वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-86, verse-8

ते प्रणम्य महात्मानं ज्वलन्तममितप्रभम् ।
ऊचुस्ते राम वाक्यानि मृदूनि मधुराणि च ॥८॥

8. te praṇamya mahātmānaṃ jvalantamamitaprabham ,
ūcuste rāma vākyāni mṛdūni madhurāṇi ca.

8. te praṇamya mahātmānam jvalantam amitaprabham
ūcuḥ te rāma vākyāni mṛdūni madhurāṇi ca

8. te,
mahātmānam jvalantam amitaprabham praṇamya,
te rāma mṛdūni ca madhurāṇi vākyāni ūcuḥ

8. Having bowed to the great soul (mahātmā), who was shining with immeasurable splendor, they spoke soft and sweet words from Rāma.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they (the messengers) (they, those)

• प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed down (in respect) (having bowed down, having saluted)

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - to the great sage Vālmīki (to the great soul, to the high-minded one)

• ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - shining (with spiritual radiance) (shining, blazing, burning)

• अमितप्रभम् (amitaprabham) - possessing immeasurable splendor (of immeasurable splendor, having endless light)

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke (the words) (they said, they spoke)

• ते (te) - they (the messengers, redundant subject for emphasis) (they, those)

• राम (rāma) - Rāma's (words) or from Rāma (Rāma (proper noun))

• वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - words, message (words, speeches, sentences)

• मृदूनि (mṛdūni) - soft, gentle (words) (soft, gentle, tender)

• मधुराणि (madhurāṇi) - sweet, pleasant (words) (sweet, pleasant, delightful)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they (the messengers) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed down (in respect) (having bowed down, having saluted)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root nam (to bow) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Gerund/absolutive.

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - to the great sage Vālmīki (to the great soul, to the high-minded one)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded, exalted person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – soul, self, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'praṇamya'.

ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - shining (with spiritual radiance) (shining, blazing, burning)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jvalant

jvalant - shining, blazing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jval (to shine, burn)

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mahātmānam'.

अमितप्रभम् (amitaprabham) - possessing immeasurable splendor (of immeasurable splendor, having endless light)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amitaprabha

amitaprabha - of immeasurable splendor

Compound type : bahuvrihi (amita+prabhā)

• amita – immeasurable, boundless
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mā (to measure) with upasarga a- (negation)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 2)
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'mahātmānam'.

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke (the words) (they said, they spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Third person plural perfect (lit).

ते (te) - they (the messengers, redundant subject for emphasis) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Appears to be a repetition of the subject 'te' from the beginning of the verse, for emphasis.

राम (rāma) - Rāma's (words) or from Rāma (Rāma (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper noun), pleasing, charming

Note: Functions as an attribute to 'words' indicating they are from Rāma, often seen as a possessive usage without explicit genitive ending in epic Sanskrit, or implied to be 'Rāma's message'.

वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - words, message (words, speeches, sentences)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, message

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'ūcuḥ'.

मृदूनि (mṛdūni) - soft, gentle (words) (soft, gentle, tender)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender

Note: Qualifies 'vākyāni'.

मधुराणि (madhurāṇi) - sweet, pleasant (words) (sweet, pleasant, delightful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, delightful

Note: Qualifies 'vākyāni'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.