वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-19, verse-10

कपिपत्न्या वचः श्रुत्वा कपयः कामरूपिणः ।
प्राप्तकालमविश्लिष्टमूचुर्वचनमङ्गनाम् ॥१०॥

10. kapipatnyā vacaḥ śrutvā kapayaḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ ,
prāptakālamaviśliṣṭamūcurvacanamaṅganām.

10. kapipatnyāḥ vacaḥ śrutvā kapayaḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ
prāptakālam aviśliṣṭam ūcuḥ vacanam aṅganām

10. kapipatnyāḥ vacaḥ śrutvā kāmarūpiṇaḥ kapayaḥ
prāptakālam aviśliṣṭam vacanam aṅganām ūcuḥ

10. Having heard the words of Vāli's wife, the monkeys, who could assume any form at will, spoke timely and coherent words to the woman.

Words meanings summery:

• कपिपत्न्याः (kapipatnyāḥ) - of Vāli's wife, Tārā (of the monkey's wife)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• कपयः (kapayaḥ) - monkeys

• कामरूपिणः (kāmarūpiṇaḥ) - who can change form at will

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

• अविश्लिष्टम् (aviśliṣṭam) - coherent, consistent, unbroken

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, said

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• अङ्गनाम् (aṅganām) - to Tārā, Vāli's wife (to the woman)

Words meanings and morphology

कपिपत्न्याः (kapipatnyāḥ) - of Vāli's wife, Tārā (of the monkey's wife)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of kapipatnī

kapipatnī - monkey's wife

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kapi+patnī)

• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• patnī – wife
  noun (feminine)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root śru with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

कपयः (kapayaḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kapi

kapi - monkey

कामरूपिणः (kāmarūpiṇaḥ) - who can change form at will

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāmarūpin

kāmarūpin - assuming any form at will, shape-shifting

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+rūpa)

• kāma – desire, will
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape
  noun (neuter)

प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - timely, appropriate for the occasion

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāptakāla

prāptakāla - whose time has arrived, opportune time, timely

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāpta+kāla)

• prāpta – obtained, arrived, attained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root āp (to obtain) with upasarga pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `vacanam`.

अविश्लिष्टम् (aviśliṣṭam) - coherent, consistent, unbroken

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aviśliṣṭa

aviśliṣṭa - not disjoined, coherent, connected, continuous

Past Passive Participle

Negative prefix 'a-' + past passive participle of root śliṣ with vi-

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+viśliṣṭa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• viśliṣṭa – disjoined, separated, disconnected
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śliṣ (to cling, embrace) with upasarga vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śliṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `vacanam`.

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Root vac (to speak), 3rd person plural, active voice, perfect tense. Irregular root.

Root: vac (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech

From root vac (to speak) with suffix -ana

Root: vac (class 2)

अङ्गनाम् (aṅganām) - to Tārā, Vāli's wife (to the woman)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aṅganā

aṅganā - woman, female

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