वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-66, verse-3

तच्छ्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणो वाक्यं प्राप्तकालं हितं तदा ।
उवाचार्तिसमापन्नो विक्रमे कृतनिश्चयः ॥३॥

3. tacchrutvā lakṣmaṇo vākyaṃ prāptakālaṃ hitaṃ tadā ,
uvācārtisamāpanno vikrame kṛtaniścayaḥ.

3. tat śrutvā lakṣmaṇaḥ vākyam prāptakālam hitam
tadā uvāca ārtisamāpannaḥ vikrame kṛtaniścayaḥ

3. tadā ārtisamāpannaḥ vikrame kṛtaniścayaḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ
tat prāptakālam hitam vākyam śrutvā uvāca

3. Then, Lakshmana, who was overcome with distress and resolute in his valor, spoke, having heard those timely and beneficial words.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, words

• प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - timely, appropriate to the occasion

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• आर्तिसमापन्नः (ārtisamāpannaḥ) - overcome with distress, fallen into distress

• विक्रमे (vikrame) - in valor, in prowess

• कृतनिश्चयः (kṛtaniścayaḥ) - resolute, determined, having made a firm decision

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to 'vākyam'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed with -tvā suffix from root śru.

Root: śru (class 5)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (Rama's brother)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, words

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, saying

प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - timely, appropriate to the occasion

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāptakāla

prāptakāla - timely, appropriate to the occasion, one whose time has come

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (prāpta+kāla)

• prāpta – obtained, reached, arrived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp
• kāla – time, occasion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'.

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, salutary, placed, done

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā (to place, do) or hi (to go, send).

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

आर्तिसमापन्नः (ārtisamāpannaḥ) - overcome with distress, fallen into distress

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārtisamāpanna

ārtisamāpanna - overcome with distress, afflicted, distressed

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ārti+samāpanna)

• ārti – distress, pain, suffering
  noun (feminine)
• samāpanna – obtained, reached, fallen into, undergone
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: sam
  Root: āp

Note: Qualifies Lakshmana.

विक्रमे (vikrame) - in valor, in prowess

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vikrama

vikrama - valor, prowess, courage, step

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

कृतनिश्चयः (kṛtaniścayaḥ) - resolute, determined, having made a firm decision

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtaniścaya

kṛtaniścaya - resolute, determined, having made a firm decision

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (kṛta+niścaya)

• kṛta – done, made
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• niścaya – firm decision, certainty, resolution
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Qualifies Lakshmana.