वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-62, verse-12

श्रुत्वा दधिमुखस्यैतद्वचनं श्लक्ष्णमङ्गदः ।
अब्रवीत्तान् हरिश्रेष्ठो वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः ॥१२॥

12. śrutvā dadhimukhasyaitadvacanaṃ ślakṣṇamaṅgadaḥ ,
abravīttān hariśreṣṭho vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ.

12. śrutvā dadhimukhasya etat vacanam ślakṣṇam aṅgadaḥ
abravīt tān hariśrēṣṭhaḥ vākyam vākyaviśāradaḥ

12. dadhimukhasya etat ślakṣṇam vacanam śrutvā
hariśrēṣṭhaḥ vākyaviśāradaḥ aṅgadaḥ tān vākyam abravīt

12. Having heard these gentle words of Dadhimukha, Angada, the foremost of monkeys and adept in speech, spoke to them.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• दधिमुखस्य (dadhimukhasya) - of Dadhimukha

• एतत् (etat) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• श्लक्ष्णम् (ślakṣṇam) - gentle, smooth, soft, pleasant

• अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• तान् (tān) - to the other monkey chiefs present (them)

• हरिश्रेष्ठः (hariśrēṣṭhaḥ) - describing Angada (foremost of monkeys, best of monkeys)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• वाक्यविशारदः (vākyaviśāradaḥ) - describing Angada (skilled in speech, eloquent)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root śru- (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

दधिमुखस्य (dadhimukhasya) - of Dadhimukha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dadhimukha

dadhimukha - Dadhimukha (name of a monkey, uncle of Sugriva)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

action noun

Derived from root vac- (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

श्लक्ष्णम् (ślakṣṇam) - gentle, smooth, soft, pleasant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - gentle, smooth, soft, pleasant

अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Angada (name of a monkey prince)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

तान् (tān) - to the other monkey chiefs present (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हरिश्रेष्ठः (hariśrēṣṭhaḥ) - describing Angada (foremost of monkeys, best of monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hariśrēṣṭha

hariśrēṣṭha - foremost of monkeys

Compound type : tatpurusha (hari+śrēṣṭha)

• hari – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• śrēṣṭha – best, foremost, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement

वाक्यविशारदः (vākyaviśāradaḥ) - describing Angada (skilled in speech, eloquent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyaviśārada

vākyaviśārada - skilled in speech, expert in words

Compound type : tatpurusha (vākya+viśārada)

• vākya – speech, word
  noun (neuter)
• viśārada – skilled, expert, adept
  adjective (masculine)

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