वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-4

विज्ञाय रामस्य वचः सौमित्रिर्मित्रनन्दनः ।
गुहमामन्त्र्य सूतं च सो ऽतिष्ठद्भ्रातुरग्रतः ॥४॥

4. vijñāya rāmasya vacaḥ saumitrirmitranandanaḥ ,
guhamāmantrya sūtaṃ ca so'tiṣṭhadbhrāturagrataḥ.

4. vijñāya rāmasya vacaḥ saumitriḥ mitranandanaḥ guham
āmantrya sūtam ca saḥ atiṣṭhat bhrātuḥ agrataḥ

4. mitranandanaḥ saumitriḥ rāmasya vacaḥ vijñāya guham
ca sūtam āmantrya saḥ bhrātuḥ agrataḥ atiṣṭhat

4. Having understood Rama's words, Saumitri (Lakshmana), the delighter of friends, addressed Guha and the charioteer, and then stood before his brother.

Words meanings summery:

• विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having understood, having known

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama, Rama's

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Saumitri (Lakshmana)

• मित्रनन्दनः (mitranandanaḥ) - delighter of friends

• गुहम् (guham) - Guha

• आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed, having invited

• सूतम् (sūtam) - the charioteer

• च (ca) - and

• सः (saḥ) - he

• अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - stood

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of his brother

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before

Words meanings and morphology

विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having understood, having known

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed by adding -ya to the root jñā preceded by prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama, Rama's

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king, incarnation of Viṣṇu)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, utterance

Root: vac (class 2)

सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Saumitri (Lakshmana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitrā (i.e., Lakshmana or Shatrughna)

मित्रनन्दनः (mitranandanaḥ) - delighter of friends

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mitranandana

mitranandana - delighting friends, gladdening friends

Compound of mitra (friend) and nandana (delighting)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mitra+nandana)

• mitra – friend, companion, ally
  noun (masculine)
• nandana – delighting, gladdening; a son (who delights)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root nand (to rejoice, to delight)
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saumitriḥ'

गुहम् (guham) - Guha

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guha

guha - Guha (name of the Niṣāda king, a friend of Rama)

आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed, having invited

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed by adding -ya to the root mantr preceded by prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: mantr (class 10)

सूतम् (sūtam) - the charioteer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, herald

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - stood

(verb)

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

imperfect active

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, 1st class verb, augment 'a' for past tense

Root: sthā (class 1)

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of his brother

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with suffix -tas

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