वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-73, verse-11

राज्ञो दशरथस्यैतच्छ्रुत्वा वाक्यं महानृषिः ।
उवाच मधुरां वाणीं श्रूयतामस्य यत् फलम् ॥११॥

11. rājño daśarathasyaitacchrutvā vākyaṃ mahānṛṣiḥ ,
uvāca madhurāṃ vāṇīṃ śrūyatāmasya yat phalam.

11. rājñaḥ daśarathasya etat śrutvā vākyam mahān ṛṣiḥ
uvāca madhurām vāṇīm śrūyatām asya yat phalam

11. daśarathasya rājñaḥ etat vākyam śrutvā mahān ṛṣiḥ madhurām vāṇīm uvāca,
asya yat phalam śrūyatām

11. Having heard these words of King Dasharatha, the great sage spoke sweet words: 'Listen to what the fruit (phalam) of this is.'

Words meanings summery:

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• दशरथस्य (daśarathasya) - of Dasharatha

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer, ascetic

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• मधुराम् (madhurām) - sweet, pleasant, delightful

• वाणीम् (vāṇīm) - speech, voice, words

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard, listen

• अस्य (asya) - of this (matter/prophecy) (of this, its)

• यत् (yat) - what, which, that

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

Words meanings and morphology

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

दशरथस्य (daśarathasya) - of Dasharatha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (a king of Ayodhya, father of Rama)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter, but contextually accusative as object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, eminent

Note: Declined form of mahat, agreeing with ṛṣiḥ.

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, ascetic

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

मधुराम् (madhurām) - sweet, pleasant, delightful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, delightful, charming

Note: Agrees with vāṇīm.

वाणीम् (vāṇīm) - speech, voice, words

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāṇī

vāṇī - speech, voice, language, words

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard, listen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative mood, 3rd person singular, passive voice of root śru.

Root: śru (class 5)

अस्य (asya) - of this (matter/prophecy) (of this, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with phalam (neuter).

यत् (yat) - what, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'phalam'.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Note: Subject of implied verb 'is'.

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