वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-115, verse-18

अथैवमुक्ते वचने हनूमानिदमब्रवीत् ।
अर्थं विज्ञापयन्नेव भरतं सत्यविक्रमम् ॥१८॥

18. athaivamukte vacane hanūmānidamabravīt ,
arthaṃ vijñāpayanneva bharataṃ satyavikramam.

18. atha evam ukte vacane hanūmān idam abravīt
artham vijñāpayan eva bharatam satyavikramam

18. atha vacane evam ukte hanūmān idam abravīt
artham satyavikramam bharatam vijñāpayan eva

18. Then, after these words had been spoken, Hanuman spoke thus, indeed making known the matter to Bharata, who possessed true valor.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्ते (ukte) - having been said, spoken

• वचने (vacane) - in the word, statement

• हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanuman (name)

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• अर्थम् (artham) - meaning, purpose, matter, object

• विज्ञापयन् (vijñāpayan) - informing, causing to know, revealing

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata (accusative)

• सत्यविक्रमम् (satyavikramam) - Bharata, who possessed true valor (of true valor, whose valor is truth)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्ते (ukte) - having been said, spoken

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

from √vac + kta (irregular formation)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction 'ukte vacane'

वचने (vacane) - in the word, statement

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

verbal noun

from √vac + ana

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction 'ukte vacane'

हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanuman (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanuman (name of the monkey-god)

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to the upcoming statement.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

अर्थम् (artham) - meaning, purpose, matter, object

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, thing, wealth

विज्ञापयन् (vijñāpayan) - informing, causing to know, revealing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijñāpayat

vijñāpayat - informing, making known, announcing

Present Active Participle (causative)

from vi-√jñā + ṇic + śatṛ

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to Hanuman, acting as an adjective/adverbial participle.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of Rama's brother)

सत्यविक्रमम् (satyavikramam) - Bharata, who possessed true valor (of true valor, whose valor is truth)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satyavikrama

satyavikrama - of true valor, whose valor is truth, truly mighty

Compound type : bahuvrihi (satya+vikrama)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• vikrama – valor, courage, stride, strength
  noun (masculine)
  from vi-√kram + a
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'bharatam'

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