वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-47, verse-57

रावणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा वायुसूनुर्वचो ऽब्रवीत् ।
प्रहृतं हि मया पूर्वमक्षं स्मर सुतं तव ॥५७॥

57. rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā vāyusūnurvaco'bravīt ,
prahṛtaṃ hi mayā pūrvamakṣaṃ smara sutaṃ tava.

57. rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā vāyusūnuḥ vacaḥ abravīt
prahṛtam hi mayā pūrvam akṣam smara sutam tava

57. rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā vāyusūnuḥ vacaḥ abravīt
hi mayā pūrvam tava sutam akṣam prahṛtam smara

57. Having heard Ravana's words, the son of Vayu (vāyusūnu) spoke: 'Indeed, your son Aksha was struck by me previously. Remember him!'

Words meanings summery:

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana, Ravana's

• वचः (vacaḥ) - Ravana's words (word, speech, statement)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वायुसूनुः (vāyusūnuḥ) - Hanuman (son of Vayu (wind god), Hanuman)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - his own words (word, speech, statement)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• प्रहृतम् (prahṛtam) - (was) struck (struck, attacked, wounded)

• हि (hi) - indeed (emphasizing the fact) (indeed, surely, for, because)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously, formerly

• अक्षम् (akṣam) - Akṣakumāra, Ravana's son (Aksha (proper name))

• स्मर (smara) - remember, recall

• सुतम् (sutam) - son

• तव (tava) - your

Words meanings and morphology

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana, Ravana's

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana

वचः (vacaḥ) - Ravana's words (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

वायुसूनुः (vāyusūnuḥ) - Hanuman (son of Vayu (wind god), Hanuman)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyusūnu

vāyusūnu - son of Vayu, Hanuman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāyu+sūnu)

• vāyu – wind, wind god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• sūnu – son
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - his own words (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Augmented form of root 'brū'

Root: brū (class 2)

प्रहृतम् (prahṛtam) - (was) struck (struck, attacked, wounded)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prahṛta

prahṛta - struck, attacked, wounded

Past Passive Participle

From root 'hṛ' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Akṣam.

हि (hi) - indeed (emphasizing the fact) (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Agent in passive construction.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously, formerly

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative singular neuter of adjective `pūrva`, used adverbially.

अक्षम् (akṣam) - Akṣakumāra, Ravana's son (Aksha (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akṣa

akṣa - Aksha (son of Ravana), die, axle, sense organ

Note: Object of 'smara'.

स्मर (smara) - remember, recall

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of smṛ

Imperative, 2nd person singular

Root 'smṛ'

Root: smṛ (class 1)

सुतम् (sutam) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle (from sū- to beget)

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'Akṣam'.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Modifies 'sutam'.