वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-47, verse-1

पृष्ट्वा तु कुशलं तत्र परस्परसमागमे ।
कथान्ते सुमतिर्वाक्यं व्याजहार महामुनिम् ॥१॥

1. pṛṣṭvā tu kuśalaṃ tatra parasparasamāgame ,
kathānte sumatirvākyaṃ vyājahāra mahāmunim.

1. pṛṣṭvā tu kuśalam tatra parasparasamāgame
kathānte sumatiḥ vākyam vyājahāra mahāmunim

1. sumatiḥ tatra parasparasamāgame kuśalam pṛṣṭvā,
kathāante mahāmunim vākyam vyājahāra

1. After they had inquired about each other's well-being at their mutual meeting, and at the end of the conversation, Sumati spoke these words to the great sage.

Words meanings summery:

• पृष्ट्वा (pṛṣṭvā) - having asked, having questioned

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

• कुशलम् (kuśalam) - welfare, well-being, healthy, auspicious

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that place

• परस्परसमागमे (parasparasamāgame) - at the mutual meeting, at the encounter of each other

• कथान्ते (kathānte) - at the end of the story/conversation

• सुमतिः (sumatiḥ) - The person speaking. (Sumati (proper name); good-minded, intelligent)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, words, statement

• व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - spoke, uttered, said

• महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - The recipient of Sumati's words. (to the great sage)

Words meanings and morphology

पृष्ट्वा (pṛṣṭvā) - having asked, having questioned

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root PRACCH (to ask) with suffix -tvā.

Root: pracch (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

(indeclinable)

कुशलम् (kuśalam) - welfare, well-being, healthy, auspicious

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - well-being, welfare, skillful, clever, auspicious

Note: Object of 'having asked'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that place

(indeclinable)

Formed from demonstrative pronoun tad + suffix -tra.

परस्परसमागमे (parasparasamāgame) - at the mutual meeting, at the encounter of each other

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of parasparasamāgama

parasparasamāgama - mutual meeting, encounter, coming together

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paraspara+samāgama)

• paraspara – mutual, reciprocal, one another
  adjective
• samāgama – meeting, encounter, coming together
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root GAM (to go) with upasargas sam-ā.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the occasion of their meeting.

कथान्ते (kathānte) - at the end of the story/conversation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kathānta

kathānta - end of a story, conclusion of a narrative/conversation

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kathā+anta)

• kathā – story, tale, conversation
  noun (feminine)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

सुमतिः (sumatiḥ) - The person speaking. (Sumati (proper name); good-minded, intelligent)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumati

sumati - good mind, good thought, intelligence; (person with good mind) Sumati

Compound (su + mati).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mati)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• mati – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the verb 'vyājahāra'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, words, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, words, statement, sentence

Derived from 'vāc' (speech).

Note: Object of 'vyājahāra'.

व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - spoke, uttered, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vyāhṛ

Perfect Tense (Parasmaipada)

From root HṚ (to take, carry) with upasargas VI and Ā. Perfect 3rd person singular.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - The recipient of Sumati's words. (to the great sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmunin

mahāmunin - great sage, great ascetic

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Direct object, recipient of speech.