वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-124

उवाच वचनं धीमान्परितोषात् सगद्गदम् ।
सुनाभं पर्वतश्रेष्ठं स्वयमेव शचीपतिः ॥१२४॥

124. uvāca vacanaṃ dhīmānparitoṣāt sagadgadam ,
sunābhaṃ parvataśreṣṭhaṃ svayameva śacīpatiḥ.

124. uvāca vacanam dhīmān paritoṣāt sagadgadam
sunābham parvatśreṣṭham svayam eva śacīpatiḥ

124. dhīmān śacīpatiḥ svayam eva sunābham parvatśreṣṭham paritoṣāt sagadgadam vacanam uvāca.

124. The wise Indra himself spoke words to Sunābha, the best of mountains, falteringly (with a choked voice) out of great satisfaction.

Words meanings summery:

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• धीमान् (dhīmān) - the wise Indra (wise, intelligent, sagacious)

• परितोषात् (paritoṣāt) - from great satisfaction, out of complete contentment

• सगद्गदम् (sagadgadam) - due to emotion (satisfaction) (falteringly, with a choked or broken voice)

• सुनाभम् (sunābham) - to the mountain Maināka (to Sunābha (a mountain))

• पर्वत्श्रेष्ठम् (parvatśreṣṭham) - an epithet for Sunābha (best of mountains, foremost mountain)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, personally

• एव (eva) - emphasizing that Indra himself spoke (indeed, certainly, only)

• शचीपतिः (śacīpatiḥ) - husband of Śacī (Indra)

Words meanings and morphology

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech, statement

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

धीमान् (dhīmān) - the wise Indra (wise, intelligent, sagacious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, clever, sagacious

Possessive suffix -mat added to dhī (intellect)

Note: Agrees with śacīpatiḥ

परितोषात् (paritoṣāt) - from great satisfaction, out of complete contentment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of paritoṣa

paritoṣa - complete satisfaction, great delight, contentment

Compound of pari- (completely) and toṣa (satisfaction, from root tuṣ 'to be pleased')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pari+toṣa)

• pari – around, completely, fully
  indeclinable
• toṣa – satisfaction, pleasure, contentment
  noun (masculine)
  From root tuṣ (to be pleased, satisfied)
  Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Indicates the cause for speaking

सगद्गदम् (sagadgadam) - due to emotion (satisfaction) (falteringly, with a choked or broken voice)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sagadgada

sagadgada - having a choked or broken voice, faltering (speech)

Compound of sa- (with) and gadgada (choked/broken voice)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+gadgada)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• gadgada – choked voice, stammering, faltering
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies vacanam (speech)

सुनाभम् (sunābham) - to the mountain Maināka (to Sunābha (a mountain))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sunābha

sunābha - having a beautiful navel (epithet of a mountain, often Maināka)

Compound of su (good, beautiful) and nābhi (navel)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+nābhi)

• su – good, well, beautiful, excellent
  indeclinable
• nābhi – navel, hub, center
  noun (feminine)

Note: Recipient of speech

पर्वत्श्रेष्ठम् (parvatśreṣṭham) - an epithet for Sunābha (best of mountains, foremost mountain)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parvatśreṣṭha

parvatśreṣṭha - best of mountains, chief mountain

Compound of parvata (mountain) and śreṣṭha (best)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvata+śreṣṭha)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, chief, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Agrees with sunābham

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, personally

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizing that Indra himself spoke (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

शचीपतिः (śacīpatiḥ) - husband of Śacī (Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śacīpati

śacīpati - husband of Śacī (an epithet of Indra)

Compound of Śacī (name of Indra's wife) and pati (lord, husband)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śacī+pati)

• śacī – Śacī (name of Indra's wife)
  proper noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Indra