वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-35, verse-1

तच्छ्रुत्वा राक्षसेन्द्रस्य वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः ।
प्रत्युवाच महाप्राज्ञो मारीचो राक्षसेश्वरम् ॥१॥

1. tacchrutvā rākṣasendrasya vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ ,
pratyuvāca mahāprājño mārīco rākṣaseśvaram.

1. tat śrutvā rākṣasendrasya vākyam vākyaviśāradaḥ
pratyuvāca mahāprājñaḥ mārīcaḥ rākṣaseśvaram

1. vākyaviśāradaḥ mahāprājñaḥ mārīcaḥ rākṣasendrasya
tat vākyam śrutvā rākṣaseśvaram pratyuvāca

1. Having heard those words of the lord of Rākṣasas (Ravana), the greatly wise Maricha, who was skilled in speech, replied to the lord of Rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - those words (spoken by Ravana) (that, those)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of Ravana (of the lord of Rākṣasas)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words, speech, sentence

• वाक्यविशारदः (vākyaviśāradaḥ) - skilled in speech, expert in words

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

• महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise, very intelligent

• मारीचः (mārīcaḥ) - Maricha

• राक्षसेश्वरम् (rākṣaseśvaram) - to Ravana (to the lord of Rākṣasas)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - those words (spoken by Ravana) (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolutive/Gerund form

राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of Ravana (of the lord of Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - lord of Rākṣasas

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – demon, Rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra
  noun (masculine)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words, speech, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

वाक्यविशारदः (vākyaviśāradaḥ) - skilled in speech, expert in words

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyaviśārada

vākyaviśārada - expert in speech, skilled in words

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vākya+viśārada)

• vākya – word, speech, sentence
  noun (neuter)
• viśārada – skilled, expert, proficient
  adjective (masculine)

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of prati-vac

Root: vac (class 2)

महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise, very intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - greatly wise, very intelligent

Compound type : Karmadharaya (mahat+prājña)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• prājña – wise, intelligent, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from pra-jñā
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

मारीचः (mārīcaḥ) - Maricha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārīca

mārīca - Maricha (name of a Rākṣasa)

राक्षसेश्वरम् (rākṣaseśvaram) - to Ravana (to the lord of Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣaseśvara

rākṣaseśvara - lord of Rākṣasas

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rākṣasa+īśvara)

• rākṣasa – demon, Rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root īś
  Root: īś (class 2)