वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-92, verse-5

तथोक्तवति रामे तु भरतः प्रत्युवाच ह ।
अयं कारापथो देशः सुरमण्यो निरामयः ॥५॥

5. tathoktavati rāme tu bharataḥ pratyuvāca ha ,
ayaṃ kārāpatho deśaḥ suramaṇyo nirāmayaḥ.

5. tathā uktavati rāme tu bharataḥ pratyuvāca ha
ayam kārāpathaḥ deśaḥ suramaṇyaḥ nirāmayaḥ

5. When Rāma had spoken thus, Bharata replied, 'This Kārāpatha region is very charming and healthy.'

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्तवति (uktavati) - when he (Rama) had spoken (in/when having spoken; in the speaker)

• रामे (rāme) - to Rāma (referring to the protagonist) (in Rama, to Rama)

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the statement) (but, indeed, however)

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (Rāma's brother) (Bharata)

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied

• ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, surely (an emphatic particle))

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• कारापथः (kārāpathaḥ) - the Kārāpatha region (the region of Kārāpatha)

• देशः (deśaḥ) - region (country, region, place)

• सुरमण्यः (suramaṇyaḥ) - very charming (very charming, beautiful)

• निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - healthy, free from trouble (healthy, free from disease, free from trouble)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्तवति (uktavati) - when he (Rama) had spoken (in/when having spoken; in the speaker)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of uktavat

uktavat - having spoken, who has spoken

Past Active Participle

Derived from root √vac (to speak) with suffix ktavat(u).

Root: √vac (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'rāme'.

रामे (rāme) - to Rāma (referring to the protagonist) (in Rama, to Rama)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a prominent deity and epic hero), pleasant, charming

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'uktavati'.

तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the statement) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (Rāma's brother) (Bharata)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of a mythological emperor and a brother of Rāma), maintained, supported

Note: Subject of 'pratyuvāca'.

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vac

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular, perfect active, from √vac, with prefix 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: √vac (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, surely (an emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'deśaḥ'.

कारापथः (kārāpathaḥ) - the Kārāpatha region (the region of Kārāpatha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kārāpatha

kārāpatha - name of a country or region; literally "road of tribute/tax" or "path for carts"

देशः (deśaḥ) - region (country, region, place)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, country, region, district

Root: √diś (class 6)

Note: Subject complement for 'ayam'.

सुरमण्यः (suramaṇyaḥ) - very charming (very charming, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suramaṇya

suramaṇya - very pleasant, delightful, beautiful

Compound: su (good/very) + ramaṇya (charming/pleasant).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+ramaṇya)

• su – good, excellent, well, very
  indeclinable
  prefix/adverb
• ramaṇya – charming, pleasant, delightful
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From √ram (to delight) with suffix '-aṇīya'.
  Root: √ram (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'deśaḥ'.

निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - healthy, free from trouble (healthy, free from disease, free from trouble)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirāmaya

nirāmaya - healthy, free from sickness, free from trouble or distress

Compound: nis (without) + āmaya (sickness/trouble).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+āmaya)

• nis – out, forth, without, free from
  indeclinable
  prefix
• āmaya – sickness, disease, trouble, distress
  noun (masculine)
  From √am (to go, to move, to be sick).
  Root: √am (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'deśaḥ'.

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