रद्धेयम् (śraddheyam) - trustworthy, to be believed

• हनुमन् (hanuman) - O Hanuman

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• तव (tava) - your

• वीर (vīra) - O Hanuman (O hero)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - Sita (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, from root √brū/vac.

Root: brū (class 2)

दत्तम् (dattam) - given

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted

Past Passive Participle

From root √dā (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by Sita (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of aham

aham - I

अभिज्ञानम् (abhijñānam) - token of recognition, sign

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhijñāna

abhijñāna - token of recognition, sign, mark

From abhi-√jñā.

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject of 'dattam eva'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent

Superlative of 'ut' or 'ud'.

Note: Agrees with 'abhijñānam'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun stem.

Note: Refers to 'matkeśabhūṣaṇam'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Particle.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper noun)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root √dṛś with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मत्केशभूषणम् (matkeśabhūṣaṇam) - Sita's hair ornament (my hair ornament)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of matkeśabhūṣaṇa

matkeśabhūṣaṇa - my hair ornament

Tatpuruṣa compound: mat (my) + keśa (hair) + bhūṣaṇa (ornament).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mad+keśa+bhūṣaṇa)

• mad – my (stem)
  pronoun
  Stem of 'aham' (I) in compounds.
• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  From √bhūṣ (to adorn).
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

श्रद्धेयम् (śraddheyam) - trustworthy, to be believed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śraddheya

śraddheya - to be believed, trustworthy, credible

Gerundive

From root √dhā (to place) with prefix śrad- (faith/trust) and suffix -eya.

Prefix: śrad

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'vākyam'.

हनुमन् (hanuman) - O Hanuman

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanuman (proper noun)

Possessive suffix '-mat' from 'hanu' (jaw).

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'bhaviṣyati'.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you

वीर (vīra) - O Hanuman (O hero)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future tense from root √bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)