वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-43, verse-12

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सूत इत्येव चाभाष्य सारथिं तमभीक्ष्णशः ।
हंसमत्तस्वरः श्रीमानुवाच पुरुषर्षभः ॥१२॥

12. sūta ityeva cābhāṣya sārathiṃ tamabhīkṣṇaśaḥ ,
haṃsamattasvaraḥ śrīmānuvāca puruṣarṣabhaḥ.

12. sūta iti eva ca ābhāṣya sārathim tam abhīkṣṇaśaḥ
haṃsamattasvaraḥ śrīmān uvāca puruṣarṣabhaḥ

12. śrīmān puruṣarṣabhaḥ haṃsamattasvaraḥ tam sārathim
sūta iti eva ca abhīkṣṇaśaḥ ābhāṣya uvāca

12. And having repeatedly addressed that charioteer with the words 'Charioteer (sūta)!', the glorious best among men (puruṣarṣabhaḥ), whose voice was like that of a joyous swan, spoke.

Words meanings summery:

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सूत (sūta) - O charioteer! (charioteer (vocative))

इति (iti) - (marking direct speech) (thus, so, in this manner)

एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - having addressed (having addressed, having spoken to)

सारथिम् (sārathim) - the charioteer (charioteer)

तम् (tam) - that (charioteer) (him, that)

अभीक्ष्णशः (abhīkṣṇaśaḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, constantly, frequently)

हंसमत्तस्वरः (haṁsamattasvaraḥ) - with a voice like a joyous swan (having the voice of a joyous/intoxicated swan)

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the glorious one (glorious, fortunate, opulent)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (he/she/it said, spoke)

पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - the best among men (best among men, bull among men)

Words meanings and morphology

सूत (sūta) - O charioteer! (charioteer (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, carpenter

Masculine noun.

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Part of the direct speech.

इति (iti) - (marking direct speech) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - having addressed (having addressed, having spoken to)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root 'bhāṣ' with prefix 'ā' and suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: ā

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

सारथिम् (sārathim) - the charioteer (charioteer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sārathi

sārathi - charioteer, driver

Masculine noun, i-stem.

Root: sṛ (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that (charioteer) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'sārathim'.

अभीक्ष्णशः (abhīkṣṇaśaḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, constantly, frequently)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with suffix '-śas'.

Note: Modifies 'ābhāṣya'.

हंसमत्तस्वरः (haṁsamattasvaraḥ) - with a voice like a joyous swan (having the voice of a joyous/intoxicated swan)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of haṃsamattasvara

haṁsamattasvara - having a voice like a joyous swan (masculine)

Bahuvrihi compound: 'haṃsa' (swan) + 'matta' (joyous, intoxicated) + 'svara' (voice). "One whose voice is like that of a joyous swan".

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (haṃsa+matta+svara)

haṃsa – swan, goose
noun (masculine)
matta – joyous, exhilarated, intoxicated
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'mad' (to rejoice, be intoxicated) + suffix '-ta'.
Root: mad (class 4)
svara – voice, sound, tone
noun (masculine)
Root: svṛ (class 1)

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the glorious one (glorious, fortunate, opulent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, illustrious, prosperous, fortunate

Formed from 'śrī' (glory, prosperity) with the possessive suffix '-mat'.

Note: Agrees with 'puruṣarṣabhaḥ'.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (he/she/it said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect third person singular

Reduplicated perfect form of 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)