वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-57, verse-11

ततो ऽब्रवीन्महातेजा ज्येष्ठो भ्राता जटायुषः ।
आत्मानुरूपं वचनं वानरान् संप्रहर्षयन् ॥११॥

11. tato'bravīnmahātejā jyeṣṭho bhrātā jaṭāyuṣaḥ ,
ātmānurūpaṃ vacanaṃ vānarān saṃpraharṣayan.

11. tataḥ abravīt mahātejāḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ bhrātā jaṭāyuṣaḥ
ātmanurūpam vacanam vānarān saṃpraharṣayan

11. tataḥ jaṭāyuṣaḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ bhrātā mahātejāḥ vānarān
saṃpraharṣayan ātmanurūpam vacanam abravīt

11. Then, Jaṭāyu's greatly energetic elder brother, gladdening the (vanara) monkeys, spoke words befitting his character.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly energetic (Sampāti) (greatly energetic, very glorious, powerful)

• ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - elder (Sampāti) (elder, eldest, chief)

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother (Sampāti) (brother)

• जटायुषः (jaṭāyuṣaḥ) - of Jaṭāyu (whose elder brother is Sampāti) (of Jaṭāyu)

• आत्मनुरूपम् (ātmanurūpam) - befitting his (Sampāti's) character/dignity (appropriate to oneself, fitting one's character)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - speech (by Sampāti) (word, speech, utterance)

• वानरान् (vānarān) - the (vanara) monkeys (addressed by Sampāti) (monkeys, Vanaras)

• संप्रहर्षयन् (saṁpraharṣayan) - gladdening the (vanara) monkeys (causing to rejoice greatly, gladdening, exhilarating)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense

3rd person singular, imperfect active

Root: bru (class 2)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly energetic (Sampāti) (greatly energetic, very glorious, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly energetic, very glorious, powerful, splendid

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, energy, power, brilliance
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root tij (to be sharp, to shine).
  Root: tij (class 6)

ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - elder (Sampāti) (elder, eldest, chief)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - elder, eldest, chief, best

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother (Sampāti) (brother)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

जटायुषः (jaṭāyuṣaḥ) - of Jaṭāyu (whose elder brother is Sampāti) (of Jaṭāyu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jaṭāyu

jaṭāyu - name of a mythical vulture, brother of Sampāti, who tried to prevent Rāvaṇa from abducting Sītā

आत्मनुरूपम् (ātmanurūpam) - befitting his (Sampāti's) character/dignity (appropriate to oneself, fitting one's character)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmanurūpa

ātmanurūpa - appropriate to oneself, befitting one's character/nature, suitable

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+anurūpa)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, nature, character
  noun (masculine)
• anurūpa – suitable, fit, corresponding, appropriate
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from 'anu-rūpa' (conforming to form).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: rūp (class 1)

वचनम् (vacanam) - speech (by Sampāti) (word, speech, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, utterance

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

वानरान् (vānarān) - the (vanara) monkeys (addressed by Sampāti) (monkeys, Vanaras)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, a member of the Vanara race

संप्रहर्षयन् (saṁpraharṣayan) - gladdening the (vanara) monkeys (causing to rejoice greatly, gladdening, exhilarating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃ-pra-hṛṣ

hṛṣ - to rejoice, to be glad

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Derived from root hṛṣ (to rejoice) with prefixes sam and pra, in the causative form (-ay-), and present active participle ending. Qualifies the speaker (Sampāti).

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

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