वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-37, verse-17

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सम्यक् सत्यं सुभाषितम् ।
जानकी बहु मेने ऽथ वचनं चेदमब्रवीत् ॥१७॥

17. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā samyak satyaṃ subhāṣitam ,
jānakī bahu mene'tha vacanaṃ cedamabravīt.

17. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā samyak satyam subhāṣitam
jānakī bahu mene atha vacanam ca idam abravīt

17. tasya tat samyak satyam subhāṣitam vacanam śrutvā
jānakī bahu mene atha ca idam vacanam abravīt

17. Hearing those words of his, which were perfectly true and well-spoken, Janaki (Sita) greatly appreciated them, and then she spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• तत् (tat) - that, those

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, truly, perfectly, correctly

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, true, real

• सुभाषितम् (subhāṣitam) - well-spoken, eloquent

• जानकी (jānakī) - Janaki (daughter of Janaka), Sita

• बहु (bahu) - much, many, greatly

• मेने (mene) - she appreciated (he/she/it thought, believed, regarded, appreciated)

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• च (ca) - and, also

• इदम् (idam) - this

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke (he/she spoke, said)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'vacanam'

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form from root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, truly, perfectly, correctly

(indeclinable)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, true, real

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, truth

Note: Modifies 'vacanam'

सुभाषितम् (subhāṣitam) - well-spoken, eloquent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of subhāṣita

subhāṣita - well-spoken, eloquent

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root bhāṣ (to speak) with prefix su (well)

Prefix: su

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

जानकी (jānakī) - Janaki (daughter of Janaka), Sita

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jānakī

jānakī - Janaki (a proper name, daughter of Janaka, Sita)

बहु (bahu) - much, many, greatly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage

मेने (mene) - she appreciated (he/she/it thought, believed, regarded, appreciated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of man

perfect indicative

3rd person singular, perfect indicative, Ātmanepada

Root: man (class 4)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to 'vacanam'

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke (he/she spoke, said)

(verb)

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

imperfect indicative

3rd person singular, imperfect indicative, Parasmaipada

Root: brū (class 2)