रामायणम्
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ततोऽब्रवीन्मुनिश्रेष्ठः श्रुत्वा रामस्य तद्वचः । ध्यात्वा मुहूर्तं धर्मात्मा धीरो धीरतरं वचः ।।3.13.12।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tato'bravīnmuniśreṣṭhaḥततोऽब्रवीन्मुनिश्रेष्ठःthen the foremost of sages saidadverb + verb + nominative subject
śrutvā rāmasya tadvacaḥश्रुत्वा रामस्य तद्वचःhaving heard that speech of Rāmagerund + genitive + accusative object
dhyātvā muhūrtaṃ dharmātmāध्यात्वा मुहूर्तं धर्मात्माthe righteous-souled one, having reflected for a momentgerund + accusative of duration + nominative adjective
dhīro dhīrataraṃ vacaḥधीरो धीरतरं वचःthe wise one, a most weighty speechnominative adjective + accusative adjective + object

Reference: 3.13.12 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa