वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-44, verse-1

विश्वामित्रवचः श्रुत्वा राघवः सहलक्ष्मणः ।
विस्मयं परमं गत्वा विश्वामित्रमथाब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. viśvāmitravacaḥ śrutvā rāghavaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ ,
vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatvā viśvāmitramathābravīt.

1. viśvāmitravacaḥ śrutvā rāghavaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
vismayam paramam gatvā viśvāmitram atha abravīt

1. rāghavaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ viśvāmitravacaḥ śrutvā
paramam vismayam gatvā atha viśvāmitram abravīt

1. Having heard the words of Viśvāmitra, Rāma, along with Lakṣmaṇa, became extremely astonished and then spoke to Viśvāmitra.

Words meanings summery:

• विश्वामित्रवचः (viśvāmitravacaḥ) - the words of Viśvāmitra

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, after hearing)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

• सहलक्स्̣मन्̣अह्̣ (sahalakṣmaṇaḥ) - along with Lakṣmaṇa (with Lakṣmaṇa, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa)

• विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder, astonishment (wonder, astonishment, surprise)

• परमम् (paramam) - great, extreme (supreme, highest, utmost, great)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having attained, having become (astonished) (having gone, having reached, having attained)

• विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - to Viśvāmitra

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वामित्रवचः (viśvāmitravacaḥ) - the words of Viśvāmitra

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viśvāmitravacas

viśvāmitravacas - the words of Viśvāmitra

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viśvāmitra+vacas)

• viśvāmitra – Viśvāmitra (a revered sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  From root `vac` (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of the absolutive `śrutvā`.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, after hearing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root `śru` + suffix `tvā`.

Root: śru (class 5)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, particularly Rāma

Patronymic from `raghu`.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सहलक्स्̣मन्̣अह्̣ (sahalakṣmaṇaḥ) - along with Lakṣmaṇa (with Lakṣmaṇa, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahalakṣmaṇa

sahalakṣmaṇa - accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+lakṣmaṇa)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `rāghavaḥ`.

विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder, astonishment (wonder, astonishment, surprise)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - wonder, astonishment, surprise, bewilderment

From `vi-smi` (to be astonished).

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

परमम् (paramam) - great, extreme (supreme, highest, utmost, great)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, greatest, chief

Superlative of `para`.

Note: Agrees with `vismayam`.

गत्वा (gatvā) - having attained, having become (astonished) (having gone, having reached, having attained)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root `gam` + suffix `tvā`.

Root: gam (class 1)

विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - to Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (a revered sage)

Note: Object of `abravīt`.

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

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

Imperfect third person singular

Root `brū` (or `vac`) in imperfect form.

Root: brū (class 2)