वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-101, verse-14

एवमुक्ता हनुमता सीता धर्मे व्यवस्थिता ।
अब्रवीत् परमप्रीता हर्षगद्गदया गिरा ॥१४॥

14. evamuktā hanumatā sītā dharme vyavasthitā ,
abravīt paramaprītā harṣagadgadayā girā.

14. evam uktā hanumatā sītā dharme vyavasthitā
abravīt paramaprītā harṣagadgadayā girā

14. Thus addressed by Hanumān, Sītā, abiding in her intrinsic nature (dharma), spoke, greatly delighted, with a voice choked with joy.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्ता (uktā) - Sītā, having been addressed. (spoken, addressed, said)

• हनुमता (hanumatā) - by Hanumān

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā

• धर्मे (dharme) - Sītā's adherence to her moral duty or intrinsic nature. (in (her) natural law, in righteousness, in virtue)

• व्यवस्थिता (vyavasthitā) - Sītā, who was firm in her dharma. (situated, abiding, firm, established)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Sītā spoke. (she spoke, she said)

• परमप्रीता (paramaprītā) - Sītā, being greatly delighted. (greatly delighted, extremely pleased)

• हर्षगद्गदया (harṣagadgadayā) - with a voice choked with joy, with faltering speech due to joy

• गिरा (girā) - with a voice, with speech

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

उक्ता (uktā) - Sītā, having been addressed. (spoken, addressed, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root √vac (to speak).

Root: √vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to Sītā.

हनुमता (hanumatā) - by Hanumān

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanumān (a prominent character in the Rāmāyaṇa, a monkey general)

Masculine instrumental singular of Hanumat.

Note: Agent of the action 'uktā'.

सीता (sītā) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (daughter of Janaka, wife of Rāma)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

धर्मे (dharme) - Sītā's adherence to her moral duty or intrinsic nature. (in (her) natural law, in righteousness, in virtue)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution

From root √dhṛ (to hold, support).

Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates Sītā's firm adherence to moral principles.

व्यवस्थिता (vyavasthitā) - Sītā, who was firm in her dharma. (situated, abiding, firm, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyavasthita

vyavasthita - standing, situated, firm, abiding, established

Past Passive Participle

From root √sthā (to stand) with prefixes vi- and ava-.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: √sthā (class 1)

Note: Describes Sītā.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Sītā spoke. (she spoke, she said)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense (laṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada)

Formed from the root √bru.

Root: √bru (class 2)

परमप्रीता (paramaprītā) - Sītā, being greatly delighted. (greatly delighted, extremely pleased)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paramaprīta

paramaprīta - extremely pleased, greatly delighted

Compound of parama (supreme, utmost) and prīta (pleased, delighted).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+prīta)

• parama – supreme, utmost, highest
  adjective (masculine)
• prīta – pleased, delighted, beloved
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √prī (to please, love).
  Root: √prī (class 9)

Note: Describes Sītā.

हर्षगद्गदया (harṣagadgadayā) - with a voice choked with joy, with faltering speech due to joy

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of harṣagadgada

harṣagadgada - choked with joy, faltering (speech) due to joy

Compound of harṣa (joy) and gadgada (faltering, choked).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (harṣa+gadgada)

• harṣa – joy, delight, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  From √hṛṣ (to be excited, glad).
  Root: √hṛṣ (class 4)
• gadgada – faltering, stammering, inarticulate (speech)
  adjective (masculine)
  Onomatopoeic or derived from √gad (to speak).

Note: Qualifies 'girā'.

गिरा (girā) - with a voice, with speech

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gir

gir - voice, speech, word

Feminine noun.

Root: √gṛ (class 6)

Note: Means of speaking.

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