वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-65, verse-2

इदमुक्तवती देवी जानकी पुरुषर्षभ ।
पूर्ववृत्तमभिज्ञानं चित्रकूटे यथा तथम् ॥२॥

2. idamuktavatī devī jānakī puruṣarṣabha ,
pūrvavṛttamabhijñānaṃ citrakūṭe yathā tatham.

2. idam uktavatī devī jānakī puruṣarṣabha
pūrvavṛttam abhijñānam citrakūṭe yathā tatham

2. puruṣarṣabha devī jānakī idam pūrvavṛttam
abhijñānam citrakūṭe yathā tatham uktavatī

2. O best among men, the divine Jānakī spoke this: a true token of recognition concerning a past event that occurred at Citrakūṭa.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this (account that follows) (this, this (story/account))

• उक्तवती (uktavatī) - (Sītā) having spoken (having spoken, she who spoke)

• देवी (devī) - the divine Sītā, the princess (goddess, divine lady, queen)

• जानकी (jānakī) - Sītā (Jānakī (daughter of Janaka))

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O Rāma, best among men (O best of men, O bull among men)

• पूर्ववृत्तम् (pūrvavṛttam) - an event that happened previously (former event, past occurrence)

• अभिज्ञानम् (abhijñānam) - a token/proof to recognize the event (token of recognition, remembrance, sign)

• चित्रकूटे (citrakūṭe) - at Citrakūṭa (a mountain/place)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (it happened) (as, just as, in which way)

• तथम् (tatham) - truly, exactly (truly, really, in that manner)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this (account that follows) (this, this (story/account))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

उक्तवती (uktavatī) - (Sītā) having spoken (having spoken, she who spoke)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uktavat

uktavat - having spoken, one who has spoken

Past Active Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix vat.

Root: vac (class 2)

देवी (devī) - the divine Sītā, the princess (goddess, divine lady, queen)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine lady, queen, noble lady

जानकी (jānakī) - Sītā (Jānakī (daughter of Janaka))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jānakī

jānakī - daughter of Janaka, Sītā

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O Rāma, best among men (O best of men, O bull among men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - bull among men, best of men, foremost of men

Compound of puruṣa (man) and ṛṣabha (bull, excellent).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rāma.

पूर्ववृत्तम् (pūrvavṛttam) - an event that happened previously (former event, past occurrence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrvavṛtta

pūrvavṛtta - happened before, former event, past occurrence

Compound of pūrva (former) and vṛtta (occurred, event).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (pūrva+vṛtta)

• pūrva – former, previous, prior
  adjective
• vṛtta – occurred, happened; event, conduct, tale
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛt (to be, to exist)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

अभिज्ञानम् (abhijñānam) - a token/proof to recognize the event (token of recognition, remembrance, sign)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhijñāna

abhijñāna - recognition, token, mark, sign, remembrance

From abhi-jñā (to recognize).

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

चित्रकूटे (citrakūṭe) - at Citrakūṭa (a mountain/place)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of citrakūṭa

citrakūṭa - Citrakūṭa (name of a mountain)

यथा (yathā) - just as (it happened) (as, just as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

तथम् (tatham) - truly, exactly (truly, really, in that manner)

(indeclinable)