वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-11, verse-23

यदुक्तं कपिराजेन रावणावरजं प्रति ।
वाक्यं हेतुमदत्यर्थं भवद्भिरपि तच्छ्रुतम् ॥२३॥

23. yaduktaṃ kapirājena rāvaṇāvarajaṃ prati ,
vākyaṃ hetumadatyarthaṃ bhavadbhirapi tacchrutam.

23. yat uktam kapirājena rāvaṇāvarajam prati vākyam
hetumat atyartham bhavadbhiḥ api tat śrutam

23. kapirājena rāvaṇāvarajam prati yat hetumat atyartham vākyam uktam,
tat bhavadbhiḥ api śrutam

23. The statement, full of excellent reasons, that was spoken by the king of monkeys to Rāvaṇa's younger brother, has also been heard by all of you.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - that (which) (which, what, that (relative pronoun))

• उक्तम् (uktam) - was spoken (spoken, said, told)

• कपिराजेन (kapirājena) - by the king of monkeys (by the king of monkeys, by Hanumān, by Sugrīva)

• रावणावरजम् (rāvaṇāvarajam) - Rāvaṇa's younger brother (Rāvaṇa's younger brother, Vibhīṣaṇa)

• प्रति (prati) - to (towards, to, concerning)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (statement, speech, word)

• हेतुमत् (hetumat) - full of reasons (endowed with reason, logical, reasonable)

• अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly (good) (exceedingly, very much, greatly)

• भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by all of you (by your honors, by you (polite plural))

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that, it)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - has been heard (heard, listened to)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - that (which) (which, what, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to `vākyam`.

उक्तम् (uktam) - was spoken (spoken, said, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `vākyam`.

कपिराजेन (kapirājena) - by the king of monkeys (by the king of monkeys, by Hanumān, by Sugrīva)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kapirāja

kapirāja - king of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kapi+rāja)

• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of `uktam`.

रावणावरजम् (rāvaṇāvarajam) - Rāvaṇa's younger brother (Rāvaṇa's younger brother, Vibhīṣaṇa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇāvaraja

rāvaṇāvaraja - Rāvaṇa's younger brother

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+avaraja)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (a proper noun, name of the demon king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• avaraja – younger brother
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of `prati`.

प्रति (prati) - to (towards, to, concerning)

(indeclinable)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (statement, speech, word)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - statement, speech, word, sentence

From vac (to speak)

Note: Subject of `uktam` (implied with `yat`) and `śrutam`.

हेतुमत् (hetumat) - full of reasons (endowed with reason, logical, reasonable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hetumat

hetumat - having a cause, having a reason, logical

From hetu + matup suffix

Note: Qualifies `vākyam`.

अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly (good) (exceedingly, very much, greatly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `hetumat`.

भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by all of you (by your honors, by you (polite plural))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor (polite pronoun)

Present Active Participle

From root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agent of `śrutam`.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `bhavadbhiḥ`.

तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers back to `vākyam`.

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - has been heard (heard, listened to)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, known (from hearing)

Past Passive Participle

From root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Predicate for `tat`.