वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-12, verse-8

स सुग्रीवस्य तद्वाक्यं रामः श्रुत्वा विमृश्य च ।
ततः शुभतरं वाक्यमुवाच हरिपुंगवम् ॥८॥

8. sa sugrīvasya tadvākyaṃ rāmaḥ śrutvā vimṛśya ca ,
tataḥ śubhataraṃ vākyamuvāca haripuṃgavam.

8. sa sugrīvasya tat vākyam rāmaḥ śrutvā vimṛśya
ca tataḥ śubhataram vākyam uvāca haripuṅgavam

8. Having heard and carefully considered Sugrīva's words, Rāma then spoke a more auspicious statement to the foremost of monkeys.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - Rāma (he, that)

• सुग्रीवस्य (sugrīvasya) - of Sugrīva, the king of the monkeys (of Sugrīva)

• तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that, those)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - Sugrīva's statement (word, speech, statement, sentence)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma, the protagonist (Rāma)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (Sugrīva's words) (having heard)

• विमृश्य (vimṛśya) - having carefully considered (having considered, having pondered, having reflected)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

• शुभतरम् (śubhataram) - more auspicious (statement) (more auspicious, more beautiful, more good)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - an auspicious statement (word, speech, statement, sentence)

• उवाच (uvāca) - Rāma spoke (he spoke, he said)

• हरिपुङ्गवम् (haripuṅgavam) - to Sugrīva (to the chief of monkeys, to the best of monkeys)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - Rāma (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāma.

सुग्रीवस्य (sugrīvasya) - of Sugrīva, the king of the monkeys (of Sugrīva)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (proper name of the monkey king), one with a beautiful neck

तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Modifies `vākyam`.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - Sugrīva's statement (word, speech, statement, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence, phrase

From root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma, the protagonist (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name), pleasing, dark, beautiful

Root: ram

Note: Subject of the sentence.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (Sugrīva's words) (having heard)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root `śru` + suffix `tvā`.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Denotes prior action performed by Rāma.

विमृश्य (vimṛśya) - having carefully considered (having considered, having pondered, having reflected)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from prefix `vi-` + root `mṛś` + suffix `ya` (for prefixed verbs).

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛś (class 6)

Note: Denotes prior action performed by Rāma.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins `śrutvā` and `vimṛśya`.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

Formed from pronominal base `tad` + suffix `tas`.

शुभतरम् (śubhataram) - more auspicious (statement) (more auspicious, more beautiful, more good)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubhatara

śubhatara - more auspicious, more beautiful, more good

Comparative degree of `śubha` (auspicious, good, beautiful). Formed with suffix `tarap`.

Note: Modifies `vākyam`.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - an auspicious statement (word, speech, statement, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence, phrase

From root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac

Note: Object of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - Rāma spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect (Lit)

Root `vac` (2nd class irregular verb), perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

हरिपुङ्गवम् (haripuṅgavam) - to Sugrīva (to the chief of monkeys, to the best of monkeys)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of haripuṅgava

haripuṅgava - chief of monkeys, best among monkeys

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+puṅgava)

• hari – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent one, foremost
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of `uvāca`.

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