वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-65, verse-27

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कबन्धस्य दुरात्मनः ।
उवाच लक्ष्मणं रामो मुखेन परिशुष्यता ॥२७॥

27. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā kabandhasya durātmanaḥ ,
uvāca lakṣmaṇaṃ rāmo mukhena pariśuṣyatā.

27. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā kabandhasya durātmanaḥ
uvāca lakṣmaṇam rāmaḥ mukhena pariśuṣyatā

27. durātmanaḥ kabandhasya tat vacanam śrutvā
rāmaḥ pariśuṣyatā mukhena lakṣmaṇam uvāca

27. Hearing that speech of the evil-minded Kabandha, Rama spoke to Lakshmana with a mouth that was parched.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of Kabandha (of him, his)

• तत् (tat) - that (speech) (that)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, word

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• कबन्धस्य (kabandhasya) - of Kabandha

• दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the evil-minded Kabandha (of the evil-minded one)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - to Lakshmana

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• मुखेन (mukhena) - with his mouth, by his mouth

• परिशुष्यता (pariśuṣyatā) - by the parched (mouth) (by the one being parched, by the parched one)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of Kabandha (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Kabandha.

तत् (tat) - that (speech) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Accusative singular neuter, modifying 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, word

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying

From root √vac 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root √śru 'to hear'

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb 'uvāca'.

कबन्धस्य (kabandhasya) - of Kabandha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kabandha

kabandha - Kabandha (name of a demon)

Note: Qualifies 'vacanam'.

दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the evil-minded Kabandha (of the evil-minded one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, malicious person

Compound of dur (bad) and ātman (self/mind)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, mind
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Kabandha.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

From root √vac (2nd class), perfect third person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - to Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (Rama's brother)

Note: Direct object of 'uvāca'.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (principal deity of Hinduism, 7th avatar of Vishnu)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

मुखेन (mukhena) - with his mouth, by his mouth

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - mouth, face, principal part

Note: Instrument of speaking.

परिशुष्यता (pariśuṣyatā) - by the parched (mouth) (by the one being parched, by the parched one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pariśuṣyat

pariśuṣyat - drying up, becoming parched

Present Active Participle

From root √śuṣ 'to dry' with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Instrumental singular neuter, modifying 'mukhena'.