वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-47, verse-13

तच्छ्रुता राघवेणोक्तं वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः ।
प्रत्युवाच महातेजा विश्वमित्रो महामुनिः ॥१३॥

13. tacchrutā rāghaveṇoktaṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ ,
pratyuvāca mahātejā viśvamitro mahāmuniḥ.

13. tat śrutvā rāghaveṇa uktam vākyam vākyaviśāradaḥ
| pratyuvāca mahātejāḥ viśvāmitraḥ mahāmuniḥ

13. śrutvā tat vākyam rāghaveṇa uktam,
vākyaviśāradaḥ mahātejāḥ mahāmuniḥ viśvāmitraḥ pratyuvāca.

13. Having heard that speech (vākya) spoken by Rāghava, the great sage (mahāmuni) Viśvāmitra, who was expert in discourse and highly effulgent, replied.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• राघवेण (rāghaveṇa) - by Rāghava (Rama)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, word, sentence

• वाक्यविशारदः (vākyaviśāradaḥ) - expert in speech, skilled in discourse

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, responded

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - highly effulgent, greatly glorious

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (name of a great sage)

• महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage, great ascetic

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Root: śru (class 5)

राघवेण (rāghaveṇa) - by Rāghava (Rama)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, uttered

Past Passive Participle

Root: vac (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, word, sentence

(noun)

neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, discourse

वाक्यविशारदः (vākyaviśāradaḥ) - expert in speech, skilled in discourse

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyaviśārada

vākyaviśārada - skilled in words, eloquent

Compound type : tatpurusha (vākya+viśārada)

• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
• viśārada – skilled, expert, clever
  adjective (masculine)

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, responded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of prati-vac

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - highly effulgent, greatly glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, highly effulgent

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, energy, fiery spirit
  noun (neuter)

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (name of a great sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (a proper name)

महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage, great ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, contemplative
  noun (masculine)

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