वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-101, verse-29

एवमुक्ता महुमता वैदेही जनकात्मजा ।
उवाच धर्मसहितं हनूमन्तं यशस्विनी ॥२९॥

29. evamuktā mahumatā vaidehī janakātmajā ,
uvāca dharmasahitaṃ hanūmantaṃ yaśasvinī.

29. evam uktā mahumatā vaidehī janakātmajā
uvāca dharmasahitam hanūmantam yaśasvinī

29. Thus addressed by the intelligent (mahat) one, Sītā, the glorious daughter of Janaka from Videha, spoke to Hanumān, who was endowed with natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्ता (uktā) - spoken, said, addressed

• महुमता (mahumatā) - by Hanumān, who is intelligent and great-minded (by the intelligent one, by the great-minded one)

• वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sītā (princess of Videha)

• जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - daughter of Janaka

• उवाच (uvāca) - she spoke, he spoke

• धर्मसहितम् (dharmasahitam) - endowed with natural law (dharma) (accompanied by natural law (dharma), righteous, just)

• हनूमन्तम् (hanūmantam) - to Hanumān

• यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - the glorious one, the famous one

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्ता (uktā) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, addressed

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vaidehī'.

महुमता (mahumatā) - by Hanumān, who is intelligent and great-minded (by the intelligent one, by the great-minded one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahumat

mahumat - intelligent, wise, great-minded, spirited

From mahat (great) with the possessive suffix -mat

Note: Refers to Hanumān.

वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sītā (princess of Videha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - princess of Videha, a name for Sītā

जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - daughter of Janaka

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka (a name for Sītā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – father, Janaka (king of Videha)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'vaidehī'.

उवाच (uvāca) - she spoke, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

धर्मसहितम् (dharmasahitam) - endowed with natural law (dharma) (accompanied by natural law (dharma), righteous, just)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmasahita

dharmasahita - accompanied by natural law (dharma), righteous, just, conforming to (dharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+sahita)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• sahita – accompanied by, connected with, endowed with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sah (to bear, endure) with prefix sa- (together with)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'hanūmantam'.

हनूमन्तम् (hanūmantam) - to Hanumān

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanumān (the monkey general)

Note: Direct object of 'uvāca'.

यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - the glorious one, the famous one

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, renowned, celebrated

Note: Agrees with 'vaidehī' and 'janakātmajā'.

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