वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-61, verse-11

एवं विज्ञाप्यमानं तु सुग्रीवं वानरर्षभम् ।
अपृच्छत्तं महाप्राज्ञो लक्ष्मणः परवीरहा ॥११॥

11. evaṃ vijñāpyamānaṃ tu sugrīvaṃ vānararṣabham ,
apṛcchattaṃ mahāprājño lakṣmaṇaḥ paravīrahā.

11. evam vijñāpyamānam tu sugrīvam vānaraṛṣabham
apṛcchat tam mahāprājñaḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ paravīrahā

11. evam vijñāpyamānam tu vānaraṛṣabham sugrīvam
mahāprājñaḥ paravīrahā lakṣmaṇaḥ tam apṛcchat

11. While Sugrīva, the foremost among the monkeys, was being addressed in this manner, the exceedingly wise Lakṣmaṇa, the slayer of enemy heroes, questioned him.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, like this

• विज्ञाप्यमानम् (vijñāpyamānam) - being informed, being requested, being addressed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - to Sugrīva

• वानरऋषभम् (vānaraṛṣabham) - the best of monkeys, chief of monkeys

• अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - asked, questioned

• तम् (tam) - him

• महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - the very wise, highly intelligent

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rāma's brother)

• परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - slayer of enemy heroes

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, like this

(indeclinable)

विज्ञाप्यमानम् (vijñāpyamānam) - being informed, being requested, being addressed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vijñāpyamāna

vijñāpyamāna - being informed, being made known, being requested

Causative Present Passive Participle

vi- + jñā (to know) + ṇic (causative) + śānac

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - to Sugrīva

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

वानरऋषभम् (vānaraṛṣabham) - the best of monkeys, chief of monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vānaraṛṣabha

vānaraṛṣabha - bull-like monkey, best of monkeys, chief of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+ṛṣabha)

• vānara – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)

अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - asked, questioned

(verb)

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

Imperfect

a- + pracch (to ask) + at (parasmaipada)

Root: pracch (class 6)

तम् (tam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - the very wise, highly intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, highly intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rāma's brother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa

परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - slayer of enemy heroes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paravīrahan

paravīrahan - slayer of enemy heroes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+vīra+han)

• para – other, enemy, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
• vīra – hero, warrior, brave
  noun (masculine)
• han – slayer, killer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)