वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-108, verse-3

एवमुक्तस्तु काकुत्स्थः प्रत्युवाच कृताञ्जलिः ।
लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा सीतया चापि भार्यया ॥३॥

3. evamuktastu kākutsthaḥ pratyuvāca kṛtāñjaliḥ ,
lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā sītayā cāpi bhāryayā.

3. evam uktaḥ tu kākutsthaḥ pratyuvāca kṛtāñjaliḥ
lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā sītayā ca api bhāryayā

3. evam uktaḥ tu kākutsthaḥ lakṣmaṇena bhrātrā
sītayā ca api bhāryayā saha kṛtāñjaliḥ pratyuvāca

3. Thus addressed, Rama, with folded hands, replied, accompanied by his brother Lakshmana and his wife Sita.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been addressed (by Indra) (spoken, said, addressed)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Kakutstha (an epithet for Rama))

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - having made a reverence, with folded hands

• लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakshmana

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by his brother (Lakshmana) (by brother)

• सीतया (sītayā) - by Sita

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• भार्यया (bhāryayā) - by his wife (Sita) (by wife)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been addressed (by Indra) (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vac (to speak) with suffix -kta

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Kakutstha (an epithet for Rama))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha

Patronymic from Kakutstha

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of prativac

Perfect active, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect from √vac, with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - having made a reverence, with folded hands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - with folded hands, respectful

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – hollow of the hands, folded hands
  noun (masculine)

लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (Rama's brother)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Governs instrumental case

भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by his brother (Lakshmana) (by brother)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

सीतया (sītayā) - by Sita

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (Rama's wife)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

भार्यया (bhāryayā) - by his wife (Sita) (by wife)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (used as noun)

From root √bhṛ (to bear, support) + -ya; meaning 'to be supported/maintained', hence 'wife'

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

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