वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-75, verse-1

तथोक्तवति रामे तु भरते च महात्मनि ।
लक्ष्मणो ऽपि शुभं वाक्यमुवाच रघुनन्दनम् ॥१॥

1. tathoktavati rāme tu bharate ca mahātmani ,
lakṣmaṇo'pi śubhaṃ vākyamuvāca raghunandanam.

1. tathā uktavati rāme tu bharate ca mahātmani
lakṣmaṇaḥ api śubham vākyam uvāca raghunandanam

1. rāme mahātmani bharate ca tathā uktavati tu
lakṣmaṇaḥ api raghunandanam śubham vākyam uvāca

1. When Rama and the noble (mahātman) Bharata had thus spoken, Lakshmana also addressed auspicious words to Rama, the delight of the Raghu dynasty (raghunandana).

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्तवति (uktavati) - when (they) had spoken (having spoken, when spoken)

• रामे (rāme) - by Rama (in Rama, by Rama)

• तु (tu) - (emphatic particle) (but, indeed, yet)

• भरते (bharate) - by Bharata (in Bharata, by Bharata)

• च (ca) - and

• महात्मनि (mahātmani) - the noble (mahātman) (in the great-souled one, by the noble one)

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

• अपि (api) - also (also, even)

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (auspicious, good, beautiful)

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

• उवाच (uvāca) - addressed (he said, he spoke)

• रघुनन्दनम् (raghunandanam) - to Rama, the delight of the Raghu dynasty (raghunandana) (to Rama, the delight of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्तवति (uktavati) - when (they) had spoken (having spoken, when spoken)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of uktavat

uktavat - having spoken

Past Active Participle

from root vac (to speak) + ktavatu

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to Rāma and Bharata, hence singular form but implying dual action in locative absolute.

रामे (rāme) - by Rama (in Rama, by Rama)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction.

तु (tu) - (emphatic particle) (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

भरते (bharate) - by Bharata (in Bharata, by Bharata)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (proper name)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महात्मनि (mahātmani) - the noble (mahātman) (in the great-souled one, by the noble one)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, sublime (used as a noun or adjective)

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of mahat
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Bharata in the locative absolute.

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (proper name, brother of Rama)

अपि (api) - also (also, even)

(indeclinable)

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (auspicious, good, beautiful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious

Note: Qualifies `vākyam`.

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

from vac (to speak) + ya suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - addressed (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Indicative

Irregular perfect form, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

रघुनन्दनम् (raghunandanam) - to Rama, the delight of the Raghu dynasty (raghunandana) (to Rama, the delight of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - delight of Raghu, descendant of Raghu (epithet of Rama)

compound of Raghu (proper name) and nandana (delight, son)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (ancestor of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delight, son
  noun (masculine)
  from root nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)