वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-3, verse-22

एवमुक्त्वा तु हनुमांस्तौ वीरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ।
वाक्यज्ञौ वाक्यकुशलः पुनर्नोवाच किं चन ॥२२॥

22. evamuktvā tu hanumāṃstau vīrau rāmalakṣmaṇau ,
vākyajñau vākyakuśalaḥ punarnovāca kiṃ cana.

22. evam uktvā tu hanumān tau vīrau rāmalakṣmaṇau
vākyajñau vākyakuśalaḥ punaḥ na uvāca kim cana

22. hanumān vākyakuśalaḥ evam uktvā tu,
vākyajñau tau vīrau rāmalakṣmaṇau punaḥ kim cana na uvāca

22. Having spoken thus, Hanumān, who was adept at speaking, did not say anything further to those two heroes, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, who were themselves experts in speech.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

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

• तौ (tau) - those two (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) (those two)

• वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes, valiant ones

• रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

• वाक्यज्ञौ (vākyajñau) - knowing how to compose speech (referring to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) (knowing speech, eloquent, skilled in rhetoric)

• वाक्यकुशलः (vākyakuśalaḥ) - skilled in speech (referring to Hanumān) (skilled in speech, eloquent)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• न (na) - not, no

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• किम् (kim) - anything (used with 'cana' to mean 'nothing at all') (what, anything)

• चन (cana) - a particle used with 'kim' to emphasize 'nothing at all' (even, any (particle))

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root √vac (to speak) with the kta-tvā suffix.

Root: √vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

(indeclinable)

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanumān (name of the monkey god)

तौ (tau) - those two (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes, valiant ones

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, valiant

रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

A dvandva compound of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāma – Rāma (name of the prince)
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rāma's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)

वाक्यज्ञौ (vākyajñau) - knowing how to compose speech (referring to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) (knowing speech, eloquent, skilled in rhetoric)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vākyajña

vākyajña - knowing speech, eloquent

Upapada tatpuruṣa compound meaning 'one who knows speech'.

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (vākya+jña)

• vākya – speech, sentence, word
  noun (neuter)
• jña – knowing, acquainted with
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix
  Derived from the root √jñā (to know).
  Root: √jñā (class 9)

वाक्यकुशलः (vākyakuśalaḥ) - skilled in speech (referring to Hanumān) (skilled in speech, eloquent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyakuśala

vākyakuśala - skilled in speech

Tatpuruṣa compound meaning 'skillful in speech'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vākya+kuśala)

• vākya – speech, sentence, word
  noun (neuter)
• kuśala – skillful, expert, auspicious
  adjective (masculine)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vac

Root: √vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - anything (used with 'cana' to mean 'nothing at all') (what, anything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, anything

चन (cana) - a particle used with 'kim' to emphasize 'nothing at all' (even, any (particle))

(indeclinable)