वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-58, verse-1

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वालिसूनुरभाषत ।
जाम्बवत्प्रमुखान् सर्वाननुज्ञाप्य महाकपीन् ॥१॥

1. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vālisūnurabhāṣata ,
jāmbavatpramukhān sarvānanujñāpya mahākapīn.

1. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā vālisūnuḥ abhāṣata
jāmbavatpramukhān sarvān anujñāpya mahākapīn

1. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā jāmbavatpramukhān
sarvān mahākapīn anujñāpya vālisūnuḥ abhāṣata

1. Having heard his words, Vāli's son (Aṅgada) spoke, having obtained permission from all the great monkeys, with Jāmbavat as their chief.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the previous speaker) (his, its, of that)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the words) (that, it)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, statement, saying)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, having listened)

• वालिसूनुः (vālisūnuḥ) - Vāli's son (Aṅgada) (son of Vāli (Aṅgada))

• अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke (spoke, said, addressed)

• जाम्बवत्प्रमुखान् (jāmbavatpramukhān) - with Jāmbavat as their chief (headed by Jāmbavat, Jāmbavat and others)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, entire, every)

• अनुज्ञाप्य (anujñāpya) - having obtained permission from (having caused to permit, having obtained permission from, having informed)

• महाकपीन् (mahākapīn) - the great monkeys (great monkeys, great apes)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the previous speaker) (his, its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the words) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, statement, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, speech, statement

From root vac (to speak) + ana suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, having listened)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From root śru (to hear) + ktvā suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Gerund or Absolutive

वालिसूनुः (vālisūnuḥ) - Vāli's son (Aṅgada) (son of Vāli (Aṅgada))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālisūnu

vālisūnu - son of Vāli, Aṅgada

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vālin+sūnu)

• vālin – Vāli (name of a monkey king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sūnu – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  From root sū (to beget) + nu suffix.
  Root: sū (class 2)

अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke (spoke, said, addressed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect indicative (laṅ) of bhāṣ

Past Imperfect Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, ātmanepada, augment a indicating past tense.

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

जाम्बवत्प्रमुखान् (jāmbavatpramukhān) - with Jāmbavat as their chief (headed by Jāmbavat, Jāmbavat and others)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jāmbavatpramukha

jāmbavatpramukha - headed by Jāmbavat, having Jāmbavat as the chief

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jāmbavat+pramukha)

• jāmbavat – Jāmbavat (name of a bear king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pramukha – chief, principal, leader, foremost
  noun (masculine)
  From pra (prefix) + mukha (face).
  Prefix: pra

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, entire, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire, whole

अनुज्ञाप्य (anujñāpya) - having obtained permission from (having caused to permit, having obtained permission from, having informed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Causative)

From anu (prefix) + jñā (to know, permit) + causative i + lyap suffix.

Prefix: anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Gerund/Absolutive of causative verb.

महाकपीन् (mahākapīn) - the great monkeys (great monkeys, great apes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahākapi

mahākapi - great monkey, great ape

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+kapi)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)
• kapi – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kamp (class 1)

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