वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-53, verse-2

तथा वदति काकुत्स्थे भार्गवो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।
भयं नः शृणु यन्मूलं देशस्य च नरेश्वर ॥२॥

2. tathā vadati kākutsthe bhārgavo vākyamabravīt ,
bhayaṃ naḥ śṛṇu yanmūlaṃ deśasya ca nareśvara.

2. tathā vadati kākutsthe bhārgavaḥ vākyam abravīt
bhayam naḥ śṛṇu yat mūlam deśasya ca nareśvara

2. tathā kākutsthe vadati,
bhārgavaḥ vākyam abravīt.
"nareśvara,
naḥ bhayam śṛṇu,
yat mūlam ca deśasya.
"

2. While Kakutstha (Rama) was speaking thus, Bhargava (Viśvāmitra) said: 'O king, hear about our fear, and its origin in this region.'

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus (thus, so, in that manner)

• वदति (vadati) - while speaking (speaking, saying (present participle in locative))

• काकुत्स्थे (kākutsthe) - when Kakutstha (Rama) (in Kakutstha, when Kakutstha)

• भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Bhargava (Viśvāmitra) (Bhargava (descendant of Bhṛgu, e.g., Paraśurāma, Viśvāmitra))

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

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

• भयम् (bhayam) - our fear (fear, danger)

• नः (naḥ) - our (our, to us (enclitic))

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear (about) (hear, listen)

• यत् (yat) - whose (which, whose, what (relative pronoun))

• मूलम् (mūlam) - its origin (root, origin, basis)

• देशस्य (deśasya) - of this region (of the country, of the region)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नरेश्वर (nareśvara) - O king (O king, O lord of men)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

वदति (vadati) - while speaking (speaking, saying (present participle in locative))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vadat

vadat - speaking, saying, telling

Present Active Participle

from √vad (to speak)

Root: √vad (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'kākutsthe'

काकुत्स्थे (kākutsthe) - when Kakutstha (Rama) (in Kakutstha, when Kakutstha)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha, an epithet of Rama

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'vadati'

भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Bhargava (Viśvāmitra) (Bhargava (descendant of Bhṛgu, e.g., Paraśurāma, Viśvāmitra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhṛgu, an epithet of Paraśurāma or Viśvāmitra

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)

भयम् (bhayam) - our fear (fear, danger)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, terror, danger

from √bhī (to fear)

Root: √bhī (class 3)

Note: Object of 'śṛṇu'

नः (naḥ) - our (our, to us (enclitic))

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form

शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear (about) (hear, listen)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

from √śru (to hear)

Root: √śru (class 5)

Note: Addressed to Rama

यत् (yat) - whose (which, whose, what (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Note: Refers to the fear (bhayam)

मूलम् (mūlam) - its origin (root, origin, basis)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, base, origin, source, foundation

Note: Subject of implied 'asti'

देशस्य (deśasya) - of this region (of the country, of the region)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - country, region, place, quarter

Root: √diś (to point) (class 6)

Note: Dependent on 'mūlam'

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

नरेश्वर (nareśvara) - O king (O king, O lord of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nareśvara

nareśvara - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+īśvara)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  from √īś (to rule, to own)
  Root: √īś (class 2)

Note: Addressed to Rama