वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-86, verse-2

तस्मिन् गीते तु विज्ञाय सीतापुत्रौ कुशीलवौ ।
तस्याः परिषदो मध्ये रामो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥२॥

2. tasmin gīte tu vijñāya sītāputrau kuśīlavau ,
tasyāḥ pariṣado madhye rāmo vacanamabravīt.

2. tasmin gīte tu vijñāya sītāputrau kuśīlavau
tasyāḥ pariṣadaḥ madhye rāmaḥ vacanam abravīt

2. rāmaḥ tasmin gīte tu sītāputrau kuśīlavau
vijñāya tasyāḥ pariṣadaḥ madhye vacanam abravīt

2. When Rāma recognized Sītā's two sons, Kuśa and Lava, through that song, he spoke these words amidst that assembly.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

• गीते (gīte) - in the chanted (Rāmāyaṇa) verses (in the song, in the chanted verse)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, on the other hand

• विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having recognized, having known, understanding

• सीतापुत्रौ (sītāputrau) - the two sons of Sītā

• कुशीलवौ (kuśīlavau) - Kuśa and Lava

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, of that

• परिषदः (pariṣadaḥ) - of the assembly, of the gathering

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst, among

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Agrees with 'gīte'.

गीते (gīte) - in the chanted (Rāmāyaṇa) verses (in the song, in the chanted verse)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gīta

gīta - sung, chanted; song, chanted verse

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'gai' (to sing) with suffix '-kta'

Root: gai (class 3)

Note: Refers to the performance of the Rāmāyaṇa by Kuśa and Lava.

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having recognized, having known, understanding

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from prefix 'vi-' + root 'jñā' (to know) + suffix '-ya'

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb.

सीतापुत्रौ (sītāputrau) - the two sons of Sītā

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of sītāputra

sītāputra - son of Sītā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sītā+putra)

• sītā – Sītā, a proper name, wife of Rāma
  proper noun (feminine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'vijñāya'.

कुशीलवौ (kuśīlavau) - Kuśa and Lava

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of kuśīlava

kuśīlava - Kuśa and Lava, the twin sons of Rāma and Sītā

Dual form representing both names

Compound type : dvandva (kuśa+lava)

• kuśa – Kuśa, one of Sītā's twin sons
  proper noun (masculine)
• lava – Lava, one of Sītā's twin sons
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to 'sītāputrau'.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Note: Agrees with 'pariṣadaḥ'.

परिषदः (pariṣadaḥ) - of the assembly, of the gathering

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of pariṣad

pariṣad - assembly, council, gathering

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Governed by 'madhye'.

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst, among

(indeclinable)

Locative singular form used adverbially

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - a proper name, the seventh incarnation of Viṣṇu, son of Daśaratha

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, saying

From root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

Augmented form of the root 'brū' in the imperfect tense, third person singular

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'rāmaḥ'.