वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-2, verse-24

तं ब्रुवाणं तु तद्वाक्यं राजर्षिं धार्मिकं तदा ।
जिघृक्षुरब्रवीत् कन्यां बाढमित्येव स द्विजः ॥२४॥

24. taṃ bruvāṇaṃ tu tadvākyaṃ rājarṣiṃ dhārmikaṃ tadā ,
jighṛkṣurabravīt kanyāṃ bāḍhamityeva sa dvijaḥ.

24. tam bruvāṇam tu tat vākyam rājarṣim dhārmikam tadā
jighṛkṣuḥ abravīt kanyām bāḍham iti eva saḥ dvijaḥ

24. tadā dhārmikam rājarṣim tat vākyam bruvāṇam tam tu
saḥ dvijaḥ kanyām jighṛkṣuḥ bāḍham iti eva abravīt

24. Then, to that righteous royal sage who was speaking that statement, the Brahmin, desiring to take the maiden, said, 'Indeed, very well.'

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that royal sage (him, that)

• ब्रुवाणम् (bruvāṇam) - who was speaking (speaking, saying)

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

• तत् (tat) - that (that, those)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (word, statement, speech)

• राजर्षिम् (rājarṣim) - royal sage

• धार्मिकम् (dhārmikam) - righteous (righteous, virtuous, religious)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• जिघृक्षुः (jighṛkṣuḥ) - desiring to take (the maiden) (desiring to take, wishing to seize)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (said, spoke)

• कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden, daughter (maiden, girl, daughter)

• बाढम् (bāḍham) - very well, indeed (indeed, very well, certainly)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking a quote) (thus, so saying, (quotation marker))

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

• सः (saḥ) - that (he, that)

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Brahmin (Brahmin, twice-born, bird)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that royal sage (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Accusative singular masculine of 'tad' referring to the rājarṣi.

ब्रुवाणम् (bruvāṇam) - who was speaking (speaking, saying)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bruvāṇa

bruvāṇa - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root 'brū' (to speak) with śānac suffix, used in present tense middle voice.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Accusative singular masculine, agreeing with rājarṣim.

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

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Accusative singular neuter, modifying 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (word, statement, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

From root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac

राजर्षिम् (rājarṣim) - royal sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, king who is also a sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

धार्मिकम् (dhārmikam) - righteous (righteous, virtuous, religious)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhārmika

dhārmika - righteous, virtuous, pious, adhering to (dharma)

Derived from 'dharma' with the suffix '-ika'.

Note: Accusative singular masculine, agreeing with rājarṣim.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

जिघृक्षुः (jighṛkṣuḥ) - desiring to take (the maiden) (desiring to take, wishing to seize)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jighṛkṣu

jighṛkṣu - desirous of taking, wishing to seize or accept

Desiderative participle

Derived from desiderative stem of root 'grah' (to seize, take) with the 'u' suffix.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, agreeing with 'saḥ dvijaḥ'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active Third Singular

Imperfect form of root 'brū' (to speak).

Root: brū (class 2)

कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden, daughter (maiden, girl, daughter)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter, virgin

बाढम् (bāḍham) - very well, indeed (indeed, very well, certainly)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus (marking a quote) (thus, so saying, (quotation marker))

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular masculine of 'tad' referring to the dvija.

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Brahmin (Brahmin, twice-born, bird)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth

From 'dvi' (twice) + 'jan' (to be born).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvis+jan)

• dvis – twice
  indeclinable
• jan – to be born, produce
  verb
  Root: jan (class 4)