वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-11, verse-31

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वानरेन्द्रस्य धीमतः ।
उवाच दुन्दुभिर्वाक्यं क्रोधात् संरक्तलोचनः ॥३१॥

31. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vānarendrasya dhīmataḥ ,
uvāca dundubhirvākyaṃ krodhāt saṃraktalocanaḥ.

31. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā vānarendrasya dhīmataḥ
uvāca dundubhiḥ vākyam krodhāt saṃraktalocanaḥ

31. dundubhiḥ krodhāt saṃraktalocanaḥ tasya vānarendrasya
dhīmataḥ tat vacanam śrutvā vākyam uvāca

31. Upon hearing those words from the wise lord of monkeys, Dundubhi, with his eyes reddened by anger, replied.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Vali's) (his, of him, of that)

• तत् (tat) - those (words) (that, those)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वानरेन्द्रस्य (vānarendrasya) - of the lord of monkeys

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise (Vali) (of the wise, of the intelligent)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he (Dundubhi) replied (he said, he spoke)

• दुन्दुभिः (dundubhiḥ) - Dundubhi (name of a demon)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - (these) words (speech, words, sentence)

• क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger, out of anger

• संरक्तलोचनः (saṁraktalocanaḥ) - whose eyes are reddened, with blood-red eyes

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (Vali's) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - those (words) (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying, command

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from the root śru (to hear) with the suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

वानरेन्द्रस्य (vānarendrasya) - of the lord of monkeys

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vānarendra

vānarendra - lord of monkeys, chief of apes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+indra)

• vānara – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best, king (also name of the god Indra)
  noun (masculine)

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise (Vali) (of the wise, of the intelligent)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, thoughtful

Derived from dhī (intellect) with suffix mat (possessing)

उवाच (uvāca) - he (Dundubhi) replied (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect

Irregular perfect form of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

दुन्दुभिः (dundubhiḥ) - Dundubhi (name of a demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dundubhi

dundubhi - drum, war-drum, name of a demon

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - (these) words (speech, words, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, declaration

Root: vac (class 2)

क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger, out of anger

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath, rage

From root krudh (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

संरक्तलोचनः (saṁraktalocanaḥ) - whose eyes are reddened, with blood-red eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃraktalocana

saṁraktalocana - having blood-red eyes, whose eyes are inflamed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sam+rakta+locana)

• sam – together, completely, thoroughly (intensifier prefix)
  indeclinable
• rakta – red, colored, dyed, beloved, attached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root rañj (to color, be red)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From root loc (to see)
  Root: loc (class 10)

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