वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-25, verse-18

विभीषणस्तु ता नारीर्दृष्ट्वा शोकसमाकुलाः ।
तस्य तां च मतिं ज्ञात्वा धर्मात्मा वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥१८॥

18. vibhīṣaṇastu tā nārīrdṛṣṭvā śokasamākulāḥ ,
tasya tāṃ ca matiṃ jñātvā dharmātmā vākyamabravīt.

18. vibhīṣaṇaḥ tu tāḥ nārīḥ dṛṣṭvā śokasamākulāḥ
tasya tām ca matim jñātvā dharmātmā vākyam abravīt

18. tu vibhīṣaṇaḥ dharmātmā tāḥ nārīḥ śokasamākulāḥ
dṛṣṭvā ca tasya tām matim jñātvā vākyam abravīt

18. But Vibhīṣaṇa, the righteous one (dharmātmā), having seen those women overcome with sorrow and having understood Daśagrīva's intention, spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa (proper name)

• तु (tu) - but (indicating a shift or contrast) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• ताः (tāḥ) - those (women) (those)

• नारीः (nārīḥ) - women

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• शोकसमाकुलाः (śokasamākulāḥ) - deeply distressed and troubled by sorrow (greatly agitated by sorrow, overcome with grief)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Daśagrīva) (his, of him, of it)

• ताम् (tām) - that (intention) (that, her, it)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मतिम् (matim) - intention or purpose (of Daśagrīva) (intention, mind, thought)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the righteous one (Vibhīṣaṇa) (righteous-souled, virtuous)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - these words or a statement (word, speech, sentence)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (Rāvaṇa's brother)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तु (tu) - but (indicating a shift or contrast) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle.

ताः (tāḥ) - those (women) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, it, her

Demonstrative pronoun.

नारीः (nārīḥ) - women

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of nārī

nārī - woman, wife, female

'ī'-ending feminine noun.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'dṛś' (class 1) + 'ktvā' suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शोकसमाकुलाः (śokasamākulāḥ) - deeply distressed and troubled by sorrow (greatly agitated by sorrow, overcome with grief)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śokasamākula

śokasamākula - agitated by sorrow, overwhelmed with grief

Tatpurusha compound: 'śoka' (sorrow) + 'samākula' (greatly agitated).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+samākula)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• samākula – greatly agitated, confused, crowded
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  From root 'kul' (to collect, crowd) with prefix 'sam-ā-'.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nārīḥ'.

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Daśagrīva) (his, of him, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

ताम् (tām) - that (intention) (that, her, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, her

Demonstrative pronoun.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

मतिम् (matim) - intention or purpose (of Daśagrīva) (intention, mind, thought)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intention, understanding, opinion

'i'-ending feminine noun. From root 'man' (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'jñā' (class 9) + 'ktvā' suffix.

Root: jñā (class 9)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the righteous one (Vibhīṣaṇa) (righteous-souled, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - one whose soul is (inclined to) `dharma` (righteous conduct, natural law), righteous-souled, virtuous

Bahuvrīhi compound: `dharma` (righteousness, natural law) + `ātman` (self, soul).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, constitution, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Vibhīṣaṇa.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - these words or a statement (word, speech, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From root 'vac' (to speak) + 'ya' suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect, 3rd Person Singular, Active Voice

From root 'bru' (class 2), augmented by 'a' for imperfect tense.

Root: bru (class 2)