वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-107, verse-31

एतत्तदुक्तमव्यक्तमक्षरं ब्रह्मनिर्मितम् ।
देवानां हृदयं सौम्य गुह्यं रामः परंतपः ॥३१॥

31. etattaduktamavyaktamakṣaraṃ brahmanirmitam ,
devānāṃ hṛdayaṃ saumya guhyaṃ rāmaḥ paraṃtapaḥ.

31. etat tat uktam avyaktam akṣaram brahma-nirmitam
devānām hṛdayam saumya guhyam rāmaḥ paraṃtapaḥ

31. saumya,
etat tat avyaktam akṣaram brahma-nirmitam devānām guhyam hṛdayam uktam.
rāmaḥ paraṃtapaḥ.

31. O gentle one, this unmanifest, imperishable reality, brought forth by the supreme (brahman), has been declared to be the secret heart of the gods. That reality is Rāma, the tormentor of enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, declared, spoken

• अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - unmanifest, invisible, imperceptible

• अक्षरम् (akṣaram) - imperishable, indestructible, undecaying

• ब्रह्म-निर्मितम् (brahma-nirmitam) - originating from the supreme (brahman) (created by Brahmā, originating from Brahman)

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods, belonging to the gods

• हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, essence, core

• सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O benevolent one

• गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret, hidden, mysterious

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• परंतपः (paraṁtapaḥ) - tormentor of enemies, scorcher of foes

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, declared, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac- (to speak) with kta suffix. The root 'vac' irregularly changes to 'uk' before 'kta'.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'etat tat'.

अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - unmanifest, invisible, imperceptible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avyakta

avyakta - unmanifest, invisible, imperceptible

Past Passive Participle

Negative prefix 'a-' + vyakta (manifest, evident). From vi-añj-kta.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyakta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vyakta – manifest, evident
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root añj (to anoint, reveal) with prefix vi- and kta suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'etat tat'.

अक्षरम् (akṣaram) - imperishable, indestructible, undecaying

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣara

akṣara - imperishable, indestructible, undecaying; a syllable

Negative prefix 'a-' + kṣara (perishable).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣara)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kṣara – perishable, decaying
  adjective (neuter)
  From root kṣar (to flow, waste away).
  Root: kṣar (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'etat tat'.

ब्रह्म-निर्मितम् (brahma-nirmitam) - originating from the supreme (brahman) (created by Brahmā, originating from Brahman)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahma-nirmita

brahma-nirmita - created by Brahmā, originating from Brahman

Compound of 'brahman' and 'nirmita' (created).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+nirmita)

• brahman – Brahman (the Absolute), Brahmā (the creator god), sacred utterance
  noun (neuter)
• nirmita – created, made, formed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mā (to measure, create) with prefix nir- and kta suffix.
  Prefix: nir
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'etat tat'.

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods, belonging to the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Root: div (class 4)

हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, essence, core

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, essence

Note: Predicated of 'etat tat'.

सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O benevolent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, benevolent, lunar; a benevolent person

From Soma (the moon, or a deity associated with gentleness); here used in vocative as an address.

Note: Addressing someone, likely Lakṣmaṇa.

गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret, hidden, mysterious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of guhya

guhya - secret, hidden, mysterious

Gerundive

From root guh- (to hide) with ya suffix (gerundive sense of 'to be hidden').

Root: guh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'hṛdayam'.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name), pleasing, dark

Note: Subject of the sentence, identifying 'etat tat'.

परंतपः (paraṁtapaḥ) - tormentor of enemies, scorcher of foes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - tormentor of enemies, scorcher of foes

Compound of 'para' (enemy) and 'tapa' (burning, tormenting).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+tapa)

• para – other, supreme, enemy
  adjective (masculine)
• tapa – heat, torment, asceticism
  noun (masculine)
  From root tap (to heat, torment).
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Epithet for Rāma.