वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-4, verse-24

प्रसन्नमुखवर्णश्च व्यक्तं हृष्टश्च भाषते ।
नानृतं वक्ष्यते वीरो हनूमान्मारुतात्मजः ॥२४॥

24. prasannamukhavarṇaśca vyaktaṃ hṛṣṭaśca bhāṣate ,
nānṛtaṃ vakṣyate vīro hanūmānmārutātmajaḥ.

24. prasannamukhavarṇaḥ ca vyaktam hṛṣṭaḥ ca bhāṣate
na anṛtam vakṣyate vīraḥ hanūmān mārutātmajaḥ

24. prasannamukhavarṇaḥ ca vyaktam hṛṣṭaḥ ca bhāṣate
vīraḥ mārutātmajaḥ hanūmān na anṛtam vakṣyate

24. His face and complexion are cheerful, and he speaks clearly and with delight. The heroic Hanuman, the son of Maruta (Vāyu), will not speak an untruth.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रसन्नमुखवर्णः (prasannamukhavarṇaḥ) - with a cheerful countenance and complexion

• च (ca) - and

• व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly, distinctly, obviously

• हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted, joyful, cheerful

• च (ca) - and

• भाषते (bhāṣate) - he speaks, he says

• न (na) - not, no

• अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untruth, falsehood

• वक्ष्यते (vakṣyate) - will be said, will speak

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave one

• हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanuman

• मारुतात्मजः (mārutātmajaḥ) - son of Maruta (Vayu)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रसन्नमुखवर्णः (prasannamukhavarṇaḥ) - with a cheerful countenance and complexion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasannamukhavarṇa

prasannamukhavarṇa - one whose face and complexion are cheerful; having a cheerful countenance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prasanna+mukha+varṇa)

• prasanna – clear, bright, cheerful, pleased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-√sad (to settle down, become clear, be pleased)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
• varṇa – color, complexion, class, letter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly, distinctly, obviously

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From vi-√añj (to anoint, make clear, manifest)

Prefix: vi

Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially.

हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted, joyful, cheerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - gladdened, delighted, joyful, pleased

Past Passive Participle

From √hṛṣ (to be excited, delighted)

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Adjective describing Hanuman.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भाषते (bhāṣate) - he speaks, he says

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhāṣ

Present Tense

ātmanepada, third person singular

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untruth, falsehood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anṛta

anṛta - untrue, false; untruth, falsehood

From 'a' (negation) + 'ṛta' (truth, cosmic order)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ṛta)

• a – not, un- (prefix for negation)
  indeclinable
• ṛta – truth, cosmic order, righteousness
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √ṛ (to go)
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of `vakṣyate`.

वक्ष्यते (vakṣyate) - will be said, will speak

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future Tense

ātmanepada, third person singular. Root `vac` takes `vakṣ` in future.

Root: vac (class 2)

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: Appositive to Hanuman.

हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanuman

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanuman (proper noun)

Note: Agent of the action.

मारुतात्मजः (mārutātmajaḥ) - son of Maruta (Vayu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārutātmaja

mārutātmaja - son of Maruta (Vāyu); Hanuman

From Maruta (Vayu) + ātmaja (son)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (māruta+ātmaja)

• māruta – relating to Marut (Vayu, the wind-god)
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born from oneself
  noun (masculine)
  From ātman (self) + ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Appositive to Hanuman.

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