वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-109, verse-4

एवमुक्तस्तु काकुत्स्थः प्रत्युवाच विभीषणम् ।
हरीन् सुग्रीवमुख्यांस्त्वं स्नानेनोपनिमन्त्रय ॥४॥

4. evamuktastu kākutsthaḥ pratyuvāca vibhīṣaṇam ,
harīn sugrīvamukhyāṃstvaṃ snānenopanimantraya.

4. evam uktaḥ tu kākutsthaḥ pratyuvāca vibhīṣaṇam
harīn sugrīvamukhyān tvam snānena upanimantraya

4. kākutsthaḥ evam uktaḥ tu vibhīṣaṇam pratyuvāca
tvam sugrīvamukhyān harīn snānena upanimantraya

4. Thus addressed, Rama replied to Vibhishana: 'You should invite the monkeys, with Sugriva as their leader, for a bath.'

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• तु (tu) - used to connect ideas, often implying 'then' or 'so' (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Rama, the main protagonist (descendant of Kakutstha (an epithet for Rama))

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

• विभीषणम् (vibhīṣaṇam) - Vibhishana (proper name)

• हरीन् (harīn) - Rama's monkey allies (monkeys, apes)

• सुग्रीवमुख्यान् (sugrīvamukhyān) - having Sugriva as chief, led by Sugriva

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

• स्नानेन (snānena) - by means of bathing, with a bath

• उपनिमन्त्रय (upanimantraya) - invite, request, summon

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - used to connect ideas, often implying 'then' or 'so' (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Rama, the main protagonist (descendant of Kakutstha (an epithet for Rama))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

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

Root √vac, with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

विभीषणम् (vibhīṣaṇam) - Vibhishana (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhishana

हरीन् (harīn) - Rama's monkey allies (monkeys, apes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, ape; lion; Vishnu; sun

सुग्रीवमुख्यान् (sugrīvamukhyān) - having Sugriva as chief, led by Sugriva

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sugrīvamukhya

sugrīvamukhya - having Sugriva as chief, led by Sugriva

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sugrīva+mukhya)

• sugrīva – Sugriva (proper noun, name of the monkey king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

yuṣmad - you

स्नानेन (snānena) - by means of bathing, with a bath

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of snāna

snāna - bathing, a bath

Root: snā (class 2)

उपनिमन्त्रय (upanimantraya) - invite, request, summon

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of upanimantr

Root √mantr, with prefixes upa- and ni-

Prefixes: upa+ni

Root: mantr (class 10)

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