वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-61, verse-21

विभीषणवचः श्रुत्वा जाम्बवान् वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।
शृणु नैरृतशार्दूल यस्मात् पृच्छामि मारुतिम् ॥२१॥

21. vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ śrutvā jāmbavān vākyamabravīt ,
śṛṇu nairṛtaśārdūla yasmāt pṛcchāmi mārutim.

21. vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ śrutvā jāmbavān vākyam abravīt
śṛṇu nairṛtaśārdūla yasmāt pṛcchāmi mārutim

21. Having heard Vibhishana's words, Jambavan spoke, 'Listen, O tiger among the rākṣasas, (the reason) why I am questioning Maruta (Hanuman) is this:'

Words meanings summery:

• विभीषणवचः (vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ) - Vibhishana's words

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• जाम्बवान् (jāmbavān) - Jambavan

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement, speech

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

• नैरृतशार्दूल (nairṛtaśārdūla) - O tiger among the rākṣasas (addressing Vibhishana) (O tiger among demons/rākṣasas)

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - why (I am asking) (from which, because of which, why)

• पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask, I question

• मारुतिम् (mārutim) - Maruti, son of Marut (Hanuman)

Words meanings and morphology

विभीषणवचः (vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ) - Vibhishana's words

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vibhīṣaṇavacas

vibhīṣaṇavacas - Vibhishana's words or speech

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vibhīṣaṇa+vacas)

• vibhīṣaṇa – Vibhishana (name of a Rākṣasa, Ravana's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Formed by adding -tvā to the root.

Root: śru (class 5)

जाम्बवान् (jāmbavān) - Jambavan

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāmbavat

jāmbavat - Jambavan (name of a bear king and counsellor)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

(verb)

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

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular.

Root: śru (class 5)

नैरृतशार्दूल (nairṛtaśārdūla) - O tiger among the rākṣasas (addressing Vibhishana) (O tiger among demons/rākṣasas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nairṛtaśārdūla

nairṛtaśārdūla - tiger among the demons, a powerful demon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nairṛta+śārdūla)

• nairṛta – demon, Rākṣasa (related to Nirṛti)
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger; excellent among (used as a suffix for 'best')
  noun (masculine)

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - why (I am asking) (from which, because of which, why)

(indeclinable)

पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask, I question

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prach

Present tense, 1st person singular.

Root: prach (class 6)

मारुतिम् (mārutim) - Maruti, son of Marut (Hanuman)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of māruti

māruti - son of Marut or Vayu (Hanuman)