वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-112, verse-16

तस्य तच्छिरसा वाक्यं प्रतिगृह्य नृपात्मजः ।
बाढमित्येव संहृष्टः श्रीमान् वरमयाचत ॥१६॥

16. tasya tacchirasā vākyaṃ pratigṛhya nṛpātmajaḥ ,
bāḍhamityeva saṃhṛṣṭaḥ śrīmān varamayācata.

16. tasya tat śirasā vākyam pratigṛhya nṛpātmajaḥ
bāḍham iti eva saṃhṛṣṭaḥ śrīmān varam ayācata

16. śrīmān nṛpātmajaḥ tasya tat vākyam śirasā
pratigṛhya bāḍham iti eva saṃhṛṣṭaḥ varam ayācata

16. The glorious king's son, having reverentially accepted his words, was greatly delighted and then asked for a boon, saying, 'Indeed!'

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the 'vākyam' (word/speech). (that)

• शिरसा (śirasā) - Implying reverence or respect by bowing the head. (with the head)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted, having received

• नृपात्मजः (nṛpātmajaḥ) - Refers to Rāma. (king's son, prince)

• बाढम् (bāḍham) - certainly, indeed, yes

• इति (iti) - Marks the preceding 'bāḍham' as direct speech. (thus, so)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• संहृष्टः (saṁhṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted, overjoyed

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, fortunate, opulent

• वरम् (varam) - a boon, blessing

• अयाचत (ayācata) - he asked for, he begged

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - Refers to the 'vākyam' (word/speech). (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शिरसा (śirasā) - Implying reverence or respect by bowing the head. (with the head)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac

प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted, having received

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root grah (to seize, take) with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

नृपात्मजः (nṛpātmajaḥ) - Refers to Rāma. (king's son, prince)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpātmaja

nṛpātmaja - king's son, prince

Compound of nṛpa (king) and ātmaja (son)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+ātmaja)

• nṛpa – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From nṛ (man) + pā (to protect)
  Root: pā
• ātmaja – son, self-born
  noun (masculine)
  From ātman (self) + ja (born)
  Root: jan

बाढम् (bāḍham) - certainly, indeed, yes

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - Marks the preceding 'bāḍham' as direct speech. (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

संहृष्टः (saṁhṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted, overjoyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃhṛṣṭa

saṁhṛṣṭa - delighted, joyful

Past Passive Participle

From root hṛṣ (to rejoice) with prefix saṃ

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, fortunate, opulent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, fortunate, prosperous

Derived from śrī (glory, fortune) with matup suffix

Note: Qualifies 'nṛpātmajaḥ'.

वरम् (varam) - a boon, blessing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, excellent, choice

From root vṛ (to choose)

Root: vṛ

अयाचत (ayācata) - he asked for, he begged

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense, Active Voice, Ātmanepada

Root yāc (to ask), Class 1, Ātmanepada

Root: yāc (class 1)