वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-35, verse-30

मैथिली तु हरिश्रेष्ठाच्छ्रुत्वा वचनमद्भुतम् ।
हर्षविस्मितसर्वाङ्गी हनूमन्तमथाब्रवीत् ॥३०॥

30. maithilī tu hariśreṣṭhācchrutvā vacanamadbhutam ,
harṣavismitasarvāṅgī hanūmantamathābravīt.

30. maithilī tu hari-śreṣṭhāt śrutvā vacanam adbhutam
harṣa-vismita-sarvāṅgī hanūmantam atha abravīt

30. atha maithilī tu hari-śreṣṭhāt adbhutam vacanam
śrutvā harṣa-vismita-sarvāṅgī hanūmantam abravīt

30. Then Maithilī, her entire body filled with joy and wonder after hearing the amazing words from the best of monkeys, spoke to Hanūmān.

Words meanings summery:

• मैथिली (maithilī) - Sita (Maithilī, princess of Videha (Sita))

• तु (tu) - indeed, now (introduces a new development) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• हरि-श्रेष्ठात् (hari-śreṣṭhāt) - from Hanuman, the chief of monkeys (from the best of monkeys)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - after hearing (having heard)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - the words/speech (of Hanuman) (word, speech, utterance)

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - astonishing, wonderful (wonderful, amazing, marvelous)

• हर्ष-विस्मित-सर्वाङ्गी (harṣa-vismita-sarvāṅgī) - Sita, whose entire body was filled with joyful wonder (whose whole body was amazed with joy)

• हनूमन्तम् (hanūmantam) - to Hanuman (to Hanuman (accusative))

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon (then, now, thereupon)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (to Hanuman) (spoke, said)

Words meanings and morphology

मैथिली (maithilī) - Sita (Maithilī, princess of Videha (Sita))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - princess of Mithilā, descendant of Mithila (Sita)

Feminine derivative of Mithila/Maithila

Note: Epithet for Sita.

तु (tu) - indeed, now (introduces a new development) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

हरि-श्रेष्ठात् (hari-śreṣṭhāt) - from Hanuman, the chief of monkeys (from the best of monkeys)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of hari-śreṣṭha

hari-śreṣṭha - best of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+śreṣṭha)

• hari – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, preeminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - after hearing (having heard)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

from √śru

Root: śru (class 5)

वचनम् (vacanam) - the words/speech (of Hanuman) (word, speech, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

from √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - astonishing, wonderful (wonderful, amazing, marvelous)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, amazing, miraculous

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'.

हर्ष-विस्मित-सर्वाङ्गी (harṣa-vismita-sarvāṅgī) - Sita, whose entire body was filled with joyful wonder (whose whole body was amazed with joy)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of harṣa-vismita-sarvāṅgī

harṣa-vismita-sarvāṅgī - whose entire body is astonished with joy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (harṣa+vismita+sarvāṅga)

• harṣa – joy, delight
  noun (masculine)
  from √hṛṣ (to be excited, rejoice)
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)
• vismita – astonished, amazed, wondering
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi-√smī (to wonder)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: smī (class 1)
• sarvāṅga – entire body
  noun (neuter)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound, describing Maithilī.

हनूमन्तम् (hanūmantam) - to Hanuman (to Hanuman (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanuman (name of the monkey deity)

Note: Form of hanūmat (noun ending in -mat).

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (to Hanuman) (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Tense

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Aorist form sometimes functions as imperfect.