वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-51, verse-1

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दशग्रीवो महाबलः ।
देशकालहितं वाक्यं भ्रातुरुत्तममब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā daśagrīvo mahābalaḥ ,
deśakālahitaṃ vākyaṃ bhrāturuttamamabravīt.

1. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā daśagrīvaḥ mahābalaḥ
deśakālahitam vākyam bhrātuḥ uttamam abravīt

1. mahābalaḥ daśagrīvaḥ tasya tat vacanam śrutvā,
bhrātuḥ deśakālahitam uttamam vākyam abravīt

1. Having heard his words, the mighty Daśagrīva (Ravana) spoke his brother's excellent and appropriate statement.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, that

• तत् (tat) - that

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Ravana (Daśagrīva (the ten-necked one, i.e., Ravana))

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty, great in strength

• देशकालहितम् (deśakālahitam) - beneficial according to place and time, appropriate

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, speech, word

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother, his brother's

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying

Derived from root √vac (to speak)

Root: √vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from root √śru (to hear)

Root: √śru (class 5)

दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Ravana (Daśagrīva (the ten-necked one, i.e., Ravana))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - having ten necks (an epithet of Ravana)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (daśan+grīvā)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty, great in strength

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very mighty

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

देशकालहितम् (deśakālahitam) - beneficial according to place and time, appropriate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of deśakālahita

deśakālahita - suitable for the place and time, appropriate

Compound type : Tatpurusha (deśa+kāla+hita)

• deśa – place, region
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• hita – beneficial, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √hi (to go, to gain) or dative of purpose from √dhā (to place, to put)
  Root: √hi (class 5)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, speech, word

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - statement, speech, sentence

Derived from √vac (to speak)

Root: √vac (class 2)

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother, his brother's

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, highest, excellent

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd Singular

Root: √brū (class 2)

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