वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-72, verse-15

विभीषणवचः श्रुत्व रामो वाक्यमथाब्रवीत् ।
जानामि तस्य रौद्रस्य मायां सत्यपराक्रम ॥१५॥

15. vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ śrutva rāmo vākyamathābravīt ,
jānāmi tasya raudrasya māyāṃ satyaparākrama.

15. vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ śrutvā rāmaḥ vākyam atha abravīt
jānāmi tasya raudrasya māyām satyaparākrama

15. vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ śrutvā rāmaḥ atha vākyam abravīt
satyaparākrama tasya raudrasya māyām jānāmi

15. Hearing Vibhishana's words, Rama then spoke: "O hero of true valor, I know the magical illusion (māyā) of that fearsome one."

Words meanings summery:

• विभीषणवचः (vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ) - Vibhishana's words, Vibhishana's speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• जानामि (jānāmi) - I know

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, his

• रौद्रस्य (raudrasya) - of Indrajit (of the fearsome one, of the terrible one)

• मायाम् (māyām) - illusion, magical power, deception

• सत्यपराक्रम (satyaparākrama) - addressed to Vibhishana (O hero of true valor, O one whose prowess is true)

Words meanings and morphology

विभीषणवचः (vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ) - Vibhishana's words, Vibhishana's speech

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vibhīṣaṇavacas

vibhīṣaṇavacas - Vibhishana's words, Vibhishana's speech

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (vibhīṣaṇa+vacas)

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

Note: Nom. sg. or Acc. sg. of vacas. Here used as subject for the absolutive.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Absolutive (krt) suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper noun, the hero of Ramayana)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

जानामि (jānāmi) - I know

(verb)

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

Root: jñā (class 9)

तस्य (tasya) - of that, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

Note: Refers to Indrajit (the fearsome one).

रौद्रस्य (raudrasya) - of Indrajit (of the fearsome one, of the terrible one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of raudra

raudra - fearsome, terrible, fierce; a name of Shiva; a son of Rudra

मायाम् (māyām) - illusion, magical power, deception

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magical power, deception, supernatural power (māyā)

सत्यपराक्रम (satyaparākrama) - addressed to Vibhishana (O hero of true valor, O one whose prowess is true)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of satyaparākrama

satyaparākrama - true valor, one whose prowess is true

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+parākrama)

• satya – true, real, truth
  adjective (neuter)
• parākrama – valor, prowess, might
  noun (masculine)