वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-29, verse-1

एवं बहुविधां चिन्तां चिन्तयित्व महाकपिः ।
संश्रवे मधुरं वाक्यं वैदेह्या व्याजहार ह ॥१॥

1. evaṃ bahuvidhāṃ cintāṃ cintayitva mahākapiḥ ,
saṃśrave madhuraṃ vākyaṃ vaidehyā vyājahāra ha.

1. evam bahuvidhām cintām cintayitvā mahākapiḥ
saṁśrave madhuram vākyam vaidehyāḥ vyājahāra ha

1. evam bahuvidhām cintām cintayitvā mahākapiḥ
vaidehyāḥ saṁśrave madhuram vākyam ha vyājahāra

1. Having thus reflected on various kinds of thoughts, the great monkey (mahākapi) Hanūmān then spoke sweet words, within earshot, to Sītā, the princess of Videha (Vaīdehī).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

• बहुविधाम् (bahuvidhām) - of many kinds, manifold

• चिन्ताम् (cintām) - thought, reflection, worry

• चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having thought, having reflected

• महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - Hanūmān (the great monkey)

• संश्रवे (saṁśrave) - within earshot, within hearing

• मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet (words) (sweet, pleasing)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, words, statement

• वैदेह्याः (vaidehyāḥ) - to Sītā, the princess of Videha (of Vaidehī, of Sītā)

• व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - he spoke, he said

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

(indeclinable)

बहुविधाम् (bahuvidhām) - of many kinds, manifold

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bahuvidhā

bahuvidhā - of many sorts, manifold

Compound of bahu (many) and vidhā (kind)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+vidhā)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective (masculine)
• vidhā – kind, sort, manner
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with `cintām`.

चिन्ताम् (cintām) - thought, reflection, worry

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cintā

cintā - thought, reflection, worry, consideration

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Object of `cintayitvā`.

चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having thought, having reflected

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From root cit (class 10) + ktvā suffix.

Root: cit (class 10)

महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - Hanūmān (the great monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - great monkey

Karmadhāraya compound of mahā (great) and kapi (monkey)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kapi)

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

Note: Subject of `vyājahāra`.

संश्रवे (saṁśrave) - within earshot, within hearing

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṁśrava

saṁśrava - hearing, proximity, within earshot

From root śru (to hear) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Used adverbially.

मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet (words) (sweet, pleasing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming

Note: Agrees with `vākyam`.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, words, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `vyājahāra`.

वैदेह्याः (vaidehyāḥ) - to Sītā, the princess of Videha (of Vaidehī, of Sītā)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - princess of Videha (Sītā)

Feminine derivative of Videha (the kingdom)

Note: Expresses the recipient of the words, hence interpreted as 'to Vaidehī'.

व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vyāhṛ

perfect form

Perfect 3rd person singular of root hṛ (class 1) with prefixes vi- and ā-

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.