वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-26, verse-15

लक्ष्मणस्य तु तद्वाक्यं प्रतिपूज्य हितं शुभम् ।
राघवः सुहृदं स्निग्धमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१५॥

15. lakṣmaṇasya tu tadvākyaṃ pratipūjya hitaṃ śubham ,
rāghavaḥ suhṛdaṃ snigdhamidaṃ vacanamabravīt.

15. lakṣmaṇasya tu tat vākyaṃ pratipūjya hitaṃ śubham
rāghavaḥ suhṛdaṃ snigdham idam vacanam abravīt

15. rāghavaḥ lakṣmaṇasya hitam śubham tat vākyam
pratipūjya tu snigdham suhṛdam idam vacanam abravīt

15. Rāma (Rāghava), having greatly honored that beneficial and auspicious counsel of Lakṣmaṇa, then spoke these words to his affectionate friend.

Words meanings summery:

• लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakṣmaṇa

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• तत् (tat) - that (counsel of Lakṣmaṇa) (that)

• वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - speech, word, counsel

• प्रतिपूज्य (pratipūjya) - having honored, having worshipped, having appreciated

• हितं (hitaṁ) - beneficial, salutary, good

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, fortunate

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu)

• सुहृदं (suhṛdaṁ) - friend

• स्निग्धम् (snigdham) - affectionate, beloved, tender

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rāma)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (counsel of Lakṣmaṇa) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - speech, word, counsel

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, declaration, counsel

प्रतिपूज्य (pratipūjya) - having honored, having worshipped, having appreciated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From prati- + root pūj (to honor, worship)

Prefix: prati

Root: pūj (class 10)

हितं (hitaṁ) - beneficial, salutary, good

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, advantageous, salutary, good

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā (to place, do) + suffix ta (irregular formation)

Root: dhā (class 3)

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, fortunate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious, fortunate

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (an epithet of Rāma)

Derived from Raghu with patronymic suffix

सुहृदं (suhṛdaṁ) - friend

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, good-hearted person

From su- + hṛd (heart)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)

स्निग्धम् (snigdham) - affectionate, beloved, tender

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of snigdha

snigdha - affectionate, beloved, tender, oily, smooth

Past Passive Participle

From root snih (to be affectionate, to adhere)

Root: snih (class 4)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these, here

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, expression

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (luṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: brū (class 2)

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