वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-34, verse-18

एवमाख्यातवान् वाली स ह्यभिज्ञो हरीश्वरः ।
आगमस्तु न मे व्यक्तः श्रवात्तस्य ब्रवीम्यहम् ॥१८॥

18. evamākhyātavān vālī sa hyabhijño harīśvaraḥ ,
āgamastu na me vyaktaḥ śravāttasya bravīmyaham.

18. evam ākhyātavān vālī sa hi abhijñaḥ harīśvaraḥ
āgamaḥ tu na me vyaktaḥ śravāt tasya bravīmi aham

18. vālī harīśvaraḥ saḥ hi abhijñaḥ evam ākhyātavān tu me āgamaḥ na vyaktaḥ,
aham tasya śravāt bravīmi

18. Thus spoke Vali, the lord of monkeys (harīśvara), for he is indeed very knowledgeable. However, the precise source (āgama) of this information is not clear to me; I am merely repeating what I heard from him.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• आख्यातवान् (ākhyātavān) - narrated, spoke, told

• वाली (vālī) - Vali (name of the monkey king)

• स (sa) - he

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• अभिज्ञः (abhijñaḥ) - knowledgeable, acquainted with, skilled

• हरीश्वरः (harīśvaraḥ) - lord of monkeys, king of vanaras

• आगमः (āgamaḥ) - source, tradition, sacred text

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• न (na) - not, no

• मे (me) - to me, my

• व्यक्तः (vyaktaḥ) - clear, manifest, evident

• श्रवात् (śravāt) - from hearing

• तस्य (tasya) - of him

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I tell

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

आख्यातवान् (ākhyātavān) - narrated, spoke, told

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākhyātavat

ākhyātavat - one who has told, narrated

Past Active Participle

Derived from √khyā (to tell, narrate) with prefix ā, suffix -tavat (for past active participle)

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: masculine singular nominative of past active participle

वाली (vālī) - Vali (name of the monkey king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Vali (name of a monkey king in Ramayana)

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: nominative singular masculine of 'tad' (he)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

अभिज्ञः (abhijñaḥ) - knowledgeable, acquainted with, skilled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhijña

abhijña - knowing, conversant with, skilled, clever, discerning

From prefix abhi + √jñā (to know)

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

हरीश्वरः (harīśvaraḥ) - lord of monkeys, king of vanaras

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harīśvara

harīśvara - lord of monkeys, lord of Hari (Vishnu), a name of Shiva

Compound of hari (monkey) + īśvara (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (hari+īśvara)

• hari – monkey, ape, lion, Vishnu, sun
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

आगमः (āgamaḥ) - source, tradition, sacred text

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgama

āgama - arrival, approach, acquisition, source of knowledge, sacred tradition, scripture

From prefix ā + √gam (to go)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: genitive/dative singular of 'mad' (I)

व्यक्तः (vyaktaḥ) - clear, manifest, evident

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyakta

vyakta - manifested, apparent, clear, evident, distinct

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix vi + √añj (to anoint, manifest)

Prefix: vi

Root: añj (class 7)

Note: masculine singular nominative of past passive participle

श्रवात् (śravāt) - from hearing

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śrava

śrava - hearing, ear, sound, fame, rumor

From √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

तस्य (tasya) - of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: genitive singular masculine of 'tad' (he)

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: present active indicative first person singular

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

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