वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-2, verse-25

दत्त्वा तु स गतो राजा स्वमाश्रमपदं तदा ।
सापि तत्रावसत् कन्या तोषयन्ती पतिं गुणैः ।
प्रीतः स तु महातेजा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह ॥२५॥

25. dattvā tu sa gato rājā svamāśramapadaṃ tadā ,
sāpi tatrāvasat kanyā toṣayantī patiṃ guṇaiḥ ,
prītaḥ sa tu mahātejā vākyametaduvāca ha.

25. dattvā tu saḥ gataḥ rājā svam
āśramapadam tadā sā api tatra avasat kanyā
toṣayantī patim guṇaiḥ prītaḥ saḥ
tu mahātejāḥ vākyam etat uvāca ha

25. rājā tu dattvā tadā svam āśramapadam
gataḥ sā kanyā api tatra guṇaiḥ
patim toṣayantī avasat tu saḥ
mahātejāḥ prītaḥ ha etat vākyam uvāca

25. Having given (her), that king then returned to his own hermitage (āśrama). And she, the maiden, lived there, pleasing her husband with her virtues. Indeed, that greatly radiant one, being pleased, spoke this statement.

Words meanings summery:

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given (his daughter) (having given)

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

• सः (saḥ) - that (king) (he, that)

• गतः (gataḥ) - returned (gone, departed, reached)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)

• स्वम् (svam) - his own (own, his own)

• आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage (āśrama) (hermitage, ascetic abode)

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

• सा (sā) - she (the maiden) (she, that)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in the hermitage) (there, in that place)

• अवसत् (avasat) - dwelt (dwelt, lived, resided)

• कन्या (kanyā) - the maiden (maiden, girl, daughter)

• तोषयन्ती (toṣayantī) - pleasing (pleasing, satisfying)

• पतिम् (patim) - husband (husband, lord, master)

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by her virtues (by qualities, by virtues, by good attributes)

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased (pleased, delighted, satisfied)

• सः (saḥ) - that (husband) (he, that)

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

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly radiant one (greatly radiant, very brilliant, of great splendor)

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

• एतत् (etat) - this (this, this one)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, verily, a particle denoting emphasis or past narration)

Words meanings and morphology

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given (his daughter) (having given)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'dā' with the suffix '-tvā'.

Root: dā (class 3)

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

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

गतः (gataḥ) - returned (gone, departed, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, understood

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with the suffix '-kta'.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, agreeing with 'rājā'.

राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, monarch

स्वम् (svam) - his own (own, his own)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Accusative singular neuter, modifying 'āśramapadam'.

आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage (āśrama) (hermitage, ascetic abode)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āśramapada

āśramapada - hermitage, ascetic abode, stage of life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśrama+pada)

• āśrama – hermitage, ascetic abode, stage of life
  noun (masculine)
• pada – place, abode, step, foot
  noun (neuter)

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

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she (the maiden) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular feminine of 'tad' referring to the kanyā.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there (in the hermitage) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

अवसत् (avasat) - dwelt (dwelt, lived, resided)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active Third Singular

Imperfect form of root 'vas' (to dwell).

Root: vas (class 1)

कन्या (kanyā) - the maiden (maiden, girl, daughter)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter, virgin

तोषयन्ती (toṣayantī) - pleasing (pleasing, satisfying)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of toṣayantī

toṣayantī - pleasing, satisfying, gratifying

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Derived from causative stem of root 'tuṣ' (to be pleased) with the suffix '-śatṛ'.

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Nominative singular feminine, agreeing with 'kanyā'.

पतिम् (patim) - husband (husband, lord, master)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, lord, master, owner

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by her virtues (by qualities, by virtues, by good attributes)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, merit

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased (pleased, delighted, satisfied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, satisfied, beloved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'prī' (to please, love) with the suffix '-kta'.

Root: prī (class 9)

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

सः (saḥ) - that (husband) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular masculine of 'tad' referring to the greatly radiant husband.

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

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly radiant one (greatly radiant, very brilliant, of great splendor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, greatly radiant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, energy, brilliance, sharp edge
  noun (neuter)

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

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

From root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac

एतत् (etat) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Accusative singular neuter, modifying 'vākyam'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active Third Singular

Perfect tense form of root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, verily, a particle denoting emphasis or past narration)

(indeclinable)