वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-69, verse-16

तूष्णींभूते दशरथे वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः ।
उवाच वाक्यं वाक्यज्ञो वैदेहं सपुरोहितम् ॥१६॥

16. tūṣṇīṃbhūte daśarathe vasiṣṭho bhagavānṛṣiḥ ,
uvāca vākyaṃ vākyajño vaidehaṃ sapurohitam.

16. tūṣṇīmbhūte daśarathe vasiṣṭhaḥ bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
uvāca vākyam vākyajñaḥ vaideham sapurohitam

16. daśarathe tūṣṇīmbhūte bhagavān ṛṣiḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ
vākyajñaḥ vaideham sapurohitam vākyam uvāca

16. When Daśaratha became silent, the divine sage (ṛṣi) Vasiṣṭha, who is skilled in speech, addressed the King of Videha, along with his priest.

Words meanings summery:

• तूष्णीम्भूते (tūṣṇīmbhūte) - having become silent, when silent

• दशरथे (daśarathe) - in Daśaratha, on Daśaratha, when Daśaratha

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, worshipful, illustrious

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, statement, sentence

• वाक्यज्ञः (vākyajñaḥ) - knowing sentences, skilled in speech, eloquent

• वैदेहम् (vaideham) - to the King of Videha (Janaka)

• सपुरोहितम् (sapurohitam) - accompanied by the priest, with his priest

Words meanings and morphology

तूष्णीम्भूते (tūṣṇīmbhūte) - having become silent, when silent

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of tūṣṇīmbhūta

tūṣṇīmbhūta - become silent, quiet

Past Passive Participle

Compound of tūṣṇīm (silent) and bhūta (become, P.P.P. of √bhū).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tūṣṇīm+bhūta)

• tūṣṇīm – silently, quietly
  indeclinable
• bhūta – been, become, past, being
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √bhū (to be, become) with kta suffix.
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

दशरथे (daśarathe) - in Daśaratha, on Daśaratha, when Daśaratha

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Daśaratha (name of a king)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (a proper name, one of the Saptarishis)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, worshipful, illustrious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, holy, glorious, venerable, illustrious; the adorable one

Note: Agrees with ṛṣiḥ and vasiṣṭhaḥ.

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √vac

Perfect tense

Intensive form of √vac.

Root: √vac (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, statement, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Derived from vac (speech).

Note: Object of uvāca.

वाक्यज्ञः (vākyajñaḥ) - knowing sentences, skilled in speech, eloquent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyajña

vākyajña - knowing language/speech, skilled in sentences, eloquent

Compound of vākya (speech/sentence) and jña (knowing, derived from √jñā).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vākya+jña)

• vākya – speech, word, sentence, statement
  noun (neuter)
• jña – knowing, acquainted with, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √jñā (to know).
  Root: √jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with vasiṣṭhaḥ.

वैदेहम् (vaideham) - to the King of Videha (Janaka)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaideha

vaideha - belonging to Videha, king of Videha (Janaka)

Derived from videha (the region).

Note: Object of uvāca.

सपुरोहितम् (sapurohitam) - accompanied by the priest, with his priest

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sapurohita

sapurohita - accompanied by a priest, with the chaplain

Compound of sa (with) and purohita (priest).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+purohita)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• purohita – chaplain, family priest, royal priest
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with vaideham.

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