वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-4, verse-1

ततः प्रहृष्टो हनुमान् कृत्यवानिति तद्वचः ।
श्रुत्वा मधुरसंभाषं सुग्रीवं मनसा गतः ॥१॥

1. tataḥ prahṛṣṭo hanumān kṛtyavāniti tadvacaḥ ,
śrutvā madhurasaṃbhāṣaṃ sugrīvaṃ manasā gataḥ.

1. tataḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ hanumān kṛtyavān iti tat-vacaḥ
śrutvā madhura-saṁbhāṣam sugrīvam manasā gataḥ

1. tataḥ hanumān tat-vacaḥ śrutvā,
[ayam] kṛtyavān iti prahṛṣṭaḥ,
manasā madhura-saṁbhāṣam sugrīvam gataḥ

1. Thereupon, overjoyed Hanumān, having heard those words and [deeming them] 'efficacious', mentally approached Sugrīva, [the one] of sweet speech.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, then, from that

• प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - overjoyed, delighted

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

• कृत्यवान् (kṛtyavān) - referring to Rāma, capable of accomplishing the task (capable, having a purpose, efficacious)

• इति (iti) - introduces a thought or quote (thus, in this manner)

• तत्-वचः (tat-vacaḥ) - Rāma's words spoken through Lakṣmaṇa (his word, those words)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• मधुर-संभाषम् (madhura-saṁbhāṣam) - Sugrīva, who is known for his sweet words or for whom a sweet conversation is anticipated (of sweet speech, one who converses sweetly)

• सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugrīva

• मनसा (manasā) - by mind, mentally

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, reached, approached

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, then, from that

(indeclinable)

प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - overjoyed, delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahṛṣṭa

prahṛṣṭa - overjoyed, delighted, glad

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanumān

कृत्यवान् (kṛtyavān) - referring to Rāma, capable of accomplishing the task (capable, having a purpose, efficacious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtyavat

kṛtyavat - having a task, capable, purposeful, efficacious

possessive suffix matup added to kṛtya (gerundive of √kṛ)

इति (iti) - introduces a thought or quote (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

तत्-वचः (tat-vacaḥ) - Rāma's words spoken through Lakṣmaṇa (his word, those words)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tat-vacas

tat-vacas - his word, those words

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tad+vacas)

• tad – that, his
  pronoun (neuter)
• vacas – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Root: śru (class 5)

मधुर-संभाषम् (madhura-saṁbhāṣam) - Sugrīva, who is known for his sweet words or for whom a sweet conversation is anticipated (of sweet speech, one who converses sweetly)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madhura-saṁbhāṣa

madhura-saṁbhāṣa - of sweet speech, sweet-speaking

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (madhura+saṁbhāṣa)

• madhura – sweet, pleasant
  adjective (neuter)
• saṁbhāṣa – conversation, speaking, address
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugrīva

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

मनसा (manasā) - by mind, mentally

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, reached, approached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Root: gam (class 1)

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