वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-113, verse-32

तं धर्ममिव धर्मज्ञं देववन्तमिवापरम् ।
उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं हनूमान्मारुतात्मजः ॥३२॥

32. taṃ dharmamiva dharmajñaṃ devavantamivāparam ,
uvāca prāñjalirvākyaṃ hanūmānmārutātmajaḥ.

32. tam dharmam iva dharmajñam devavantam iva aparam
uvāca prāñjaliḥ vākyam hanūmān mārutātmajaḥ

32. mārutātmajaḥ hanūmān prāñjaliḥ tam dharmam iva
dharmajñam aparam iva devavantam vākyam uvāca

32. Hanuman, the son of Maruta (Mārutātmaja), spoke with folded hands to him, who was like (dharma) personified, a knower of (dharma), and like another deity.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - to him (referring to the prince) (him, that)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - (like) (dharma) personified (duty, righteousness, law, constitution)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

• धर्मज्ञम् (dharmajñam) - a knower of (dharma) (knower of dharma, righteous)

• देववन्तम् (devavantam) - like a deity (having gods, divine, god-like)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

• अपरम् (aparam) - another (another, other)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (he spoke)

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (statement, word, speech)

• हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanuman

• मारुतात्मजः (mārutātmajaḥ) - son of Maruta (Mārutātmaja) (son of Maruta)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - to him (referring to the prince) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Object of the verb 'uvāca'.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - (like) (dharma) personified (duty, righteousness, law, constitution)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, law, virtue, natural law, constitution

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Used in a simile, compared to the prince.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison.

धर्मज्ञम् (dharmajñam) - a knower of (dharma) (knower of dharma, righteous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of dharma (natural law), righteous, virtuous

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue, natural law, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knowing, knower
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies the prince (implied object 'him').

देववन्तम् (devavantam) - like a deity (having gods, divine, god-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devavat

devavat - like a god, having gods

From deva + -vat suffix

Note: Qualifies the prince (implied object 'him').

इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison.

अपरम् (aparam) - another (another, other)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent

Note: Modifies the implied object (him) further, specifically 'devavantam'.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (he spoke)

(verb)

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

Root vac (to speak), perfect tense form.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - with folded hands (as a gesture of respect/salutation)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forward, forth, before
  prefix
• añjali – the hollow of the hands, folded hands
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the subject 'Hanuman'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (statement, word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, sentence, statement, word

Note: Object of the verb 'uvāca'.

हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanuman

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanuman (name of the monkey-god)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

मारुतात्मजः (mārutātmajaḥ) - son of Maruta (Mārutātmaja) (son of Maruta)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārutātmaja

mārutātmaja - son of Maruta (epithet of Hanuman)

Compound type : tatpurusha (māruta+ātmaja)

• māruta – relating to Maruta, the wind-god; wind
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born from self
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Hanuman, in apposition to 'Hanuman'.