वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-112, verse-3

एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण भरद्वाजो महामुनिः ।
प्रत्युवाच रघुश्रेष्ठं स्मितपूर्वं प्रहृष्टवत् ॥३॥

3. evamuktastu rāmeṇa bharadvājo mahāmuniḥ ,
pratyuvāca raghuśreṣṭhaṃ smitapūrvaṃ prahṛṣṭavat.

3. evam uktaḥ tu rāmeṇa bharadvājaḥ mahāmuniḥ
pratyuvāca raghuśreṣṭham smitapūrvam prahr̥ṣṭavat

3. evam rāmeṇa uktaḥ tu mahāmuniḥ bharadvājaḥ
smitapūrvam prahr̥ṣṭavat raghuśreṣṭham pratyuvāca

3. The great sage (muni) Bharadvāja, thus addressed by Rāma, replied to the best of the Raghus with a smile and great delight.

Words meanings summery:

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

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

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

• भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvāja

• महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, spoke back

• रघुश्रेष्ठम् (raghuśreṣṭham) - to Rāma, the best of the Raghus (to the best of the Raghus)

• स्मितपूर्वम् (smitapūrvam) - with a smile (preceded by a smile, smilingly)

• प्रह्र्̥ष्टवत् (prahr̥ṣṭavat) - with great delight, joyfully (like one greatly delighted, joyfully)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

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

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the son of Daśaratha, a celebrated hero)

भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvāja

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - name of a celebrated ancient sage

महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, contemplative person
  noun (masculine)

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, spoke back

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Derived from root vac (to speak) with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

रघुश्रेष्ठम् (raghuśreṣṭham) - to Rāma, the best of the Raghus (to the best of the Raghus)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of raghuśreṣṭha

raghuśreṣṭha - best of the Raghus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+śreṣṭha)

• raghu – name of a celebrated solar race king, an ancestor of Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya/praśasta

स्मितपूर्वम् (smitapūrvam) - with a smile (preceded by a smile, smilingly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of smitapūrva

smitapūrva - preceded by a smile

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (smita+pūrva)

• smita – a smile, smiling
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from smay (to smile)
  Root: smay (class 1)
• pūrva – previous, former, prior
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage.

प्रह्र्̥ष्टवत् (prahr̥ṣṭavat) - with great delight, joyfully (like one greatly delighted, joyfully)

(indeclinable)

Derived from prahr̥ṣṭa (delighted) with suffix -vat (like)

Note: Adverbial suffix -vat.