what are the rules for reported speech

talks mean we talk .But here you gave discutions.can you clarify the difference between these two words

direct means exact words which were spoken by the speaker.Indirect means what the speaker said.It depends upon the verb.2.prounce must be changed. 3 Tense must be changed.Quotation marks must be removed when you change from direct to Indecret sentence.4,has to remove.5 have to clubthe sentence.

sita told to rama to bring chicken for us