वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-53, verse-24

स तथा चिन्तयंस्तत्र देव्या धर्मपरिग्रहम् ।
शुश्राव हनुमान् वाक्यं चारणानां महात्मनाम् ॥२४॥

24. sa tathā cintayaṃstatra devyā dharmaparigraham ,
śuśrāva hanumān vākyaṃ cāraṇānāṃ mahātmanām.

24. saḥ tathā cintayan tatra devyāḥ dharmaparigraham
śuśrāva hanumān vākyam cāraṇānām mahātmanām

24. While contemplating there on the goddess's (Sītā's) virtuous conduct (dharma), Hanumān thus heard the words of the great-souled Caraṇas.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to Hanumān. (he)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - Modifies Hanumān. (thinking, contemplating)

• तत्र (tatra) - Refers to the Ashoka grove in Laṅkā. (there, in that place)

• देव्याः (devyāḥ) - Refers to Sītā. (of the goddess)

• धर्मपरिग्रहम् (dharmaparigraham) - Refers to Sītā's steadfastness in virtue. (the embracing of natural law (dharma), virtuous conduct)

• शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - he heard

• हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanumān

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, words

• चारणानाम् (cāraṇānām) - Refers to celestial beings. (of the Caraṇas)

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - Qualifies 'cāraṇānām'. (of the great-souled ones)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Refers to Hanumān. (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - Modifies Hanumān. (thinking, contemplating)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintayat

cintayat - thinking, contemplating

present active participle

from root cint (to think)

Root: cint (class 10)

तत्र (tatra) - Refers to the Ashoka grove in Laṅkā. (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

देव्याः (devyāḥ) - Refers to Sītā. (of the goddess)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady

धर्मपरिग्रहम् (dharmaparigraham) - Refers to Sītā's steadfastness in virtue. (the embracing of natural law (dharma), virtuous conduct)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmaparigraha

dharmaparigraha - upholding of righteousness, virtuous conduct, observance of duty (dharma)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+parigraha)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  from root dhṛ (to uphold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• parigraha – seizing, embracing, acceptance, possession
  noun (masculine)
  from root grah (to seize, take) with prefix pari
  Prefix: pari
  Root: grah (class 9)

शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - he heard

(verb)

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

perfect tense

3rd person singular active perfect

Root: śru (class 5)

हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanumān

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanumān (name of a prominent Vanara deity)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, words

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

From root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

चारणानाम् (cāraṇānām) - Refers to celestial beings. (of the Caraṇas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of cāraṇa

cāraṇa - a Caraṇa (a class of celestial beings, often poets or bards), wanderer

From root car (to move, wander).

Root: car (class 1)

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - Qualifies 'cāraṇānām'. (of the great-souled ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)