वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-56, verse-1

शोकाद्भ्रष्टस्वरमपि श्रुत्वा ते हरियूथपाः ।
श्रद्दधुर्नैव तद्वाक्यं कर्मणा तस्य शङ्किताः ॥१॥

1. śokādbhraṣṭasvaramapi śrutvā te hariyūthapāḥ ,
śraddadhurnaiva tadvākyaṃ karmaṇā tasya śaṅkitāḥ.

1. śokāt bhraṣṭasvaram api śrutvā te hariyūthapāḥ
śraddadhuḥ na eva tat vākyam karmaṇā tasya śaṅkitāḥ

1. te hariyūthapāḥ śokāt bhraṣṭasvaram api śrutvā
tasya tat vākyam na eva śraddadhuḥ karmaṇā śaṅkitāḥ

1. Even though they heard his voice, broken by grief, those monkey chiefs did not at all believe his words, being suspicious due to his past actions.

Words meanings summery:

• शोकात् (śokāt) - from grief (from grief, due to sorrow)

• भ्रष्टस्वरम् (bhraṣṭasvaram) - (his voice) broken by grief (whose voice is broken/faltering)

• अपि (api) - even though, although (even, also, although)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• ते (te) - those (monkey chiefs) (they, those)

• हरियूथपाः (hariyūthapāḥ) - monkey chiefs (monkey chiefs, leaders of monkeys)

• श्रद्दधुः (śraddadhuḥ) - they believed (they believed, they put faith in)

• न (na) - not (at all) (not)

• एव (eva) - at all (with na) (indeed, only, just)

• तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (of Sampāti) (word, statement, speech)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - due to his (past) actions (by action, by deed)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Sampāti's) (of him, his)

• शङ्किताः (śaṅkitāḥ) - being suspicious (suspicious, doubtful, apprehensive)

Words meanings and morphology

शोकात् (śokāt) - from grief (from grief, due to sorrow)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śoka

śoka - grief, sorrow, lamentation

from root śuc (to sorrow, regret)

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to denote cause

भ्रष्टस्वरम् (bhraṣṭasvaram) - (his voice) broken by grief (whose voice is broken/faltering)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhraṣṭasvara

bhraṣṭasvara - one whose voice is broken/faltering

compound adjective

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhraṣṭa+svara)

• bhraṣṭa – fallen, broken, lost, corrupted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root bhraṃś (to fall, to drop)
  Root: bhraṃś (class 1)
• svara – voice, sound, tone
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies an implied object, referring to Sampāti (him) whose voice was broken.

अपि (api) - even though, although (even, also, although)

(indeclinable)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive (gerund) form of root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

ते (te) - those (monkey chiefs) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the monkey chiefs (hariyūthapāḥ)

हरियूथपाः (hariyūthapāḥ) - monkey chiefs (monkey chiefs, leaders of monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hariyūthapa

hariyūthapa - monkey chief, leader of a troop of monkeys

compound of hari (monkey) and yūthapa (leader of a group)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (hari+yūthapa)

• hari – monkey, tawny, lion, Viṣṇu
  noun (masculine)
• yūthapa – leader of a herd or flock, chief
  noun (masculine)
  compound of yūtha (herd, troop) and pa (protector, chief)

श्रद्दधुः (śraddadhuḥ) - they believed (they believed, they put faith in)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of śrad-dhā

perfect active

perfect tense, 3rd plural, from the compound root śrad-dhā

Root: dhā (class 3)

न (na) - not (at all) (not)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - at all (with na) (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Combines with 'na' to form 'naiva', meaning 'not at all'.

तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Modifies vākyam

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (of Sampāti) (word, statement, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, sentence, speech, statement

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - due to his (past) actions (by action, by deed)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, rite

from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Denotes the cause of their suspicion

तस्य (tasya) - his (Sampāti's) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Refers to Sampāti

शङ्किताः (śaṅkitāḥ) - being suspicious (suspicious, doubtful, apprehensive)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṅkita

śaṅkita - suspicious, doubted, feared, apprehensive

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root śaṅk (to doubt, suspect)

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Modifies the monkey chiefs (hariyūthapāḥ)