वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-78, verse-2

एवमेतन्नरश्रेष्ठ यथा वदसि लक्ष्मण ।
वृत्रघातमशेषेण वाजिमेधफलं च यत् ॥२॥

2. evametannaraśreṣṭha yathā vadasi lakṣmaṇa ,
vṛtraghātamaśeṣeṇa vājimedhaphalaṃ ca yat.

2. evam etat naraśreṣṭha yathā vadasi lakṣmaṇa
vṛtraghātam aśeṣeṇa vājimedhaphalam ca yat

2. lakṣmaṇa naraśreṣṭha,
etat evam yathā vadasi,
(tat) vṛtraghātam aśeṣeṇa vājimedhaphalam ca yat (asti)

2. This is indeed so, O Lakṣmaṇa, best among men, just as you say. The complete slaying of Vṛtra and the entire fruit of the horse (Vedic) ritual (vājimedha) (are comparable).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - indeed, exactly so (thus, so, indeed)

• एतत् (etat) - this (matter) (this, it)

• नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best among men

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)

• वदसि (vadasi) - you say (you say, you speak)

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

• वृत्रघातम् (vṛtraghātam) - the slaying of Vṛtra

• अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - entirely, completely (completely, entirely, without remainder)

• वाजिमेधफलम् (vājimedhaphalam) - the benefit/reward of the horse (Vedic) ritual (vājimedha) (the fruit of the horse Vedic ritual)

• च (ca) - and

• यत् (yat) - which (referring to what Lakṣmaṇa stated) (which, what)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - indeed, exactly so (thus, so, indeed)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (matter) (this, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, it

Note: Refers to what Lakṣmaṇa said.

नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best of men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Lakṣmaṇa.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)

(indeclinable)

वदसि (vadasi) - you say (you say, you speak)

(verb)

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

Present tense, 2nd person singular

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'you' (Lakṣmaṇa).

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rāma's brother)

वृत्रघातम् (vṛtraghātam) - the slaying of Vṛtra

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛtraghāta

vṛtraghāta - slaying of Vṛtra (a demon by Indra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛtra+ghāta)

• vṛtra – Vṛtra (name of a demon)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ghāta – killing, slaying, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From root han- 'to strike, kill'
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Refers to an event (presumably with great reward/consequence).

अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - entirely, completely (completely, entirely, without remainder)

(indeclinable)

Compound of a- (negative) and śeṣa (remainder)

Note: Adverbially modifying the associated noun phrase, referring to the complete extent of the slaying or the fruit.

वाजिमेधफलम् (vājimedhaphalam) - the benefit/reward of the horse (Vedic) ritual (vājimedha) (the fruit of the horse Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vājimedhaphala

vājimedhaphala - fruit/result of a horse-sacrifice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vājimedha+phala)

• vājimedha – horse (Vedic) ritual, aśvamedha
  noun (masculine)
• phala – fruit, result, reward
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of implied 'obtains' or 'is like'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjoins 'vṛtraghātam' and 'vājimedhaphalam'.

यत् (yat) - which (referring to what Lakṣmaṇa stated) (which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to the whole statement about Vṛtra's slaying and vājimedha fruit.