वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-4, verse-5

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणो रामचोदितः ।
आचचक्षे महात्मानं रामं दशरथात्मजम् ॥५॥

5. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā lakṣmaṇo rāmacoditaḥ ,
ācacakṣe mahātmānaṃ rāmaṃ daśarathātmajam.

5. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā lakṣmaṇaḥ rāmacoditaḥ
ācacaksṣe mahātmānam rāmam daśarathātmajam

5. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā rāmacoditaḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ
mahātmānam rāmam daśarathātmajam ācacaksṣe

5. Hearing those words of his, Lakṣmaṇa, urged by Rāma, spoke about the great-souled Rāma, the son of Daśaratha.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, of that)

• तत् (tat) - those (that, those)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, saying)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - hearing (having heard)

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (Lakṣmaṇa (proper noun))

• रामचोदितः (rāmacoditaḥ) - urged by Rāma (prompted by Rāma, urged by Rāma)

• आचचक्स्षे (ācacaksṣe) - he spoke about (he explained, he spoke)

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled (the great-souled one, the noble one)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma (Rāma (proper noun))

• दशरथात्मजम् (daśarathātmajam) - son of Daśaratha

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Virādha, the speaker in the previous verse.

तत् (tat) - those (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Adjective modifying 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, declaration

From root 'vac' (to speak) + 'ana' suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - hearing (having heard)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root 'śru' (to hear) + 'ktvā' suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (Lakṣmaṇa (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rama)

Note: Subject of 'ācacaksṣe'.

रामचोदितः (rāmacoditaḥ) - urged by Rāma (prompted by Rāma, urged by Rāma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāmacodita

rāmacodita - urged by Rāma, prompted by Rāma

Tatpurusha compound: 'rāma' (Rāma) + 'codita' (urged).

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāma+codita)

• rāma – Rāma (proper noun)
  proper noun (masculine)
• codita – urged, impelled, directed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'cud' (to urge, impel) + 'kta' (past passive participle suffix).
  Root: cud (class 10)

Note: Adjective modifying 'lakṣmaṇaḥ'.

आचचक्स्षे (ācacaksṣe) - he spoke about (he explained, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of cakṣ

Perfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular

From root 'cakṣ' (to tell) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled (the great-souled one, the noble one)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (great) self (ātman)

Bahuvrihi compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'ātman' (self, soul).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma (Rāma (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a prominent deity in Hinduism, hero of the Ramayana)

दशरथात्मजम् (daśarathātmajam) - son of Daśaratha

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśarathātmaja

daśarathātmaja - son of Daśaratha

Tatpurusha compound: 'daśaratha' (Daśaratha) + 'ātmaja' (son, born of self).

Compound type : tatpurusha (daśaratha+ātmaja)

• daśaratha – Daśaratha (proper noun, father of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born of oneself
  noun (masculine)
  Compound 'ātman' (self) + 'ja' (born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Appositive to 'rāmam'.

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