वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-62, verse-17

ब्रुवतश्चाङ्गदश्चैवं श्रुत्वा वचनमव्ययम् ।
प्रहृष्टमनसो वाक्यमिदमूचुर्वनौकसः ॥१७॥

17. bruvataścāṅgadaścaivaṃ śrutvā vacanamavyayam ,
prahṛṣṭamanaso vākyamidamūcurvanaukasaḥ.

17. bruvataḥ ca aṅgadaḥ ca evam śrutvā vacanam avyayam
prahṛṣṭamanasaḥ vākyam idam ūcuḥ vanaukasaḥ

17. aṅgadaḥ evam bruvataḥ avyayam vacanam śrutvā
prahṛṣṭamanasaḥ idam vākyam ūcuḥ vanaukasaḥ

17. And having heard Angada's flawless words, spoken in this manner, the forest-dwellers, with joyful minds, spoke this statement.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रुवतः (bruvataḥ) - of speaking, while speaking

• च (ca) - and

• अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada (proper noun)

• च (ca) - and

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, unchanging, flawless, wise

• प्रहृष्टमनसः (prahṛṣṭamanasaḥ) - with delighted minds, joyful hearts

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, statement

• इदम् (idam) - this

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said

• वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest-dwellers, monkeys

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रुवतः (bruvataḥ) - of speaking, while speaking

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, telling

Present Active Participle

From root brū (to speak).

Root: brū (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Angada (name of the son of Vāli, nephew of Sugrīva)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, speech, statement

Action noun

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, unchanging, flawless, wise

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, indeclinable, flawless

From root vyay (to decay, to spend), with negation 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, un- (negation prefix)
  prefix
• vyaya – expenditure, decay, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vī (class 1)

प्रहृष्टमनसः (prahṛṣṭamanasaḥ) - with delighted minds, joyful hearts

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahṛṣṭamanas

prahṛṣṭamanas - having a delighted mind, joyful-hearted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prahṛṣṭa+manas)

• prahṛṣṭa – delighted, glad, joyful
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hṛṣ (to rejoice) with upasarga pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)
• manas – mind, heart, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence, proposition

Action noun

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Tense

Root vac, perfect tense, 3rd plural. Irregular form.

Root: vac (class 2)

वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest-dwellers, monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vanaukas

vanaukas - forest-dweller, monkey (literally 'forest-house')

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa or aluk-tatpuruṣa (vana+okas)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• okas – dwelling, abode, house
  noun (neuter)
  Root: uś

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