वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-31, verse-15

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वायोरक्लिष्टकर्मणः ।
अपहास्य ततो वाक्यं कन्याशतमथाब्रवीत् ॥१५॥

15. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vāyorakliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ ,
apahāsya tato vākyaṃ kanyāśatamathābravīt.

15. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā vāyoḥ akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ
apahāsya tataḥ vākyam kanyāśatam atha abravīt

15. akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ vāyoḥ tasya tat vacanam śrutvā tataḥ
(tasya) vākyam apahāsya atha kanyāśatam abravīt

15. Having heard those words of Vāyu, whose deeds were effortless, the hundred maidens then laughed at his statement and spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, its, of that

• तत् (tat) - that (neuter nominative/accusative)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened

• वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of Vāyu, of the wind

• अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ) - of him whose actions are unimpeded, of him whose work is effortless

• अपहास्य (apahāsya) - having laughed at, having ridiculed

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, statement, sentence

• कन्याशतम् (kanyāśatam) - a hundred maidens, a hundred girls

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, its, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that (neuter nominative/accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement, saying

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with the suffix '-tvā' indicating a completed action.

Root: śru (class 5)

वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of Vāyu, of the wind

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, the god Vāyu

अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ) - of him whose actions are unimpeded, of him whose work is effortless

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of akliṣṭakarman

akliṣṭakarman - whose actions are unimpeded/effortless, one whose work is not troublesome

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akliṣṭa+karman)

• akliṣṭa – untroubled, unimpeded, effortless, unwearied
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Negated by 'a-' prefix, formed from root 'kliś' (to trouble, distress) with suffix '-ta'.
  Root: kliś (class 9)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual action (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपहास्य (apahāsya) - having laughed at, having ridiculed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefix 'apa' and suffix '-ya' after the root, indicating a completed action.

Prefix: apa

Root: has (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

(indeclinable)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, statement, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence, word

From 'vac' (to speak) with suffix '-ya'.

Root: vac (class 2)

कन्याशतम् (kanyāśatam) - a hundred maidens, a hundred girls

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kanyāśata

kanyāśata - a hundred maidens

Compound type : dvigu (kanyā+śata)

• kanyā – maiden, girl, daughter, virgin
  noun (feminine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)