वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-13, verse-19

एवमुक्तौ तु तौ वीराव् उभौ सुग्रीवलक्ष्मणौ ।
समुदाचार संयुक्तमिदं वचनमूचतुः ॥१९॥

19. evamuktau tu tau vīrāv ubhau sugrīvalakṣmaṇau ,
samudācāra saṃyuktamidaṃ vacanamūcatuḥ.

19. evam uktau tu tau vīrau ubhau sugrīva-lakṣmaṇau
samudācāra-saṃyuktam idam vacanam ūcatuḥ

19. evam uktau tu tau ubhau sugrīva-lakṣmaṇau
vīrau samudācāra-saṃyuktam idam vacanam ūcatuḥ

19. Thus addressed, those two heroes, both Sugriva and Lakshmana, spoke these words full of courtesy.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्तौ (uktau) - having been spoken to, addressed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

• तौ (tau) - Referring to Sugriva and Lakshmana. (those two)

• वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes, brave ones

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• सुग्रीव-लक्ष्मणौ (sugrīva-lakṣmaṇau) - Sugriva and Lakshmana

• समुदाचार-संयुक्तम् (samudācāra-saṁyuktam) - Describes the words spoken, indicating they were polite and appropriate. (connected with courtesy, full of proper conduct)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they (two) said, they spoke

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्तौ (uktau) - having been spoken to, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told; having been spoken to, addressed.

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak), with 'uk' substitution. Declined here in nominative dual masculine.

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle, or marks a slight contrast/addition.

तौ (tau) - Referring to Sugriva and Lakshmana. (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they.

Demonstrative pronoun.

वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes, brave ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, valiant man, warrior.

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both.

सुग्रीव-लक्ष्मणौ (sugrīva-lakṣmaṇau) - Sugriva and Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sugrīva-lakṣmaṇa

sugrīva-lakṣmaṇa - Sugriva and Lakshmana.

Compound of two proper nouns.

Compound type : dvandva (sugrīva+lakṣmaṇa)

• sugrīva – Sugriva, name of the monkey king
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakshmana, younger brother of Rama
  proper noun (masculine)

समुदाचार-संयुक्तम् (samudācāra-saṁyuktam) - Describes the words spoken, indicating they were polite and appropriate. (connected with courtesy, full of proper conduct)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samudācāra-saṃyukta

samudācāra-saṁyukta - connected with proper conduct, endowed with courtesy, polite, proper.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samudācāra+saṃyukta)

• samudācāra – proper conduct, courtesy, etiquette, good manners.
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'car' (to move, behave) with prefixes 'sam', 'ud', 'ā'.
  Prefixes: sam+ud+ā
  Root: car (class 1)
• saṃyukta – joined, connected, endowed with, united, possessed of.
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'yuj' (to join) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here, the present.

Proximal demonstrative pronoun.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, saying, speaking.

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they (two) said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense, active voice.

From root 'vac' (class 2), perfect form for 3rd person dual. The stem is 'ūc'.

Root: vac (class 2)

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