वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-50, verse-10

तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः ।
प्रत्युवाच शतानन्दं वाक्यज्ञो वाक्यकोविदम् ॥१०॥

10. tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ ,
pratyuvāca śatānandaṃ vākyajño vākyakovidam.

10. tat śrutvā vacanam tasya viśvāmitraḥ mahāmuniḥ
pratyuvāca śatānandam vākyajñaḥ vākyakovidam

10. tasya vacanam śrutvā,
vākyajñaḥ mahāmuniḥ viśvāmitraḥ,
vākyakovidam śatānandam pratyuvāca.

10. Hearing those words from him, the great sage Viśvāmitra, who was knowledgeable in discourse, replied to Śatānanda, who was skilled in rhetoric.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, those

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra

• महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

• शतानन्दम् (śatānandam) - to Śatānanda

• वाक्यज्ञः (vākyajñaḥ) - knower of words, eloquent, knowledgeable in discourse

• वाक्यकोविदम् (vākyakovidam) - skilled in rhetoric, expert in speech

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from root śru + ktvā

Root: śru (class 5)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (a celebrated sage)

महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, eminent ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

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

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of prativac

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

शतानन्दम् (śatānandam) - to Śatānanda

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śatānanda

śatānanda - Śatānanda (a proper name, son of Gautama and Ahalya)

वाक्यज्ञः (vākyajñaḥ) - knower of words, eloquent, knowledgeable in discourse

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyajña

vākyajña - knower of speech, eloquent, skilled in language

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vākya+jña)

• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
• jña – knowing, conversant with, knower
  adjective
  Root: jñā (class 9)

वाक्यकोविदम् (vākyakovidam) - skilled in rhetoric, expert in speech

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vākyakovida

vākyakovida - skilled in speech, eloquent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vākya+kovida)

• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
• kovida – expert, skilled, learned
  adjective

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