वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-17, verse-9

सारणो राक्षसेन्द्रस्य वचनं परिपृच्छतः ।
आचचक्षे ऽथ मुख्यज्ञो मुख्यांस्तांस्तु वनौकसः ॥९॥

9. sāraṇo rākṣasendrasya vacanaṃ paripṛcchataḥ ,
ācacakṣe'tha mukhyajño mukhyāṃstāṃstu vanaukasaḥ.

9. sāraṇaḥ rākṣasendrasya vacanam paripṛcchataḥ
ācacaskṣe atha mukhyajñaḥ mukhyān tān tu vanaukasaḥ

9. atha mukhyajñaḥ sāraṇaḥ paripṛcchataḥ rākṣasendrasya
vacanam tān mukhyān vanaukasaḥ ācacaskṣe

9. Then Sāraṇa, who was knowledgeable about the principal (monkeys), related (the information) to the rākṣasa king (Rāvaṇa) who was inquiring about those chief forest-dwellers.

Words meanings summery:

• सारणः (sāraṇaḥ) - Sāraṇa (the minister) (Sāraṇa)

• राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of the rākṣasa king (Rāvaṇa) (of the lord of rākṣasas)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - query (word, speech, statement, query)

• परिपृच्छतः (paripṛcchataḥ) - of him who was inquiring (of one who is asking/inquiring)

• आचचस्क्षे (ācacaskṣe) - he (Sāraṇa) related (he related, he told)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now)

• मुख्यज्ञः (mukhyajñaḥ) - knowledgeable about the principal (monkeys) (knowing the chief, expert in principal matters)

• मुख्यान् (mukhyān) - chief (forest-dwellers) (principal, chief)

• तान् (tān) - those (chief forest-dwellers) (those)

• तु (tu) - (emphasizing particle, translated as 'indeed' or 'and') (but, indeed, however)

• वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest-dwellers (monkeys) (forest-dwellers, monkeys)

Words meanings and morphology

सारणः (sāraṇaḥ) - Sāraṇa (the minister) (Sāraṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāraṇa

sāraṇa - Sāraṇa (name of a rākṣasa minister)

राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of the rākṣasa king (Rāvaṇa) (of the lord of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - lord of rākṣasas, chief of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – a rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra
  noun (masculine)

वचनम् (vacanam) - query (word, speech, statement, query)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech, command

verbal noun

From root 'vac' with suffix 'ana'

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to the subject of inquiry.

परिपृच्छतः (paripṛcchataḥ) - of him who was inquiring (of one who is asking/inquiring)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paripṛcchat

paripṛcchat - asking, inquiring, questioning all around

Present Active Participle

From root 'prach' (to ask) with upasarga 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Qualifies `rākṣasendrasya`.

आचचस्क्षे (ācacaskṣe) - he (Sāraṇa) related (he related, he told)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of ā-cakṣ

Perfect Tense

Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular, Perfect (liṭ) formation

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Aorist-like usage for past action.

अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle indicating sequence.

मुख्यज्ञः (mukhyajñaḥ) - knowledgeable about the principal (monkeys) (knowing the chief, expert in principal matters)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukhyajña

mukhyajña - knowing the chief or principal (things/persons)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mukhya+jña)

• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective
• jña – knowing, expert, intelligent
  adjective
  suffix 'jña' from root 'jñā'
  Derived from root 'jñā' (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies Sāraṇa.

मुख्यान् (mukhyān) - chief (forest-dwellers) (principal, chief)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mukhya

mukhya - chief, principal, foremost, main

Note: Qualifies `vanaukasaḥ`.

तान् (tān) - those (chief forest-dwellers) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the monkeys.

तु (tu) - (emphasizing particle, translated as 'indeed' or 'and') (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphasizing or connective particle.

वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest-dwellers (monkeys) (forest-dwellers, monkeys)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vanaukas

vanaukas - forest-dweller (often refers to a monkey)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+okas)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• okas – dwelling, home, inhabitant
  noun (masculine)