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

स तानुपागमद्वीरो बद्ध्वा करपुटाञ्जलिम् ।
उवाच वचनं श्लक्ष्णमिदं हृष्टवदङ्गदम् ॥५॥

5. sa tānupāgamadvīro baddhvā karapuṭāñjalim ,
uvāca vacanaṃ ślakṣṇamidaṃ hṛṣṭavadaṅgadam.

5. sa tān upāgamat vīraḥ baddhvā karapuṭāñjalim
uvāca vacanam ślakṣṇam idam hṛṣṭavat aṅgadam

5. sa vīraḥ karapuṭāñjalim baddhvā tān upāgamat
aṅgadam hṛṣṭavat idam ślakṣṇam vacanam uvāca

5. The hero approached them. Forming the añjali gesture with cupped hands, he joyfully spoke these gentle words to Aṅgada.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• तान् (tān) - them, those

• उपागमत् (upāgamat) - approached, went near

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, valiant one

• बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound, having formed, having joined

• करपुटाञ्जलिम् (karapuṭāñjalim) - añjali gesture with cupped hands

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words, speech

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

• इदम् (idam) - this

• हृष्टवत् (hṛṣṭavat) - joyfully, with delight

• अङ्गदम् (aṅgadam) - to Aṅgada

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: masculine nominative singular form of tad

तान् (tān) - them, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: masculine accusative plural form of tad, referring to the monkey chiefs

उपागमत् (upāgamat) - approached, went near

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of upagam

Prefix: upa

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: 3rd person singular aorist active of upa-gam

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, valiant one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: nominative singular, referring to Hanumān

बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound, having formed, having joined

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root bandh with -tvā suffix

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: absolutive/gerund of bandh

करपुटाञ्जलिम् (karapuṭāñjalim) - añjali gesture with cupped hands

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karapuṭāñjali

karapuṭāñjali - añjali (reverent gesture) with cupped hands

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karapuṭa+añjali)

• karapuṭa – cupped hands
  noun (masculine)
• añjali – reverent gesture with folded hands
  noun (masculine)

Note: accusative singular, object of 'baddhvā'

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: 3rd person singular perfect active of vac

वचनम् (vacanam) - words, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying

Note: accusative singular, object of 'uvāca'

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

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - smooth, soft, gentle, polite, eloquent

Note: accusative singular, modifying vacanam

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: neuter accusative singular, modifying vacanam

हृष्टवत् (hṛṣṭavat) - joyfully, with delight

(indeclinable)

adverbial use of hṛṣṭa + vat suffix

Note: adverb

अङ्गदम् (aṅgadam) - to Aṅgada

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Aṅgada (name of a monkey prince)

Note: accusative singular, indicating recipient of speech

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