वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-57, verse-15

अथ तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य राजा चण्डालतां गतः ।
अब्रवीत् प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं वाक्यज्ञो वाक्यकोविदम् ॥१५॥

15. atha tadvākyamākarṇya rājā caṇḍālatāṃ gataḥ ,
abravīt prāñjalirvākyaṃ vākyajño vākyakovidam.

15. atha tat vākyam ākarṇya rājā caṇḍālatām gataḥ
abravīt prāñjaliḥ vākyam vākyajñaḥ vākyakovidam

15. atha tat vākyam ākarṇya caṇḍālatām gataḥ prāñjaliḥ vākyajñaḥ rājā vākyakovidam vākyam abravīt.

15. Then, having heard those words, the king, who had fallen into the state of a caṇḍāla and was himself eloquent, spoke with folded hands to the sage, who was skilled in discourse.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• तत् (tat) - those words (spoken by Viśvāmitra) (that, those)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - Viśvāmitra's statement (word, speech, statement)

• आकर्ण्य (ākarṇya) - having heard, having listened

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• चण्डालताम् (caṇḍālatām) - the state of being a caṇḍāla, caṇḍāla-hood

• गतः (gataḥ) - having fallen into the state of a caṇḍāla (gone, attained, fallen into)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, respectfully

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the words spoken by the king (words, a statement)

• वाक्यज्ञः (vākyajñaḥ) - the king, who was skilled in speech (knowing speech, eloquent, skilled in words)

• वाक्यकोविदम् (vākyakovidam) - to the sage, who was an expert in discourse (expert in speech, skilled in discourse)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - those words (spoken by Viśvāmitra) (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - Viśvāmitra's statement (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, sentence, speech, statement

आकर्ण्य (ākarṇya) - having heard, having listened

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of root kṛ with prefix ā, meaning 'to attend to', 'to hear'

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

चण्डालताम् (caṇḍālatām) - the state of being a caṇḍāla, caṇḍāla-hood

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of caṇḍālatā

caṇḍālatā - the state of being a caṇḍāla, caṇḍāla-hood

Derived from caṇḍāla with suffix -tā

गतः (gataḥ) - having fallen into the state of a caṇḍāla (gone, attained, fallen into)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of brū

Imperfect

3rd person singular imperfect active of root brū

Root: brū (class 2)

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, respectfully

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - having folded hands (as a gesture of respect), reverent

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forward, forth, before, very
  indeclinable
• añjali – the hollow of the hands, folded hands (a gesture of reverence)
  noun (masculine)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the words spoken by the king (words, a statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, sentence, speech, statement

वाक्यज्ञः (vākyajñaḥ) - the king, who was skilled in speech (knowing speech, eloquent, skilled in words)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyajña

vākyajña - knowing speech, eloquent, skilled in words

Compound type : tatpurusha (vākya+jña)

• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
• jña – knowing, knower, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix meaning 'knowing' derived from root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

वाक्यकोविदम् (vākyakovidam) - to the sage, who was an expert in discourse (expert in speech, skilled in discourse)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vākyakovida

vākyakovida - skilled in speech, eloquent, expert in discourse

Compound type : tatpurusha (vākya+kovida)

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