वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-73, verse-8

तथा वदति काकुत्स्थे वाक्यमद्भुतदर्शनम् ।
उवाच परमप्रीतो धर्मनेत्रस्तपोधनः ॥८॥

8. tathā vadati kākutsthe vākyamadbhutadarśanam ,
uvāca paramaprīto dharmanetrastapodhanaḥ.

8. tathā vadati kākutsthe vākyam adbhutadarśanam
uvāca paramaprītaḥ dharmanetraḥ tapodhanaḥ

8. kākutsthe tathā adbhutadarśanam vākyam vadati
dharmanetraḥ tapodhanaḥ paramaprītaḥ uvāca

8. As Rama (kākutstha) thus uttered those remarkably profound words, the sage, who was guided by natural law (dharma) and whose wealth was austerity (tapas), spoke, greatly pleased.

Words meanings summery:

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

• वदति (vadati) - while speaking, when speaking

• काकुत्स्थे (kākutsthe) - Rama, a descendant of Kakutstha (to Kakutstha, by Kakutstha)

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

• अद्भुतदर्शनम् (adbhutadarśanam) - remarkably profound (words) (of wonderful appearance, having a wondrous sight, remarkable)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• परमप्रीतः (paramaprītaḥ) - greatly pleased, exceedingly delighted

• धर्मनेत्रः (dharmanetraḥ) - the sage whose insight was rooted in natural law (dharma) (whose eye is natural law, guided by natural law)

• तपोधनः (tapodhanaḥ) - the sage whose wealth was austerity (tapas) (whose wealth is austerity, rich in asceticism)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

वदति (vadati) - while speaking, when speaking

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vadat

vadat - speaking, saying

Present active participle

Present active participle of √vad (to speak).

Root: √vad (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with kākutsthe.

काकुत्स्थे (kākutsthe) - Rama, a descendant of Kakutstha (to Kakutstha, by Kakutstha)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha (an epithet for Rama)

Note: Refers to Rama. Used in a locative absolute construction with vadati.

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

अद्भुतदर्शनम् (adbhutadarśanam) - remarkably profound (words) (of wonderful appearance, having a wondrous sight, remarkable)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adbhutadarśana

adbhutadarśana - of wonderful appearance, wondrous to behold, remarkable

Compound: adbhuta (wonder) + darśana (sight, appearance). Here it describes vākyam.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of uvāca

Perfect past active

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice of √vac (to speak).

Root: √vac (class 2)

परमप्रीतः (paramaprītaḥ) - greatly pleased, exceedingly delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramaprīta

paramaprīta - greatly pleased, very delighted

Compound: parama (supreme, greatest) + prīta (pleased, delighted).

Note: Describes Agastya.

धर्मनेत्रः (dharmanetraḥ) - the sage whose insight was rooted in natural law (dharma) (whose eye is natural law, guided by natural law)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmanetra

dharmanetra - one whose eye is natural law (dharma), one guided by natural law

Compound: dharma (natural law) + netra (eye, guide). Refers to Agastya.

तपोधनः (tapodhanaḥ) - the sage whose wealth was austerity (tapas) (whose wealth is austerity, rich in asceticism)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is asceticism (tapas), rich in austerity

Compound: tapas (austerity) + dhana (wealth). Refers to Agastya.