वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-48, verse-24

एतच्छ्रुत्वा शुभं वाक्यं भरद्वाजो महामुनिः ।
राघवस्य ततो वाक्यमर्थ ग्राहकमब्रवीत् ॥२४॥

24. etacchrutvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ bharadvājo mahāmuniḥ ,
rāghavasya tato vākyamartha grāhakamabravīt.

24. etat śrutvā śubham vākyam bharadvājaḥ mahāmuniḥ
rāghavasya tataḥ vākyam arthagrāhakam abravīt

24. mahāmuniḥ bharadvājaḥ etat śubham vākyam śrutvā
tataḥ rāghavasya arthagrāhakam vākyam abravīt

24. Having heard this auspicious statement, the great sage Bharadvāja then spoke a meaningful word to Rāghava.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement, speech

• भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvāja (name of a sage)

• महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava, to Rāghava, for Rāghava (Rāma)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement, speech

• अर्थग्राहकम् (arthagrāhakam) - meaningful, significant, meaning-grasping

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Functions adverbially.

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious

Root: śubh (class 1)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence, word

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of śrutvā.

भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvāja (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvāja (name of an ancient Vedic sage)

Note: Subject of abravīt.

महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - a great sage, a great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava, to Rāghava, for Rāghava (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; Rāma

Derived from Raghu.

Note: Implies "to Rāghava" in this context.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tas.

Note: Adverb of time.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence, word

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of abravīt.

अर्थग्राहकम् (arthagrāhakam) - meaningful, significant, meaning-grasping

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of arthagrāhaka

arthagrāhaka - seizing the meaning, significant, meaningful, profound

Formed from artha (meaning) and grāhaka (grasping, apprehending).

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+grāhaka)

• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
• grāhaka – grasping, apprehending, seizing; one who grasps
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From root grah (to seize) + -aka suffix.
  Root: grah (class 9)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd person singular

Irregular form from root brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

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