वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-1, verse-48

हनुमद्वचनाच्चैव सुग्रीवेण समागतः ।
सुग्रीवाय च तत् सर्वं शंसद् रामो महाबलः ॥४८॥

48. hanumadvacanāccaiva sugrīveṇa samāgataḥ ,
sugrīvāya ca tat sarvaṃ śaṃsad rāmo mahābalaḥ.

48. hanumatvacanāt ca eva sugrīveṇa samāgataḥ
sugrīvāya ca tat sarvam śaṃsat rāmaḥ mahābalaḥ

48. ca eva hanumatvacanāt sugrīveṇa samāgataḥ.
ca mahābalaḥ rāmaḥ sugrīvāya tat sarvam śaṃsat.

48. And indeed, by the words of Hanuman, he (Rama) met with Sugriva. Then, the mighty Rama narrated all those events to Sugriva.

Words meanings summery:

• हनुमत्वचनात् (hanumatvacanāt) - from the words of Hanuman

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• सुग्रीवेण (sugrīveṇa) - by Sugriva

• समागतः (samāgataḥ) - (Rama) met with (Sugriva) (met, joined with)

• सुग्रीवाय (sugrīvāya) - to Sugriva, for Sugriva

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - all those events/details (that, those)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• शंसत् (śaṁsat) - he narrated, he told

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - Rama, the mighty one (mighty, of great strength)

Words meanings and morphology

हनुमत्वचनात् (hanumatvacanāt) - from the words of Hanuman

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of hanumatvacana

hanumatvacana - the words of Hanuman, Hanuman's speech

Compound type : Tatpurusha (hanumat+vacana)

• hanumat – Hanuman (proper name), having a jaw
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacana – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from root vac.
  From root vac + suffix -ana.
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Indicates cause/origin.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

सुग्रीवेण (sugrīveṇa) - by Sugriva

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (proper name), having a beautiful neck

Note: Agent of 'samāgataḥ' (in its passive sense, 'met by').

समागतः (samāgataḥ) - (Rama) met with (Sugriva) (met, joined with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāgata

samāgata - met, come together, joined, approached

Past Passive Participle

From root gam with prefixes sam + ā.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Rama (implied subject).

सुग्रीवाय (sugrīvāya) - to Sugriva, for Sugriva

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (proper name), having a beautiful neck

Note: Indirect object of 'śaṃsat'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses.

तत् (tat) - all those events/details (that, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the preceding story/events.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'tat'.

शंसत् (śaṁsat) - he narrated, he told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Past Imperfect (Laṅ) of śaṃs

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Augment 'a-' is dropped due to epic context.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name), pleasing, black, dark

Note: Subject of 'śaṃsat'.

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - Rama, the mighty one (mighty, of great strength)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful, mighty

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with Rama.