वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-58, verse-5

पदशब्दं तु मे श्रुत्वा मुनिर्वाक्यमभाषत ।
किं चिरायसि मे पुत्र पानीयं क्षिप्रमानय ॥५॥

5. padaśabdaṃ tu me śrutvā munirvākyamabhāṣata ,
kiṃ cirāyasi me putra pānīyaṃ kṣipramānaya.

5. pada-śabdam tu me śrutvā muniḥ vākyam abhāṣata
kim cirāyasi me putra pānīyam kṣipram ānaya

5. tu me pada-śabdam śrutvā muniḥ vākyam abhāṣata
"me putra kim cirāyasi? kṣipram pānīyam ānaya"

5. Having heard my footsteps, the sage then spoke these words: 'My son, why are you delaying? Bring water quickly!'

Words meanings summery:

• पद-शब्दम् (pada-śabdam) - sound of footsteps

• तु (tu) - then, indeed (but, indeed, however)

• मे (me) - my, to me

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the blind sage, Śarvaṇa's father (sage, ascetic)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• अभाषत (abhāṣata) - he spoke

• किम् (kim) - what? why?

• चिरायसि (cirāyasi) - you delay

• मे (me) - my (addressing his son) (my, to me)

• पुत्र (putra) - son

• पानीयम् (pānīyam) - water, drinkable

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• आनय (ānaya) - bring

Words meanings and morphology

पद-शब्दम् (pada-śabdam) - sound of footsteps

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada-śabda

pada-śabda - sound of footsteps, sound of words

Compound: 'pada' (foot) + 'śabda' (sound)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pada+śabda)

• pada – foot, step, word
  noun (neuter)
• śabda – sound, word, voice
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - then, indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Refers to the speaker (Rama, in this context)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'śru' (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the blind sage, Śarvaṇa's father (sage, ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, inspired person

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

From root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

अभाषत (abhāṣata) - he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of bhāṣ

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what? why?

(indeclinable)

चिरायसि (cirāyasi) - you delay

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of cirāy

Denominative verb from 'cira' (long time)

मे (me) - my (addressing his son) (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

पुत्र (putra) - son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

पानीयम् (pānīyam) - water, drinkable

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pānīya

pānīya - water (as a noun), drinkable, fit to drink (as adjective)

Gerundive

From root 'pā' (to drink)

Root: pā (class 1)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

आनय (ānaya) - bring

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ānī

Prefix: ā

Root: ṇī (class 1)

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