वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-12, verse-1

एतच्च वचनं श्रुत्वा सुग्रीवेण सुभाषितम् ।
प्रत्ययार्थं महातेजा रामो जग्राह कार्मुकम् ॥१॥

1. etacca vacanaṃ śrutvā sugrīveṇa subhāṣitam ,
pratyayārthaṃ mahātejā rāmo jagrāha kārmukam.

1. etat ca vacanam śrutvā sugrīveṇa subhāṣitam
pratyayārtham mahātejāḥ rāmaḥ jagrāha kārmukam

1. sugrīveṇa subhāṣitam etat ca vacanam śrutvā
mahātejāḥ rāmaḥ pratyayārtham kārmukam jagrāha

1. Having heard this well-spoken statement by Sugrīva, the highly radiant Rāma took up his bow to instill conviction.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (statement) (this, this one)

• च (ca) - and (connects the statement with the action) (and, also)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - the statement (made by Sugrīva) (word, speech, statement, utterance)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (Sugrīva's words) (having heard, after hearing)

• सुग्रीवेण (sugrīveṇa) - by Sugrīva (the speaker of the statement) (by Sugrīva)

• सुभाषितम् (subhāṣitam) - well-spoken (describing the statement) (well-spoken, eloquent; a good saying)

• प्रत्ययार्थम् (pratyayārtham) - to instill conviction (in Sugrīva) (for the sake of conviction, for proof, for belief)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the highly radiant one (Rāma) (highly radiant, full of great splendor, very powerful)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (Rāma (name of the epic hero))

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - took up, grasped (the bow) (took, grasped, seized)

• कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - his bow (bow, weapon)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (statement) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: refers to 'vacanam'

च (ca) - and (connects the statement with the action) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: conjunction

वचनम् (vacanam) - the statement (made by Sugrīva) (word, speech, statement, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, utterance; saying, advice

derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: object of 'śrutvā'

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (Sugrīva's words) (having heard, after hearing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

सुग्रीवेण (sugrīveṇa) - by Sugrīva (the speaker of the statement) (by Sugrīva)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+grīva)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• grīva – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: agent of the implied action of speaking

सुभाषितम् (subhāṣitam) - well-spoken (describing the statement) (well-spoken, eloquent; a good saying)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of subhāṣita

subhāṣita - well-spoken, elegantly expressed; a good saying, proverb

Past Passive Participle

derived from root bhāṣ (to speak) with prefix su- and suffix -ta

Prefix: su

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: modifies 'vacanam'

प्रत्ययार्थम् (pratyayārtham) - to instill conviction (in Sugrīva) (for the sake of conviction, for proof, for belief)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratyaya+artha)

• pratyaya – conviction, belief, confidence, proof
  noun (masculine)
  derived from prati-i
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i (class 2)
• artha – purpose, aim, object, sake, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: adverbial usage indicating purpose

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the highly radiant one (Rāma) (highly radiant, full of great splendor, very powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, great power

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, radiance, energy, power, fire
  noun (neuter)

Note: describes Rāma

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (Rāma (name of the epic hero))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the epic hero, son of Daśaratha); charming, pleasing

Note: subject of 'jagrāha'

जग्राह (jagrāha) - took up, grasped (the bow) (took, grasped, seized)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of grah

reduplicated perfect tense form (Lit. 3rd conjugation)

Root: grah (class 9)

कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - his bow (bow, weapon)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārmuka

kārmuka - bow, weapon, made of kārmuka wood

derived from karmuka (a kind of tree or wood)

Note: object of 'jagrāha'