वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-98, verse-26

तथैवमुक्त्वा काकुत्स्थः सर्वांस्तानृक्षवानरान् ।
मया सार्धं प्रयातेति तदा तान् राघवो ऽब्रवीत् ॥२६॥

26. tathaivamuktvā kākutsthaḥ sarvāṃstānṛkṣavānarān ,
mayā sārdhaṃ prayāteti tadā tān rāghavo'bravīt.

26. tathā evam uktvā kākutsthaḥ sarvān tān ṛkṣavānarān
mayā sārdham prayāta iti tadā tān rāghavaḥ abravīt

26. kākutsthaḥ tathā evam uktvā tadā rāghavaḥ sarvān
tān ṛkṣavānarān abravīt iti mayā sārdham prayāta

26. Having spoken to them in that manner, Rama (the descendant of Kakutstha) then told all those bears and monkeys, 'Proceed along with me!'

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Rama, the descendant of Kakutstha (descendant of Kakutstha)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (of those bears and monkeys) (all)

• तान् (tān) - those (bears and monkeys) (those)

• ऋक्षवानरान् (ṛkṣavānarān) - bears and monkeys

• मया (mayā) - with me, by me

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, together with

• प्रयात (prayāta) - go forth, proceed

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative marker)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तान् (tān) - those (bears and monkeys) (those)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama, the descendant of Raghu (descendant of Raghu)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used to refer to a previous statement or action.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -ktvā, with irregular sandhi (vac -> uk)

Root: vac (class 2)

काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Rama, the descendant of Kakutstha (descendant of Kakutstha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha (a king in the solar dynasty), an epithet of Rama

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (of those bears and monkeys) (all)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Used here as an adjective modifying tān ṛkṣavānarān.

तान् (tān) - those (bears and monkeys) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the bears and monkeys.

ऋक्षवानरान् (ṛkṣavānarān) - bears and monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṛkṣavānara

ṛkṣavānara - bears and monkeys

Compound type : dvandva (ṛkṣa+vānara)

• ṛkṣa – bear
  noun (masculine)
• vānara – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)

मया (mayā) - with me, by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

प्रयात (prayāta) - go forth, proceed

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of yā

Imperative Active

Root yā (2nd class), Parasmaipada, Imperative, 2nd person plural, with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative marker)

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - those (bears and monkeys) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the bears and monkeys.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama, the descendant of Raghu (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rama

Note: Another epithet for Rama.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Root brū, 2nd class, Parasmaipada, Imperfect, 3rd person singular

Root: brū (class 2)

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