वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-38, verse-1

श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तस्य वायुसूनोर्महात्मनः ।
उवाचात्महितं वाक्यं सीता सुरसुतोपमा ॥१॥

1. śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tasya vāyusūnormahātmanaḥ ,
uvācātmahitaṃ vākyaṃ sītā surasutopamā.

1. śrutvā tu vacanam tasya vāyusūnoḥ mahātmanaḥ
uvāca ātmahitam vākyam sītā surasutopamā

1. surasutopamā sītā tu tasya mahātmanaḥ
vāyusūnoḥ vacanam śrutvā ātmahitam vākyam uvāca

1. Having heard the words of that magnanimous son of Vayu, Sītā, who resembled a daughter of the gods, spoke words beneficial to her own self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• तस्य (tasya) - his

• वायुसूनोः (vāyusūnoḥ) - of the son of Vayu (Hanumān)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the magnanimous one, of the great-souled one

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• आत्महितम् (ātmahitam) - beneficial to oneself, conducive to one's own welfare

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā (name of Rāma's wife)

• सुरसुतोपमा (surasutopamā) - comparable to a daughter of the gods, resembling a divine daughter

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, speech

Derived from root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

वायुसूनोः (vāyusūnoḥ) - of the son of Vayu (Hanumān)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāyusūnu

vāyusūnu - son of Vayu, Hanumān

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāyu+sūnu)

• vāyu – wind, the god Vayu
  noun (masculine)
• sūnu – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the magnanimous one, of the great-souled one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

आत्महितम् (ātmahitam) - beneficial to oneself, conducive to one's own welfare

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmahita

ātmahita - beneficial to oneself, self-advantageous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+hita)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• hita – beneficial, good, advantageous
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √dhā with prefix hi-
  Root: dhā (class 3)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence

Derived from root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā, furrow, earth

सुरसुतोपमा (surasutopamā) - comparable to a daughter of the gods, resembling a divine daughter

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of surasutopamā

surasutopamā - resembling a daughter of the gods

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sura+sutā+upamā)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• sutā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
• upamā – comparison, simile, resemblance
  noun (feminine)