वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-74, verse-5

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा दशरथस्तदा ।
विषण्णवदनो दीनः प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥५॥

5. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rājā daśarathastadā ,
viṣaṇṇavadano dīnaḥ prāñjalirvākyamabravīt.

5. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā rājā daśarathaḥ tadā
viṣaṇṇavadanaḥ dīnaḥ prāñjaliḥ vākyam abravīt

5. daśarathaḥ rājā tadā tasya tat vacanam śrutvā
viṣaṇṇavadanaḥ dīnaḥ prāñjaliḥ vākyam abravīt

5. Having heard those words of his, King Dasharatha then, with a dejected and distressed face, and with folded hands, spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, to him, for him

• तत् (tat) - that

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• राजा (rājā) - king

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha (a king, father of Rama)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• विषण्णवदनः (viṣaṇṇavadanaḥ) - dejected-faced, sad-faced

• दीनः (dīnaḥ) - miserable, distressed, wretched

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, showing reverence

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, words, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, to him, for him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive formed with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha (a king, father of Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

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

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from pronoun tad

विषण्णवदनः (viṣaṇṇavadanaḥ) - dejected-faced, sad-faced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣaṇṇavadana

viṣaṇṇavadana - one with a dejected face

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viṣaṇṇa+vadana)

• viṣaṇṇa – dejected, sad, dispirited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root sad with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sad (class 1)
• vadana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vad (class 1)

दीनः (dīnaḥ) - miserable, distressed, wretched

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīna

dīna - miserable, distressed, wretched, sad

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root dai (dī)

Root: dai (class 4)

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, showing reverence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - with folded hands (gesture of reverence)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forth, forward, indicating excellence or commencement
  indeclinable
  Preposition/prefix
• añjali – folded hands (a gesture of reverence), hollow of the hands
  noun (masculine)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, words, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, words, sentence, statement

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)