वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-2, verse-13

ततस्तं भयसंत्रस्तं वालिकिल्बिषशङ्कितम् ।
उवाच हनुमान् वाक्यं सुग्रीवं वाक्यकोविदः ॥१३॥

13. tatastaṃ bhayasaṃtrastaṃ vālikilbiṣaśaṅkitam ,
uvāca hanumān vākyaṃ sugrīvaṃ vākyakovidaḥ.

13. tatas tam bhayasaṃtrastam vālikilbiṣaśaṅkitam
uvāca hanumān vākyam sugrīvam vākyakovidaḥ

13. tatas hanumān vākyakovidaḥ tam bhayasaṃtrastam
vālikilbiṣaśaṅkitam sugrīvam vākyam uvāca

13. Then Hanumān, who was skilled in speech, spoke to Sugrīva, who was terrified by fear and apprehensive of Vāli's misdeeds.

Words meanings summery:

• ततस् (tatas) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

• तम् (tam) - him (Sugrīva) (him, that)

• भयसंत्रस्तम् (bhayasaṁtrastam) - terrified by fear (terrified by fear, very frightened)

• वालिकिल्बिषशङ्कितम् (vālikilbiṣaśaṅkitam) - apprehensive of Vāli's misdeeds (apprehensive of Vāli's misdeeds, fearing Vāli's sin)

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

• हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanumān (Hanumān (name of a monkey-god))

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (speech, words, statement)

• सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugrīva (Sugrīva (name of a monkey king))

• वाक्यकोविदः (vākyakovidaḥ) - skilled in speech (skilled in speech, eloquent)

Words meanings and morphology

ततस् (tatas) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'tad' (that) with 'tasi' suffix.

तम् (tam) - him (Sugrīva) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भयसंत्रस्तम् (bhayasaṁtrastam) - terrified by fear (terrified by fear, very frightened)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhayasaṃtrasta

bhayasaṁtrasta - terrified by fear, frightened

Compound. From 'bhaya' (fear) and 'saṃtrasta' (terrified).

Compound type : Instrumental Tatpuruṣa (bhaya+saṃtrasta)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'bhī' (to fear) + 'a' suffix.
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• saṃtrasta – terrified, frightened
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'tras' (to tremble, fear) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tras (class 4)

Note: Used here to describe Sugrīva.

वालिकिल्बिषशङ्कितम् (vālikilbiṣaśaṅkitam) - apprehensive of Vāli's misdeeds (apprehensive of Vāli's misdeeds, fearing Vāli's sin)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vālikilbiṣaśaṅkita

vālikilbiṣaśaṅkita - fearing Vāli's wrongdoings

Compound. From 'vāli', 'kilbiṣa' and 'śaṅkita'.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vāli+kilbiṣa+śaṅkita)

• vāli – Vāli (name of a monkey king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kilbiṣa – sin, offense, misdeed
  noun (neuter)
• śaṅkita – doubted, feared, apprehensive
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śaṅk' (to doubt, fear).
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Used here to describe Sugrīva.

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect (Lit)

Irregular perfect form, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanumān (Hanumān (name of a monkey-god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanumān

Nominative singular of 'hanumat' (ending in -at).

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (speech, words, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugrīva (Sugrīva (name of a monkey king))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king, brother of Vāli)

'Of beautiful neck' (su-grīva).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (su+grīva)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Preposition/prefix
• grīva – neck
  noun (masculine)

Note: Recipient of speech, hence accusative.

वाक्यकोविदः (vākyakovidaḥ) - skilled in speech (skilled in speech, eloquent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyakovida

vākyakovida - skilled in speech, eloquent

Compound of 'vākya' (speech) and 'kovida' (skilled).

Compound type : Saptamī Tatpuruṣa (vākya+kovida)

• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'vac'.
  Root: vac (class 2)
• kovida – skilled, expert, wise
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  From 'ku' (earth) + 'vid' (to know), one who knows the earth, thus skilled. Or from 'ko' (what) + 'vid' (to know) - knowing what to say.
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Describes Hanumān.