वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-105, verse-9

इत्युक्तो लोकपालैस्तैः स्वामी लोकस्य राघवः ।
अब्रवीत्त्रिदशश्रेष्ठान् रामो धर्मभृतां वरः ॥९॥

9. ityukto lokapālaistaiḥ svāmī lokasya rāghavaḥ ,
abravīttridaśaśreṣṭhān rāmo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ.

9. iti uktaḥ lokapālaiḥ taiḥ svāmī lokasya rāghavaḥ
abravīt tridaśaśreṣṭhān rāmaḥ dharmabhṛtām varaḥ

9. iti taiḥ lokapālaiḥ uktaḥ lokasya svāmī rāghavaḥ
dharmabhṛtām varaḥ rāmaḥ tridaśaśreṣṭhān abravīt

9. Thus addressed by those guardians of the worlds, Rāghava, the lord of the world, and Rāma, the best among those who uphold the natural law (dharma), spoke to the foremost of the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

• लोकपालैः (lokapālaiḥ) - by the guardians of the worlds

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those

• स्वामी (svāmī) - lord, master

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāma)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• त्रिदशश्रेष्ठान् (tridaśaśreṣṭhān) - to the best of the gods, to the foremost of the gods

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - among the upholders of natural law (dharma)

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, choicest

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vac

vac - to speak, to say, to tell

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root vac, forms irregular past participle 'ukta'.

Root: vac (class 2)

लोकपालैः (lokapālaiḥ) - by the guardians of the worlds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lokapāla

lokapāla - guardian of the world, protector of regions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+pāla)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• pāla – guardian, protector
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

तैः (taiḥ) - by those

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

स्वामी (svāmī) - lord, master

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svāmin

svāmin - owner, master, lord, husband

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, community

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (an epithet for Rāma)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

त्रिदशश्रेष्ठान् (tridaśaśreṣṭhān) - to the best of the gods, to the foremost of the gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tridaśaśreṣṭha

tridaśaśreṣṭha - best among the gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tridaśa+śreṣṭha)

• tridaśa – god (lit. having three ages)
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name of the seventh avatar of Vishnu)

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - among the upholders of natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of (dharma), righteous person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
• bhṛt – bearing, holding, maintaining, cherishing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, to hold)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, choicest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest, boon, choice