वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-37, verse-9

श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तस्य हरयः शीघ्रविक्रमाः ।
समुपस्थापयामासुः शिबिकां प्रियदर्शनाम् ॥९॥

9. śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tasya harayaḥ śīghravikramāḥ ,
samupasthāpayāmāsuḥ śibikāṃ priyadarśanām.

9. śrutvā tu vacanam tasya harayaḥ śīghravikramāḥ
samupasthāpayāmāsuḥ śibikām priyadarśanām

9. tasya vacanam śrutvā tu,
śīghravikramāḥ harayaḥ priyadarśanām śibikām samupasthāpayāmāsuḥ

9. Having heard his command, those monkeys, swift in their action, immediately brought the beautiful palanquin.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, and

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, command

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys

• शीघ्रविक्रमाः (śīghravikramāḥ) - swift in valor, quick-acting, mighty

• समुपस्थापयामासुः (samupasthāpayāmāsuḥ) - they caused to be brought, they produced, they brought near

• शिबिकाम् (śibikām) - palanquin, litter

• प्रियदर्शनाम् (priyadarśanām) - pleasant to behold, beautiful, lovely

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Gerund/Absolutive form from √śru.

Root: śru (class 5)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, and

(indeclinable)

Particle.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, command

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, command

From √vac (to speak) + -ana suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, lion, Vishnu

शीघ्रविक्रमाः (śīghravikramāḥ) - swift in valor, quick-acting, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śīghravikrama

śīghravikrama - swift in courage/power, quick-stepping

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'śīghra' (swift) + 'vikrama' (valor, mighty step).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śīghra+vikrama)

• śīghra – quick, swift, fast
  adjective (masculine)
• vikrama – valor, might, powerful stride
  noun (masculine)
  From vi + √kram (to step, stride).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'harayaḥ'.

समुपस्थापयामासुः (samupasthāpayāmāsuḥ) - they caused to be brought, they produced, they brought near

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of samupasthāpayāmāsuḥ

Causative Perfect, Parasmaipada

Causative of sam + upa + √sthā (to stand), in periphrastic perfect tense.

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

शिबिकाम् (śibikām) - palanquin, litter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śibikā

śibikā - palanquin, litter, sedan

From √śib (to go swiftly).

Root: śib (class 1)

Note: Object of 'samupasthāpayāmāsuḥ'.

प्रियदर्शनाम् (priyadarśanām) - pleasant to behold, beautiful, lovely

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of priyadarśana

priyadarśana - pleasant to the sight, beautiful, lovely

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'priya' (dear, pleasing) + 'darśana' (sight, appearance).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (priya+darśana)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: prī (class 9)
• darśana – sight, appearance, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From √dṛś (to see) + -ana suffix.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)