वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-71, verse-8

कथयन्तं तु सौमित्रिं संनिवार्य विभीषणः ।
पुष्कलार्थमिदं वाक्यं विसंज्ञं राममब्रवीत् ॥८॥

8. kathayantaṃ tu saumitriṃ saṃnivārya vibhīṣaṇaḥ ,
puṣkalārthamidaṃ vākyaṃ visaṃjñaṃ rāmamabravīt.

8. kathayantam tu saumitrim saṃnivārya vibhīṣaṇaḥ
puṣkalārtham idam vākyam visaṃjñam rāmam abravīt

8. tu vibhīṣaṇaḥ kathayantam saumitrim saṃnivārya
visaṃjñam rāmam idam puṣkalārtham vākyam abravīt

8. But Vibhīṣaṇa, having restrained Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa) who was speaking, then addressed Rāma, who was unconscious, with these words of great significance.

Words meanings summery:

• कथयन्तम् (kathayantam) - speaking, narrating, telling

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• सौमित्रिम् (saumitrim) - Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitri (son of Sumitrā, i.e., Lakṣmaṇa))

• संनिवार्य (saṁnivārya) - having restrained, having stopped, having checked

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa's brother (Vibhīṣaṇa)

• पुष्कलार्थम् (puṣkalārtham) - full of profound meaning (meaningful, significant, having abundant meaning)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

• विसंज्ञम् (visaṁjñam) - having lost consciousness (unconscious, senseless, bewildered)

• रामम् (rāmam) - The epic hero Rāma (Rāma)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

Words meanings and morphology

कथयन्तम् (kathayantam) - speaking, narrating, telling

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kathayat

kathayat - speaking, narrating

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √kath (to speak, tell)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Qualifies saumitrim

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Indicates a transition or contrast

सौमित्रिम् (saumitrim) - Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitri (son of Sumitrā, i.e., Lakṣmaṇa))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitrā (an epithet for Lakṣmaṇa)

Derived from Sumitrā + i (patronymic suffix)

Note: Object of saṃnivārya

संनिवार्य (saṁnivārya) - having restrained, having stopped, having checked

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from root √vṛ (to cover, restrain) with upasargas sam- and ni-

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: vṛ (class 5)

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa's brother (Vibhīṣaṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (a proper name)

Note: Subject of abravīt

पुष्कलार्थम् (puṣkalārtham) - full of profound meaning (meaningful, significant, having abundant meaning)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣkalārtha

puṣkalārtha - having abundant meaning, significant, rich in meaning

Compound of puṣkala (abundant) and artha (meaning)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (puṣkala+artha)

• puṣkala – abundant, much, full, excellent
  adjective
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies vākyam

इदम् (idam) - this

(demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Qualifies vākyam

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of abravīt

विसंज्ञम् (visaṁjñam) - having lost consciousness (unconscious, senseless, bewildered)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of visaṃjña

visaṁjña - unconscious, senseless, bewildered, devoid of consciousness

Compound of vi- (privative) and saṃjña (conscious)

Compound type : prādi samāsa (vi+saṃjña)

• vi – apart, asunder, away, without
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating separation or privation
• saṃjña – conscious, aware, name, designation
  noun (feminine)
  From root √jñā (to know) with sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies rāmam

रामम् (rāmam) - The epic hero Rāma (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a personal name)

Note: Recipient of the speech from abravīt

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Past (Aorist) (luṅ) of brū

Aorist

3rd person singular Aorist, parasmaipada. Root-Aorist form.

Root: brū (class 2)