वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-53, verse-1

ब्रुवद्भिरेवमृषिभिः काकुत्स्थो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।
किं कार्यं ब्रूत भवतां भयं नाशयितास्मि वः ॥१॥

1. bruvadbhirevamṛṣibhiḥ kākutstho vākyamabravīt ,
kiṃ kāryaṃ brūta bhavatāṃ bhayaṃ nāśayitāsmi vaḥ.

1. bruvadbhiḥ evam ṛṣibhiḥ kākutsthaḥ vākyam abravīt
kim kāryam brūta bhavatām bhayam nāśayitā asmi vaḥ

1. evam bruvadbhiḥ ṛṣibhiḥ kākutsthaḥ vākyam abravīt.
"kim kāryam? brūta.
vaḥ bhayam nāśayitā asmi.
"

1. As the sages spoke thus, Kakutstha (Rama) said: 'What is the task? Tell me, and I shall destroy your fear!'

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रुवद्भिः (bruvadbhiḥ) - by those speaking (by speaking, by those who speak)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

• ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the sages

• काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Kakutstha (Rama) (Rama (descendant of Kakutstha))

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

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

• किम् (kim) - what (what?, which?)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - task (task, duty, to be done)

• ब्रूत (brūta) - tell me (plural address) (you (plural) speak/say/tell)

• भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (sages) (of you (respectful plural))

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear, danger)

• नाशयिता (nāśayitā) - I shall destroy (destroyer, one who will destroy)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• वः (vaḥ) - your (of you, to you (enclitic))

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रुवद्भिः (bruvadbhiḥ) - by those speaking (by speaking, by those who speak)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, saying, telling

Present Active Participle

from √brū (to speak, say)

Root: √brū (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'ṛṣibhiḥ'

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the sages

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Note: Agent of 'abravīt'

काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Kakutstha (Rama) (Rama (descendant of Kakutstha))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha, an epithet of Rama

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

from √vac (to speak)

Root: √vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abravīt

from √brū (to speak, say)

Root: √brū (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what (what?, which?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Refers to 'kāryam'

कार्यम् (kāryam) - task (task, duty, to be done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, task, action, business

Gerundive

from √kṛ (to do, to make)

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of implied 'asti'

ब्रूत (brūta) - tell me (plural address) (you (plural) speak/say/tell)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

from √brū (to speak, say)

Root: √brū (class 2)

Note: Addressed to the sages

भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (sages) (of you (respectful plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite)

Present Active Participle used as respectful pronoun

from √bhū (to be, exist)

Root: √bhū (class 1)

Note: Possessive of 'bhayam'

भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear, danger)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, terror, danger

from √bhī (to fear)

Root: √bhī (class 3)

Note: Object of 'nāśayitā'

नाशयिता (nāśayitā) - I shall destroy (destroyer, one who will destroy)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāśayitṛ

nāśayitṛ - destroyer, annihilator

Agent noun (future sense)

from √naś (to perish) in causative (nāśayati)

Root: √naś (class 4)

Note: Used predicatively with 'asmi' to denote future action.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: √as (class 2)

वः (vaḥ) - your (of you, to you (enclitic))

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular, plural)

Note: Enclitic form, synonymous with 'bhavatām' here