वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-7, verse-15

प्रकृतिष्ठस्तु काकुत्स्थः सुग्रीववचनात् प्रभुः ।
संपरिष्वज्य सुग्रीवमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१५॥

15. prakṛtiṣṭhastu kākutsthaḥ sugrīvavacanāt prabhuḥ ,
saṃpariṣvajya sugrīvamidaṃ vacanamabravīt.

15. prakṛtisthaḥ tu kākutsthaḥ sugrīvavacanāt prabhuḥ
sampariṣvajya sugrīvam idam vacanam abravīt

15. tu sugrīvavacanāt prakṛtisthaḥ prabhuḥ kākutsthaḥ
sugrīvam sampariṣvajya idam vacanam abravīt

15. Indeed, the lord Rama (kākutstha), having become composed by Sugriva's words, embraced Sugriva and spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रकृतिस्थः (prakṛtisthaḥ) - restored to his natural state, composed (being in one's natural state, composed, calm, normal)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, and)

• काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Kakutstha, Rama)

• सुग्रीववचनात् (sugrīvavacanāt) - by Sugriva's words (from Sugriva's words, by Sugriva's speech)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the powerful lord (lord, master, powerful, able)

• सम्परिष्वज्य (sampariṣvajya) - having embraced (having embraced completely, having hugged)

• सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugriva

• इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this, these)

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

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

Words meanings and morphology

प्रकृतिस्थः (prakṛtisthaḥ) - restored to his natural state, composed (being in one's natural state, composed, calm, normal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakṛtistha

prakṛtistha - standing in one's own nature (prakṛti), composed, calm, normal

Compound 'prakṛti' (nature) + 'stha' (standing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prakṛti+stha)

• prakṛti – nature (prakṛti), origin, primary matter, natural state
  noun (feminine)
  From 'pra' (prefix) + 'kṛ' (to make) + 'ktin' suffix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• stha – standing, situated, dwelling in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand) + 'ka' suffix.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, and)

(indeclinable)

काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Kakutstha, Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha, name of Rama

From 'kakutstha' (name of an ancestor) + 'aṇ' suffix.

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

सुग्रीववचनात् (sugrīvavacanāt) - by Sugriva's words (from Sugriva's words, by Sugriva's speech)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sugrīvavacana

sugrīvavacana - Sugriva's words/speech

Compound of 'sugrīva' (Sugriva) and 'vacana' (word).

Compound type : śaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (sugrīva+vacana)

• sugrīva – Sugriva (name of the monkey king)
  proper noun (masculine)
  'su' (good) + 'grīvā' (neck). 'One with a good neck'.
• vacana – word, speech, saying, utterance
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'vac' (to speak) + 'lyuṭ' suffix.
  Root: vac (class 2)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the powerful lord (lord, master, powerful, able)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, able, sovereign

'pra' (prefix) + 'bhū' (to be). 'One who is mighty'.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

सम्परिष्वज्य (sampariṣvajya) - having embraced (having embraced completely, having hugged)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

'sam' (with) + 'pari' (around) + 'ṣvaj' (to embrace) + 'lyap' suffix.

Prefixes: sam+pari

Root: ṣvaj (class 1)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugriva

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of the monkey king)

'su' (good) + 'grīvā' (neck). 'One with a good neck'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+grīvā)

• su – good, excellent, well
  indeclinable
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of 'sampariṣvajya'.

इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

Root form is 'idam'.

Note: Qualifies 'vacanam'.

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, utterance

From root 'vac' (to speak) + 'lyuṭ' suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd singular active.

Root: brū (class 2)

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