वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-13, verse-15

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा राघवस्य महात्मनः ।
गच्छन्नेवाचचक्षे ऽथ सुग्रीवस्तन्महद्वनम् ॥१५॥

15. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ ,
gacchannevācacakṣe'tha sugrīvastanmahadvanam.

15. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ |
gacchan eva ācacakshe atha sugrīvaḥ tat mahat vanam

15. mahātmanaḥ rāghavasya tat vacanam śrutvā atha
sugrīvaḥ gacchan eva tat mahat vanam ācacakshe

15. Having heard those words of the great-souled Rāghava, Sugrīva then described that great forest even as he walked.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• तत् (tat) - that, those

• वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, word, utterance

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava (Rāma)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled, of the noble

• गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, walking

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, even

• आचचक्स्हे (ācacakshe) - he described, he told

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

• तत् (tat) - that, those

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Genitive singular, referring to Rāghava.

तत् (tat) - that, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Accusative singular neuter, agreeing with 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, word, utterance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement, utterance

derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

absolutive suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Indicates a preceding action.

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

Note: Genitive singular, referring to Rāma.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled, of the noble

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, the supreme self (ātman)

compound noun used as adjective

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'rāghavasya'.

गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, walking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gam

gam - to go, to move

present active participle

present participle from root gam, masculine nominative singular

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies Sugrīva, indicating an action concurrent with the main verb.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

आचचक्स्हे (ācacakshe) - he described, he told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of cakṣ

perfect middle

prefix ā- + root cakṣ, 3rd person singular, perfect tense, middle voice

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the beginning of a new sentence or clause.

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (lit. 'beautiful neck'), name of the monkey king

Note: Subject of 'ācacakshe'.

तत् (tat) - that, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Accusative singular neuter, agreeing with 'vanam'.

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, noble

Note: Accusative singular neuter, modifying 'vanam'.

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

Note: Object of 'ācacakshe'.