वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-109, verse-15

एवमुक्तस्ततो रामः प्रत्युवाच विभीषणम् ।
रक्षसां वानराणां च सर्वेषां चोपशृण्वताम् ॥१५॥

15. evamuktastato rāmaḥ pratyuvāca vibhīṣaṇam ,
rakṣasāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ copaśṛṇvatām.

15. evam uktaḥ tataḥ rāmaḥ prati-uvāca vibhīṣaṇam
rakṣasām vānarāṇām ca sarveṣām ca upa-śṛṇvatām

15. evam uktaḥ tataḥ rāmaḥ vibhīṣaṇam prati-uvāca
rakṣasām vānarāṇām ca sarveṣām ca upa-śṛṇvatām

15. Thus addressed, Rāma then replied to Vibhīṣaṇa, while all the rākṣasas and vānaras listened.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by Vibhīṣaṇa) (said, spoken, addressed)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (after being addressed) (then, from there, therefore)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• प्रति-उवाच (prati-uvāca) - replied (he replied, he answered)

• विभीषणम् (vibhīṣaṇam) - to Vibhīṣaṇa

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas (of the rākṣasas (demons))

• वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of the vānaras (of the vānaras (monkeys))

• च (ca) - and

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (the rākṣasas and vānaras) (of all)

• च (ca) - and

• उप-शृण्वताम् (upa-śṛṇvatām) - of those who were listening (of those listening)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (having been addressed) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'uktaḥ'.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by Vibhīṣaṇa) (said, spoken, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root √vac (to speak) + suffix -ta. Strong stem of √vac is 'uc'.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with Rāma.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (after being addressed) (then, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name)

Note: Subject of 'prati-uvāca'.

प्रति-उवाच (prati-uvāca) - replied (he replied, he answered)

(verb)

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

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

विभीषणम् (vibhīṣaṇam) - to Vibhīṣaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (name of Rāvaṇa's brother)

Note: Object of 'prati-uvāca'.

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas (of the rākṣasas (demons))

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - rākṣasa, demon, evil being

Note: Possessive/descriptive genitive for 'upa-śṛṇvatām'.

वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of the vānaras (of the vānaras (monkeys))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, a member of the monkey army (in Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Possessive/descriptive genitive for 'upa-śṛṇvatām'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (the rākṣasas and vānaras) (of all)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'rakṣasām' and 'vānarāṇām' and 'upa-śṛṇvatām'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उप-शृण्वताम् (upa-śṛṇvatām) - of those who were listening (of those listening)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of upa-śṛṇvat

upa-śṛṇvat - listening, hearing, overhearing

Present Active Participle

From prefix upa- + root √śru (to hear) + present participle suffix -at.

Prefix: upa

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'rakṣasām' and 'vānarāṇām'.

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