वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-41, verse-2

स्निग्धगम्भीरनिर्घोषं श्रुत्वा स निनदं भृशम् ।
सचिवानां ततस्तेषां मध्ये वचनमब्रवीत् ॥२॥

2. snigdhagambhīranirghoṣaṃ śrutvā sa ninadaṃ bhṛśam ,
sacivānāṃ tatasteṣāṃ madhye vacanamabravīt.

2. snigdhagambhīranirghoṣam śrutvā saḥ ninadam bhṛśam
sacivānām tataḥ teṣām madhye vacanam abravīt

2. saḥ snigdhagambhīranirghoṣam ninadam bhṛśam śrutvā
tataḥ teṣām sacivānām madhye vacanam abravīt

2. Having heard that exceedingly deep and resonant roar, he then spoke words amidst his ministers.

Words meanings summery:

• स्निग्धगम्भीरनिर्घोषम् (snigdhagambhīranirghoṣam) - having a deep, resonant sound/roar

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• सः (saḥ) - he

• निनदम् (ninadam) - the sound, the roar

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, very much

• सचिवानाम् (sacivānām) - of the ministers

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst, among, in between

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

स्निग्धगम्भीरनिर्घोषम् (snigdhagambhīranirghoṣam) - having a deep, resonant sound/roar

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of snigdhagambhīranirghoṣa

snigdhagambhīranirghoṣa - having a smooth, deep sound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (snigdha+gambhīra+nirghoṣa)

• snigdha – smooth, soft, oily, resonant, tender
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  past passive participle of root snih 'to be moist'
  Root: snih (class 4)
• gambhīra – deep, profound, serious
  adjective (masculine)
• nirghoṣa – sound, roar, noise, echo
  noun (masculine)
  from root ghuṣ with prefix nir
  Prefix: nir
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ninadam'

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निनदम् (ninadam) - the sound, the roar

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nināda

nināda - sound, roar, cry, noise

action noun from nad with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: nad (class 1)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, very much

(indeclinable)

सचिवानाम् (sacivānām) - of the ministers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of saciva

saciva - minister, companion, assistant

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative of 'tat' used as an adverb

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst, among, in between

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, midst, center

Note: Used adverbially as a preposition with genitive

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

nominalization

action noun from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

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