वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-35, verse-1

सीता तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा पूर्णचन्द्रनिभानना ।
हनूमन्तमुवाचेदं धर्मार्थसहितं वचः ॥१॥

1. sītā tadvacanaṃ śrutvā pūrṇacandranibhānanā ,
hanūmantamuvācedaṃ dharmārthasahitaṃ vacaḥ.

1. sītā tat vacanam śrutvā pūrṇacandranibhānanā
hanūmantam uvāca idam dharmārthasahitām vacaḥ

1. pūrṇacandranibhānanā sītā tat vacanam śrutvā
hanūmantam idam dharmārthasahitām vacaḥ uvāca

1. Having heard those words, Sītā, whose face resembled the full moon, spoke these words to Hanumān, words that were imbued with righteousness (dharma) and clear purpose.

Words meanings summery:

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā (proper name)

• तत् (tat) - Hanumān's words (that, those)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - Hanumān's message (word, speech, saying)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• पूर्णचन्द्रनिभानना (pūrṇacandranibhānanā) - Sītā, whose face was beautiful like the full moon (whose face resembles the full moon)

• हनूमन्तम् (hanūmantam) - to Hanumān

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

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

• धर्मार्थसहिताम् (dharmārthasahitām) - describing the words spoken by Sītā (endowed with righteousness and purpose, meaningful and moral)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

Words meanings and morphology

सीता (sītā) - Sītā (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (daughter of Janaka)

तत् (tat) - Hanumān's words (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the words.

वचनम् (vacanam) - Hanumān's message (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

verbal noun

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

पूर्णचन्द्रनिभानना (pūrṇacandranibhānanā) - Sītā, whose face was beautiful like the full moon (whose face resembles the full moon)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūrṇacandranibhānana

pūrṇacandranibhānana - having a face (ānana) resembling (nibhā) the full (pūrṇa) moon (candra)

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pūrṇa+candra+nibhā+ānana)

• pūrṇa – full, complete
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from pṛ (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• nibhā – resemblance, likeness
  noun (feminine)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā

Note: This is a Bahuvrīhi compound describing Sītā.

हनूमन्तम् (hanūmantam) - to Hanumān

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanumān (proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to the words.

धर्मार्थसहिताम् (dharmārthasahitām) - describing the words spoken by Sītā (endowed with righteousness and purpose, meaningful and moral)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmārthasahita

dharmārthasahita - accompanied by (sahita) dharma (righteousness) and artha (purpose/meaning)

Bahuvrīhi compound or Tatpuruṣa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+artha+sahita)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
• sahita – accompanied by, endowed with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dhā (to place) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.