वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-26, verse-19

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा हृष्टो रामस्य लक्ष्मणः ।
पुनरेवाब्रवीद्वाक्यं सौमित्रिर्मित्रनन्दनः ॥१९॥

19. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā hṛṣṭo rāmasya lakṣmaṇaḥ ,
punarevābravīdvākyaṃ saumitrirmitranandanaḥ.

19. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā hṛṣṭaḥ rāmasya lakṣmaṇaḥ
punaḥ eva abravīt vākyam saumitriḥ mitranandanaḥ

19. rāmasya tat vacanam śrutvā,
mitranandanaḥ saumitriḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ hṛṣṭaḥ punaḥ eva vākyam abravīt.

19. Lakshmana, the son of Sumitrā (saumitri) and the delight of his friends, was gladdened upon hearing those words of Rāma. He then spoke again.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Rāma, from the context of "Rāmasya") (his, of him, of that)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the speech) (that (neuter))

• वचनम् (vacanam) - speech (word, speech, saying)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - gladdened (delighted, gladdened, pleased)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma (of Rama)

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (Lakshmana)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech (word, speech, sentence)

• सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa) (son of Sumitra, Saumitri (Lakshmana))

• मित्रनन्दनः (mitranandanaḥ) - delight of friends (rejoicer of friends, delight of friends)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Rāma, from the context of "Rāmasya") (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agreeing with rāmasya

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the speech) (that (neuter))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies vacanam

वचनम् (vacanam) - speech (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, declaration

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of śrutvā

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - gladdened (delighted, gladdened, pleased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, gladdened, thrilled, joyous

Past Passive Participle

from root hṛṣ (to be glad)

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies Lakṣmaṇa

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma (of Rama)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a prominent deity and epic hero)

Note: Denotes possession/relation to "vacanam"

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (Lakshmana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (brother of Rama)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

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

Imperfect (Laṅ)

Root brū, 2nd class, Parasmaipada, with augment 'a' for imperfect.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Subject is Lakṣmaṇa

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech (word, speech, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, declaration

from vac with suffix -ya

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of abravīt

सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa) (son of Sumitra, Saumitri (Lakshmana))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra, Saumitri (an epithet of Lakshmana)

patronymic from Sumitrā

Note: Epithet for Lakṣmaṇa

मित्रनन्दनः (mitranandanaḥ) - delight of friends (rejoicer of friends, delight of friends)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mitranandana

mitranandana - delighting friends, delight of friends

from mitra + nandana

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mitra+nandana)

• mitra – friend
  noun (masculine)
• nandana – delighting, gladdening; son
  adjective (masculine)
  from root nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Epithet for Lakṣmaṇa