वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-64, verse-28

उक्तवाक्यं महाप्राज्ञं जाम्बवन्तं महाकपिः ।
प्रत्युवाचोत्तरं वाक्यं वालिसूनुरथाङ्गदः ॥२८॥

28. uktavākyaṃ mahāprājñaṃ jāmbavantaṃ mahākapiḥ ,
pratyuvācottaraṃ vākyaṃ vālisūnurathāṅgadaḥ.

28. uktavākyam mahāprājñam jāmbavantam mahākapiḥ
pratyuvāca uttaram vākyam vālisūnuḥ atha aṅgadaḥ

28. Then, the great monkey Angada, son of Valī, replied to the highly wise Jāmbavān, who had just spoken, with a counter-statement.

Words meanings summery:

• उक्तवाक्यम् (uktavākyam) - one whose words have been spoken, to the one who spoke

• महाप्राज्ञम् (mahāprājñam) - to the very wise one, highly intelligent

• जाम्बवन्तम् (jāmbavantam) - to Jambavan

• महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - the great monkey

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied, he spoke in return

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - a reply, a counter-statement

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement

• वालिसूनुः (vālisūnuḥ) - son of Vali

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

• अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada

Words meanings and morphology

उक्तवाक्यम् (uktavākyam) - one whose words have been spoken, to the one who spoke

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uktavākya

uktavākya - one who has spoken words

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ukta+vākya)

• ukta – spoken, said
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vac/uc
  Root: vac (class 2)
• vākya – word, speech, statement
  noun (neuter)
  From root vac
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Jāmbavān.

महाप्राज्ञम् (mahāprājñam) - to the very wise one, highly intelligent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, highly intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• prājña – wise, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  From pra + jñā
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies Jāmbavān.

जाम्बवन्तम् (jāmbavantam) - to Jambavan

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jāmbavat

jāmbavat - Jambavan (name of a bear chief)

महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - the great monkey

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - great monkey

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kapi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)

Note: Nominative subject.

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied, he spoke in return

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of prativac

Perfect tense form of prati + vac

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - a reply, a counter-statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - reply, answer, later, upper, northern

Note: Object of 'pratyuvāca'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

From root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'pratyuvāca', used together with 'uttaram'.

वालिसूनुः (vālisūnuḥ) - son of Vali

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālisūnu

vālisūnu - son of Vali

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpurusha (vālin+sūnu)

• vālin – Vali (name of a monkey king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sūnu – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Identifies Angada.

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Angada (name of Vali's son)

Note: The subject of the sentence.

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