वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-58, verse-1

ततस्तदमृतास्वादं गृध्रराजेन भाषितम् ।
निशम्य वदतो हृष्टास्ते वचः प्लवगर्षभाः ॥१॥

1. tatastadamṛtāsvādaṃ gṛdhrarājena bhāṣitam ,
niśamya vadato hṛṣṭāste vacaḥ plavagarṣabhāḥ.

1. tataḥ tat amṛtāsvādam gṛdhrarājena bhāṣitam
niśamya vadataḥ hṛṣṭāḥ te vacaḥ plavagarṣabhāḥ

1. tataḥ te plavagarṣabhāḥ gṛdhrarājena vadataḥ
tat amṛtāsvādam bhāṣitam vacaḥ niśamya hṛṣṭāḥ

1. Then, upon hearing those nectar-like words uttered by the king of vultures, those excellent monkeys became joyful while he spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

• अमृतास्वादम् (amṛtāsvādam) - nectar-like (having the taste of nectar, nectar-like)

• गृध्रराजेन (gṛdhrarājena) - by the king of vultures (Sampati) (by the king of vultures)

• भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - spoken (spoken, uttered, said)

• निशम्य (niśamya) - upon hearing (having heard, having perceived)

• वदतः (vadataḥ) - as he spoke (of the speaking one, while speaking)

• हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful (joyful, delighted, pleased)

• ते (te) - those (monkeys) (those, they)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech (word, speech, saying)

• प्लवगर्षभाः (plavagarṣabhāḥ) - those excellent monkeys (chief of monkeys, excellent monkeys)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अमृतास्वादम् (amṛtāsvādam) - nectar-like (having the taste of nectar, nectar-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amṛtāsvāda

amṛtāsvāda - having the taste of nectar, nectar-like

Compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (amṛta+āsvāda)

• amṛta – nectar, immortality
  noun (neuter)
• āsvāda – taste, flavor, enjoyment
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √svad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bhāṣitam` or `vacaḥ`.

गृध्रराजेन (gṛdhrarājena) - by the king of vultures (Sampati) (by the king of vultures)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gṛdhrarāja

gṛdhrarāja - king of vultures (an epithet, often for Sampati or Jaṭāyu)

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛdhra+rājan)

• gṛdhra – vulture
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of 'bhāṣitam'.

भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - spoken (spoken, uttered, said)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhāṣita

bhāṣita - spoken, uttered, said

past passive participle

√bhāṣ + kta

Root: √bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Describes 'vacaḥ'.

निशम्य (niśamya) - upon hearing (having heard, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

ni-√śam + -ya (l-yap suffix)

Prefix: ni

Root: √śam (class 1)

Note: Action performed by the monkeys.

वदतः (vadataḥ) - as he spoke (of the speaking one, while speaking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vadat

vadat - speaking, uttering

present active participle

√vad + śatṛ

Root: √vad (class 1)

हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful (joyful, delighted, pleased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - joyful, delighted, pleased

past passive participle

√hṛṣ + kta

Root: √hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'te' and 'plavagarṣabhāḥ'.

ते (te) - those (monkeys) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

From √vac

Root: √vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'niśamya'.

प्लवगर्षभाः (plavagarṣabhāḥ) - those excellent monkeys (chief of monkeys, excellent monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavagarṣabha

plavagarṣabha - chief of monkeys, excellent monkey (literally, 'bull among jumpers')

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (plavaga+ṛṣabha)

• plavaga – monkey (literally, 'one who jumps')
  noun (masculine)
  plava (jumping) + ga (going)
  Root: √plu (class 1)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject.

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