वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-38, verse-34

श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तस्याः सीता सुरसुतोपमा ।
कृताञ्जलिरुवाचेदमेवमस्त्विति मैथिली ॥३४॥

34. śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tasyāḥ sītā surasutopamā ,
kṛtāñjaliruvācedamevamastviti maithilī.

34. śrutvā tu vacanam tasyāḥ sītā surasutopamā
kṛtāñjaliḥ uvāca idam evam astu iti maithilī

34. Having heard her words, Sītā, who resembled a celestial nymph, with folded hands, said, 'So be it!' Thus spoke Maithilī.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, after hearing)

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

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, saying)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her (referring to Trijatā) (of her, by her, from her)

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā (Sītā (proper name))

• सुरसुतोपमा (surasutopamā) - resembling a celestial nymph (resembling a celestial nymph, like a daughter of gods)

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands (with folded hands, having made a gesture of reverence)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to what she said) (this, this (thing))

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

• अस्तु (astu) - so be it (let it be, may it be, so be it)

• इति (iti) - (quotative particle) (thus, so, as)

• मैथिली (maithilī) - Maithilī (Sītā) (daughter of Mithila, Sītā)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, after hearing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root śru with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

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

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, statement

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her (referring to Trijatā) (of her, by her, from her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Also could be ablative singular.

सीता (sītā) - Sītā (Sītā (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (proper name, wife of Rāma)

सुरसुतोपमा (surasutopamā) - resembling a celestial nymph (resembling a celestial nymph, like a daughter of gods)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of surasutopamā

surasutopamā - resembling a daughter of gods, like a celestial nymph

Compound of surasutā (daughter of a god) and upamā (comparison)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sura+sutā+upamā)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• sutā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root su (to generate)
  Root: su (class 2)
• upamā – comparison, resemblance, simile
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from upa + mā (to measure)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands (with folded hands, having made a gesture of reverence)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - having joined palms in reverence, with folded hands

Bahuvrīhi compound: kṛta (done/made) + añjali (folding of hands)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – the hollow of the hands, a gesture of reverence (folded hands)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: añj (class 7)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense

Perfect tense form (liṭ) of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to what she said) (this, this (thing))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this (thing), near to speaker

Note: Also nominative singular neuter.

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

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - so be it (let it be, may it be, so be it)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

imperative

Imperative mood (loṭ), 3rd person singular of root as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - (quotative particle) (thus, so, as)

(indeclinable)

मैथिली (maithilī) - Maithilī (Sītā) (daughter of Mithila, Sītā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - Maithilī, princess of Mithila (an epithet for Sītā)

Derived from Mithilā (the kingdom of Janaka)