वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-102, verse-11

तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाच विभीषणः ।
यथाह रामो भर्ता ते तत्तथा कर्तुमर्हसि ॥११॥

11. tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā pratyuvāca vibhīṣaṇaḥ ,
yathāha rāmo bhartā te tattathā kartumarhasi.

11. tasyāḥ tat vacanam śrutvā pratyuvāca vibhīṣaṇaḥ
yathā āha rāmaḥ bhartā te tat tathā kartum arhasi

11. tasyāḥ tat vacanam śrutvā vibhīṣaṇaḥ pratyuvāca te bhartā rāmaḥ yathā āha,
tat tathā kartum arhasi

11. Having heard her words, Vibhīṣaṇa replied: "You ought to do that exactly as your husband Rāma has commanded."

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her (Vaidehi's) (her, of her (feminine genitive/ablative))

• तत् (tat) - that (particular) (that (neuter nominative/accusative))

• वचनम् (vacanam) - her statement/words (word, speech, statement)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (Sita's words) (having heard, after hearing)

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - Vibhishana replied (he replied, he answered)

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhishana, Rāma's ally (Vibhishana (proper name))

• यथा (yathā) - as (he has said) (as, just as, according to)

• आह (āha) - Rāma has said/commanded (he said, he spoke)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Lord Rāma (Rama)

• भर्ता (bhartā) - your husband (Rāma) (husband, maintainer)

• ते (te) - your (husband) (your, to you)

• तत् (tat) - that (command) (that (neuter nominative/accusative))

• तथा (tathā) - in that manner, accordingly (thus, in that manner, so)

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to accomplish (that command) (to do, to make, for doing)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should (do it) (you ought, you should, you deserve)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her (Vaidehi's) (her, of her (feminine genitive/ablative))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Note: Refers to Vaidehi.

तत् (tat) - that (particular) (that (neuter nominative/accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - her statement/words (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

From root vac (to speak) + ana (suffix)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (Sita's words) (having heard, after hearing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root śru (to hear) + ktvā (suffix for Absolutive)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Denotes an action completed before the main verb 'pratyuvāca'.

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - Vibhishana replied (he replied, he answered)

(verb)

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

Perfect (Parasmaipada)

From root vac (to speak) with upasarga prati- in Perfect tense (liṭ)

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhishana, Rāma's ally (Vibhishana (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhishana (proper noun), terrifying

Note: Subject of the sentence.

यथा (yathā) - as (he has said) (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative conjunction with 'tathā'.

आह (āha) - Rāma has said/commanded (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect (Parasmaipada)

From root vac (to speak) in Perfect tense (liṭ), irregular form

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to Rama's command.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Lord Rāma (Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper noun), pleasing, black

Note: Subject of 'āha'.

भर्ता (bhartā) - your husband (Rāma) (husband, maintainer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, master

Agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'rāmaḥ'.

ते (te) - your (husband) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

Note: Possessive, modifying 'bhartā'.

तत् (tat) - that (command) (that (neuter nominative/accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Object of 'kartum'.

तथा (tathā) - in that manner, accordingly (thus, in that manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative conjunction with 'yathā'.

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to accomplish (that command) (to do, to make, for doing)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root kṛ (to do) + tumun (suffix for infinitive)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses the action to be done.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should (do it) (you ought, you should, you deserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Main verb. Subject is implied 'tvam' (you, Sita).