वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-1

ततः स कपिशार्दूलस्तेन वाक्येन हर्षितः ।
सीतामुवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः ॥१॥

1. tataḥ sa kapiśārdūlastena vākyena harṣitaḥ ,
sītāmuvāca tacchrutvā vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ.

1. tataḥ saḥ kapiśārdūlaḥ tena vākyena harṣitaḥ
sītām uvāca tat śrutvā vākyam vākyaviśāradaḥ

1. tataḥ tena vākyena harṣitaḥ vākyaviśāradaḥ
saḥ kapiśārdūlaḥ tat śrutvā sītām vākyam uvāca

1. Then, that best among monkeys, an expert in speech, gladdened by those words, having heard them, spoke to Sītā.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• सः (saḥ) - that (Hanumān) (he, that)

• कपिशार्दूलः (kapiśārdūlaḥ) - Hanumān, who is the best among monkeys (best among monkeys, tiger-like monkey)

• तेन (tena) - by that (speech of Sītā) (by that, by him)

• वाक्येन (vākyena) - by the words spoken by Sītā (by speech, by words, by a statement)

• हर्षितः (harṣitaḥ) - Hanumān, being gladdened (gladdened, joyful, delighted)

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• तत् (tat) - that (speech of Sītā) (that, it)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the words (that Hanumān spoke) (speech, words, statement)

• वाक्यविशारदः (vākyaviśāradaḥ) - Hanumān, who is skilled in composing/delivering speeches (expert in words, skilled in speech)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (Hanumān) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कपिशार्दूलः (kapiśārdūlaḥ) - Hanumān, who is the best among monkeys (best among monkeys, tiger-like monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapiśārdūla

kapiśārdūla - tiger among monkeys, best among monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kapi+śārdūla)

• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger; excellent, prominent (often as the second member of a compound)
  noun (masculine)

तेन (tena) - by that (speech of Sītā) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वाक्येन (vākyena) - by the words spoken by Sītā (by speech, by words, by a statement)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

हर्षितः (harṣitaḥ) - Hanumān, being gladdened (gladdened, joyful, delighted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harṣita

harṣita - made joyful, gladdened, delighted

Past Passive Participle

From √hṛṣ (to be excited, glad) or its causative hārṣayati (to gladden).

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (proper name of Rāma's wife)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that (speech of Sītā) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

From √śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the words (that Hanumān spoke) (speech, words, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

वाक्यविशारदः (vākyaviśāradaḥ) - Hanumān, who is skilled in composing/delivering speeches (expert in words, skilled in speech)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyaviśārada

vākyaviśārada - expert in speech, skilled in discourse

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vākya+viśārada)

• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
• viśārada – skilled, expert, proficient
  adjective (masculine)

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