वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-48, verse-7

तां सीतां शोकभारार्तां वाल्मीकिर्मुनिपुंगवः ।
उवाच मधुरां वाणीं ह्लादयन्निव तेजसा ॥७॥

7. tāṃ sītāṃ śokabhārārtāṃ vālmīkirmunipuṃgavaḥ ,
uvāca madhurāṃ vāṇīṃ hlādayanniva tejasā.

7. tām sītām śokabhārārtām vālmīkiḥ munipuṅgavaḥ
uvāca madhurām vāṇīm hlādayan iva tejasā

7. Valmiki, the foremost among sages, spoke sweet words to Sita, who was afflicted by the burden of sorrow, as if gladdening her with his spiritual radiance.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - her, that

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

• शोकभारार्ताम् (śokabhārārtām) - afflicted by the burden of sorrow

• वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - Valmiki (name of the sage and author of Ramayana)

• मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ) - the foremost among sages, chief of ascetics

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• मधुराम् (madhurām) - sweet, pleasing, charming

• वाणीम् (vāṇīm) - speech, words, voice

• ह्लादयन् (hlādayan) - causing joy, gladdening, delighting

• इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by spiritual radiance, by power

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - her, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - furrow, Sita (name of Janaka's daughter and Rama's wife)

शोकभारार्ताम् (śokabhārārtām) - afflicted by the burden of sorrow

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śokabhārārta

śokabhārārta - afflicted by the burden of sorrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+bhāra+ārta)

• śoka – sorrow, grief
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• bhāra – burden, load, weight
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, suffering
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root ṛ (to go) or ṛt (to hurt)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - Valmiki (name of the sage and author of Ramayana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālmīki

vālmīki - Valmiki, a celebrated sage, author of the Ramayana

मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ) - the foremost among sages, chief of ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munipuṅgava

munipuṅgava - foremost among sages, chief of ascetics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+puṅgava)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull (as symbol of excellence), chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

मधुराम् (madhurām) - sweet, pleasing, charming

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming, melodious

वाणीम् (vāṇīm) - speech, words, voice

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāṇī

vāṇī - speech, voice, sound

Root: vaṇ (class 1)

ह्लादयन् (hlādayan) - causing joy, gladdening, delighting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hlādayat

hlādayat - causing joy, gladdening, delighting

Present Active Participle (causative)

Derived from causative of root hlād (to rejoice)

Root: hlād (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

(indeclinable)

तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by spiritual radiance, by power

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, spiritual power

Root: tij (class 1)

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