वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-24, verse-4

तां समाश्वासयामास सखी स्नेहेन सुव्रता ।
उक्ता यद् रावणेन त्वं प्रत्युक्तं च स्वयं त्वया ॥४॥

4. tāṃ samāśvāsayāmāsa sakhī snehena suvratā ,
uktā yad rāvaṇena tvaṃ pratyuktaṃ ca svayaṃ tvayā.

4. tām samāśvāsayāmāsa sakhī snehena suvratā uktā
yat rāvaṇena tvam pratyuktam ca svayam tvayā

4. suvratā sakhī snehena tām samāśvāsayāmāsa yat
rāvaṇena tvam uktā ca yat svayam tvayā pratyuktam

4. The virtuous friend affectionately consoled her, concerning what you were told by Rāvaṇa and what you yourself replied.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - her (Sītā) (her, that)

• समाश्वासयामास (samāśvāsayāmāsa) - comforted, consoled, reassured

• सखी (sakhī) - friend, female companion

• स्नेहेन (snehena) - with affection, with love, by kindness

• सुव्रता (suvratā) - the virtuous friend (virtuous, devout, observing good vows)

• उक्ता (uktā) - what was told (to you) (said, told, spoken)

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that

• रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Rāvaṇa

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Sītā) (you)

• प्रत्युक्तम् (pratyuktam) - what was replied (replied, answered)

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself, by oneself, personally

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Sītā) (by you)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - her (Sītā) (her, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समाश्वासयामास (samāśvāsayāmāsa) - comforted, consoled, reassured

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of samāśvās

Perfect (Periphrastic)

Derived from root śvas (to breathe), with upasargas sam and ā, in causative form (śvāsaya) and then conjugated in the perfect tense. Forms `āmāsa` with a conjunct verb.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

सखी (sakhī) - friend, female companion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sakhī

sakhī - friend, female companion

स्नेहेन (snehena) - with affection, with love, by kindness

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oiliness

From root snih (to be sticky, to be affectionate)

Root: snih (class 4)

सुव्रता (suvratā) - the virtuous friend (virtuous, devout, observing good vows)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suvrata

suvrata - observing good vows, virtuous, devout

Compound of su (good) and vrata (vow, religious observance).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+vrata)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• vrata – vow, religious observance, sacred duty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes `sakhī`.

उक्ता (uktā) - what was told (to you) (said, told, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, told, spoken

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Implied predicate for `tvam` (you who were spoken to).

यत् (yat) - which, what, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to the content of Rāvaṇa's speech.

रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Lanka)

Note: Agent of `uktā`.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Sītā) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Implied object of `uktā` (you were told).

प्रत्युक्तम् (pratyuktam) - what was replied (replied, answered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratyukta

pratyukta - replied, answered, rebutted

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak) with upasarga prati (back, against).

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself, by oneself, personally

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `tvayā`.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Sītā) (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent of `pratyuktam`.