वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-76, verse-8

तथा ब्रुवति देवेशे देवा वाक्यमथाब्रुवन् ।
एवमेतन्न संदेहो यथा वदसि दैत्यहन् ॥८॥

8. tathā bruvati deveśe devā vākyamathābruvan ,
evametanna saṃdeho yathā vadasi daityahan.

8. tathā bruvati deveśe devāḥ vākyam atha abruvan
evam etat na saṃdehaḥ yathā vadasi daityahan

8. tathā deveśe bruvati atha devāḥ vākyam abruvan
daityahan etat evam na saṃdehaḥ yathā vadasi

8. As the lord of gods spoke thus, the gods then replied, 'Indeed, it is so; there is no doubt, just as you say, O slayer of demons!'

Words meanings summery:

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

• ब्रुवति (bruvati) - when speaking, while speaking

• देवेशे (deveśe) - when the lord of gods, to the lord of gods

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

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

• एतत् (etat) - this

• न (na) - not, no

• संदेहः (saṁdehaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• वदसि (vadasi) - you speak, you say

• दैत्यहन् (daityahan) - O slayer of demons

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवति (bruvati) - when speaking, while speaking

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, telling

Present Active Participle

From root bru (to speak)

Root: bru (class 2)

देवेशे (deveśe) - when the lord of gods, to the lord of gods

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deveśa

deveśa - lord of gods, chief of gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+īśa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bru

Root: bru (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संदेहः (saṁdehaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃdeha

saṁdeha - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

Prefix: sam

Root: dih (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

वदसि (vadasi) - you speak, you say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

दैत्यहन् (daityahan) - O slayer of demons

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of daityahan

daityahan - demon-slayer

Compound type : tatpurusha (daitya+han)

• daitya – demon (descendant of Diti)
  noun (masculine)
• han – slayer, killer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root han (to kill)
  Root: han (class 2)