वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-3, verse-6

श्रुत्वा रामस्य वचनं हनूमान्मारुतात्मजः ।
वाक्यं वाक्यविदां श्रेष्ठो रामं पुनरथाब्रवीत् ॥६॥

6. śrutvā rāmasya vacanaṃ hanūmānmārutātmajaḥ ,
vākyaṃ vākyavidāṃ śreṣṭho rāmaṃ punarathābravīt.

6. śrutvā rāmasya vacanam hanumān mārutātmajaḥ vākyam
vākyavidām śreṣṭhaḥ rāmam punar atha abravīt

6. rāmasya vacanam śrutvā,
mārutātmajaḥ hanumān,
vākyavidām śreṣṭhaḥ,
punar atha rāmam vākyam abravīt.

6. Having heard Rāma's words, Hanumān, the son of the wind-god (Māruta), and the foremost among eloquent speakers, then spoke again to Rāma.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - Having heard, after hearing

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - Of Rama

• वचनम् (vacanam) - Word, speech, statement

• हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanumān (the monkey god, son of Vayu)

• मारुतात्मजः (mārutātmajaḥ) - Son of Māruta (the wind-god)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - Word, speech, statement, sentence

• वाक्यविदाम् (vākyavidām) - Of those who know speech/language, of eloquent speakers

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - Best, most excellent, foremost

• रामम् (rāmam) - To Rāma

• पुनर् (punar) - Again, anew

• अथ (atha) - Then, now, thereupon

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - He spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - Having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root śru with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - Of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated prince, son of Daśaratha, an incarnation of Viṣṇu)

वचनम् (vacanam) - Word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - Speaking, word, speech, statement

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanumān (the monkey god, son of Vayu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanumān (a prominent character in the Rāmāyaṇa, son of Vāyu)

मारुतात्मजः (mārutātmajaḥ) - Son of Māruta (the wind-god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārutātmaja

mārutātmaja - Son of Māruta, referring to Hanumān

Compound of Māruta and ātmaja

Compound type : tatpurusha (māruta+ātmaja)

• māruta – Pertaining to Marut, the wind-god, Vayu
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – Son, born from oneself, self-born
  noun (masculine)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - Word, speech, statement, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - Speech, sentence, statement, word

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Here used as the object of 'abravīt', implying 'a statement' or 'words'.

वाक्यविदाम् (vākyavidām) - Of those who know speech/language, of eloquent speakers

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of vākyavid

vākyavid - Knowing speech, eloquent, skilled in speaking

Compound of vākya and vid

Compound type : tatpurusha (vākya+vid)

• vākya – Speech, sentence, statement
  noun (neuter)
  From root vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• vid – Knowing, wise, learned, expert
  noun (masculine)
  From root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - Best, most excellent, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - Best, most excellent, chief, superior

Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

रामम् (rāmam) - To Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated prince, son of Daśaratha, an incarnation of Viṣṇu)

पुनर् (punar) - Again, anew

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - Then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - He spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of brū

Past imperfect form, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: brū (class 2)