वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-31, verse-11

सा तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा रामकीर्तनहर्षिता ।
उवाच वाक्यं वैदेही हनूमन्तं द्रुमाश्रितम् ॥११॥

11. sā tasya vacanaṃ śrutvā rāmakīrtanaharṣitā ,
uvāca vākyaṃ vaidehī hanūmantaṃ drumāśritam.

11. sā tasya vacanam śrutvā rāmakīrtanaharṣitā
uvāca vākyam vaidehī hanūmantam drumāśritam

11. Delighted by hearing his words praising Rāma, Vaidehī spoke to Hanūmān, who was resting in the tree.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she, that

• तस्य (tasya) - of Hanūmān (his, of him, of that)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• रामकीर्तनहर्षिता (rāmakīrtanaharṣitā) - delighted by the praise of Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

• वैदेही (vaidehī) - daughter of Videha (Janaka), Sītā

• हनूमन्तम् (hanūmantam) - to Hanūmān

• द्रुमाश्रितम् (drumāśritam) - resting in a tree, sheltered by a tree

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

तस्य (tasya) - of Hanūmān (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root śru with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

रामकीर्तनहर्षिता (rāmakīrtanaharṣitā) - delighted by the praise of Rāma

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rāmakīrtanaharṣita

rāmakīrtanaharṣita - delighted by the praise of Rāma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+kīrtana+harṣita)

• rāma – Rāma (an incarnation of Viṣṇu, son of Daśaratha)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kīrtana – praising, mentioning, glorifying, chanting
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kīrt (class 10)
• harṣita – delighted, gladdened, thrilled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root hṛṣ (to be excited, to rejoice)
  Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of vac

Irregular perfect tense form

Root: vac (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence

Root: vac (class 2)

वैदेही (vaidehī) - daughter of Videha (Janaka), Sītā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - a princess of Videha, Sītā

Feminine derivative of Videha

हनूमन्तम् (hanūmantam) - to Hanūmān

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanūmān (a powerful monkey deity, son of Vāyu)

द्रुमाश्रितम् (drumāśritam) - resting in a tree, sheltered by a tree

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of drumāśrita

drumāśrita - resorting to a tree, dwelling in a tree, sheltered by a tree

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (druma+āśrita)

• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)
• āśrita – resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on, occupying
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śri with upasarga ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

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