वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-33, verse-1

महामात्रवचः श्रुत्वा रामो दशरथं तदा ।
अन्वभाषत वाक्यं तु विनयज्ञो विनीतवत् ॥१॥

1. mahāmātravacaḥ śrutvā rāmo daśarathaṃ tadā ,
anvabhāṣata vākyaṃ tu vinayajño vinītavat.

1. mahāmātravacaḥ śrutvā rāmaḥ daśaratham tadā
| anvabhāṣata vākyam tu vinayajñaḥ vinītavat

1. tadā mahāmātravacaḥ śrutvā vinayajñaḥ rāmaḥ
daśaratham vinītavat vākyam tu anvabhāṣata

1. Having heard the words of the chief minister, Rāma, who understood propriety, then spoke with deference to Dasharatha.

Words meanings summery:

• महामात्रवचः (mahāmātravacaḥ) - words of the chief minister

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• दशरथम् (daśaratham) - Dasharatha

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अन्वभाषत (anvabhāṣata) - spoke, addressed, replied

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, words, statement

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• विनयज्ञः (vinayajñaḥ) - knower of humility, one who knows propriety

• विनीतवत् (vinītavat) - humbly, deferentially

Words meanings and morphology

महामात्रवचः (mahāmātravacaḥ) - words of the chief minister

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāmātravacas

mahāmātravacas - words of a chief minister

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahāmātra+vacas)

• mahāmātra – chief minister, high official
  noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  s-stem noun
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of śrutvā

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root śru (to hear) + tvā (absolutive suffix)

Root: śru (class 5)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name), pleasing, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of anvabhāṣata

दशरथम् (daśaratham) - Dasharatha

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (proper name, father of Rama)

Note: Recipient of the speech

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb

अन्वभाषत (anvabhāṣata) - spoke, addressed, replied

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of anvabhāṣ

Imperfect Past Tense

Third person singular imperfect middle voice, root bhāṣ (to speak) with prefix anu (after, to)

Prefix: anu

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, words, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, words, statement, sentence

From vac (to speak)

Root: vac

Note: Object of anvabhāṣata

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle

विनयज्ञः (vinayajñaḥ) - knower of humility, one who knows propriety

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinayajña

vinayajña - knowing humility, conversant with propriety

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vinaya+jña)

• vinaya – humility, modesty, propriety, discipline
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: nī (class 1)
• jña – knowing, familiar with
  adjective
  From root jñā (to know) + a
  Root: jñā (class 9)

विनीतवत् (vinītavat) - humbly, deferentially

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from vinīta (modest, humble) + vat (suffix for 'like, as')

Note: Adverb modifying anvabhāṣata

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