वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-55, verse-16

तत्तु श्रुत्वा तदा वाक्यमङ्गदस्य मुखोद्गतम् ।
अब्रवीद्वचनं गृध्रस्तीक्ष्णतुण्डो महास्वनः ॥१६॥

16. tattu śrutvā tadā vākyamaṅgadasya mukhodgatam ,
abravīdvacanaṃ gṛdhrastīkṣṇatuṇḍo mahāsvanaḥ.

16. tat tu śrutvā tadā vākyam aṅgadasya mukhodgatam
abravīt vacanam gṛdhraḥ tīkṣṇatuṇḍaḥ mahāsvanaḥ

16. tadā aṅgadasya mukhodgatam tat vākyam śrutvā
tīkṣṇatuṇḍaḥ mahāsvanaḥ gṛdhraḥ vacanam abravīt

16. Having heard that speech which had issued from Angada's mouth, the sharp-beaked, loud-voiced vulture then spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (speech) (that, then, therefore, he, she, it)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand, however)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech (speech, word, sentence, statement)

• अङ्गदस्य (aṅgadasya) - of Angada

• मुखोद्गतम् (mukhodgatam) - issued from the mouth (issued from the mouth, uttered)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

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

• गृध्रः (gṛdhraḥ) - the vulture (vulture, greedy)

• तीक्ष्णतुण्डः (tīkṣṇatuṇḍaḥ) - sharp-beaked

• महास्वनः (mahāsvanaḥ) - loud-voiced (loud-voiced, making a great sound)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (speech) (that, then, therefore, he, she, it)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can be nominative or accusative singular neuter.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand, however)

(indeclinable)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolutive form.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Formed from tad (that) + -dā suffix.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech (speech, word, sentence, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

अङ्गदस्य (aṅgadasya) - of Angada

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Angada (proper name), bracelet, anklet

मुखोद्गतम् (mukhodgatam) - issued from the mouth (issued from the mouth, uttered)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukhodgata

mukhodgata - issued from the mouth, uttered

Compound type : tatpurusha (mukha+udgata)

• mukha – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)
• udgata – gone forth, issued, risen
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam with prefix ud.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vākyam'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect, 3rd person singular

Root brū, class 2, imperfect (laṅ), active voice.

Root: brū (class 2)

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

गृध्रः (gṛdhraḥ) - the vulture (vulture, greedy)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - vulture

Note: Subject of abravīt.

तीक्ष्णतुण्डः (tīkṣṇatuṇḍaḥ) - sharp-beaked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīkṣṇatuṇḍa

tīkṣṇatuṇḍa - sharp-beaked

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tīkṣṇa+tuṇḍa)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, strong
  adjective
• tuṇḍa – beak, mouth, snout
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'gṛdhraḥ'.

महास्वनः (mahāsvanaḥ) - loud-voiced (loud-voiced, making a great sound)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāsvana

mahāsvana - loud-voiced, making a great sound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+svana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• svana – sound, noise, voice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'gṛdhraḥ'.