वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-49, verse-32

विभीषणवचः श्रुत्वा हेतुमत् सुमुखोद्गतम् ।
उवाच राघवो वाक्यं नीलं सेनापतिं तदा ॥३२॥

32. vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ śrutvā hetumat sumukhodgatam ,
uvāca rāghavo vākyaṃ nīlaṃ senāpatiṃ tadā.

32. vibhīṣaṇa-vacaḥ śrutvā hetumat su-mukha-udgatam
uvāca rāghavaḥ vākyaṃ nīlaṃ senāpatim tadā

32. tadā rāghavaḥ vibhīṣaṇa-vacaḥ hetumat
su-mukha-udgatam śrutvā nīlaṃ senāpatim vākyaṃ uvāca

32. Then, having heard Vibhīṣaṇa's logical and well-expressed words, Rāghava spoke to Nīla, the commander.

Words meanings summery:

• विभीषण-वचः (vibhīṣaṇa-vacaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa's words/speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened

• हेतुमत् (hetumat) - logical, reasonable, having a cause

• सु-मुख-उद्गतम् (su-mukha-udgatam) - well-expressed, uttered from a pleasant face, spoken pleasantly

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Lord Rāma (Rāghava (an epithet for Rama))

• वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - word, statement, speech

• नीलं (nīlaṁ) - to Nīla (Nīla (name of a monkey chief))

• सेनापतिम् (senāpatim) - commander, general

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

विभीषण-वचः (vibhīṣaṇa-vacaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa's words/speech

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vibhīṣaṇa-vacas

vibhīṣaṇa-vacas - Vibhīṣaṇa's words, speech of Vibhīṣaṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vibhīṣaṇa+vacas)

• vibhīṣaṇa – Vibhīṣaṇa (name of Rāvaṇa's younger brother)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech, voice, saying
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

हेतुमत् (hetumat) - logical, reasonable, having a cause

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hetumat

hetumat - having a cause, logical, reasonable, causal

Derived from 'hetu' with the possessive suffix '-mat'

Note: Agrees with 'vākyaṃ'

सु-मुख-उद्गतम् (su-mukha-udgatam) - well-expressed, uttered from a pleasant face, spoken pleasantly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of su-mukha-udgata

su-mukha-udgata - well-uttered, spoken from a pleasant face

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su-mukha+udgata)

• su-mukha – pleasant-faced, beautiful-faced
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: su
• udgata – risen, emerged, uttered, spoken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam with prefix ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vākyaṃ'

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of uvāca

Perfect (Lit) third person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Lord Rāma (Rāghava (an epithet for Rama))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; an epithet of Rama

वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - word, statement, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

नीलं (nīlaṁ) - to Nīla (Nīla (name of a monkey chief))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nīla

nīla - blue; name of a monkey general

सेनापतिम् (senāpatim) - commander, general

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of senāpati

senāpati - commander of an army, general

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (senā+pati)

• senā – army, host, weapon
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, owner, husband, chief
  noun (masculine)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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