वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-29, verse-10

विररामैवमुक्त्वासौ वाचं वानरपुंगवः ।
जानकी चापि तच्छ्रुत्वा विस्मयं परमं गता ॥१०॥

10. virarāmaivamuktvāsau vācaṃ vānarapuṃgavaḥ ,
jānakī cāpi tacchrutvā vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatā.

10. virarāma evam uktvā asau vācam vānarapuṅgavaḥ
jānakī ca api tat śrutvā vismayam paramam gatā

10. evam uktvā asau vānarapuṅgavaḥ vācam virarāma;
ca jānakī api tat śrutvā paramam vismayam gatā

10. Having spoken thus, that foremost of monkeys (Hanumān) concluded his speech. And Janaki, having heard that, was greatly astonished.

Words meanings summery:

• विरराम (virarāma) - ceased (his speech) (stopped, ceased, paused)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (as he had been speaking) (thus, in this manner)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

• असौ (asau) - that (Hanumān) (he, that one)

• वाचम् (vācam) - his speech (speech, word)

• वानरपुङ्गवः (vānarapuṅgavaḥ) - Hanumān, the foremost of monkeys (chief of monkeys, foremost of monkeys)

• जानकी (jānakī) - Janaki (Sītā)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• तत् (tat) - that (speech of Hanumān) (that)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• विस्मयम् (vismayam) - astonishment, wonder

• परमम् (paramam) - greatest (astonishment) (supreme, highest, greatest)

• गता (gatā) - attained (astonishment), became (astonished) (went, reached, obtained, became)

Words meanings and morphology

विरराम (virarāma) - ceased (his speech) (stopped, ceased, paused)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of ram

Perfect, Active Voice, 3rd Person Singular

Perfect tense form from root ram with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: ram (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus (as he had been speaking) (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the preceding speech.

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -ktvā, with irregular change.

Root: vac (class 2)

असौ (asau) - that (Hanumān) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder (distant)

Note: Refers to Hanumān, the 'vānarapuṅgavaḥ'.

वाचम् (vācam) - his speech (speech, word)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'virarāma' (transitive usage implied, or 'ceased from speech').

वानरपुङ्गवः (vānarapuṅgavaḥ) - Hanumān, the foremost of monkeys (chief of monkeys, foremost of monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānarapuṅgava

vānarapuṅgava - chief of monkeys, excellent monkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+puṅgava)

• vānara – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Hanumān.

जानकी (jānakī) - Janaki (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jānakī

jānakī - daughter of Janaka, Sītā

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (speech of Hanumān) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Hanumān's speech.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -ktvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

विस्मयम् (vismayam) - astonishment, wonder

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - astonishment, wonder, surprise

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Object of 'gatā'.

परमम् (paramam) - greatest (astonishment) (supreme, highest, greatest)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

Note: Qualifies 'vismayam'.

गता (gatā) - attained (astonishment), became (astonished) (went, reached, obtained, became)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, obtained, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -ta.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate for 'jānakī'.

Previous Verse Next Verse