वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-72, verse-4

राघवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः ।
यत्तत् पुनरिदं वाक्यं बभाषे स विभीषणः ॥४॥

4. rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ ,
yattat punaridaṃ vākyaṃ babhāṣe sa vibhīṣaṇaḥ.

4. rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā vākyam vākyaviśāradaḥ
yat tat punaḥ idam vākyam babhāṣe saḥ vibhīṣaṇaḥ

4. rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā saḥ vākyaviśāradaḥ
vibhīṣaṇaḥ yat tat punaḥ idam vākyam babhāṣe

4. Having heard the words of Rāghava, that Vibhīṣaṇa, who was skilled in speech, again uttered this statement.

Words meanings summery:

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava, of Rāma

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

• वाक्यविशारदः (vākyaviśāradaḥ) - skilled in speech

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• तत् (tat) - that

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

• बभाषे (babhāṣe) - he spoke

• सः (saḥ) - he

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava, of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma

Derived from Raghu (name of an ancient king).

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākyam

vākya - statement, speech, word, sentence

Derived from vāc (speech).

Note: Object of 'babhāṣe'.

वाक्यविशारदः (vākyaviśāradaḥ) - skilled in speech

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyaviśārada

vākyaviśārada - skilled in speech, eloquent

Compound type : tatpurusha (vākya+viśārada)

• vākya – speech, statement
  noun (neuter)
• viśārada – skilled, expert, clever, knowing
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Vibhīṣaṇa.

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Used correlatively with 'tat'.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Used correlatively with 'yat'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the statement being spoken. Can also be accusative.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - statement, speech, word, sentence

Derived from vāc (speech).

Note: Object of 'babhāṣe'.

बभाषे (babhāṣe) - he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of bhāṣ

Perfect Middle Indicative

Perfect 3rd person singular, Middle voice of root bhāṣ.

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Vibhīṣaṇa.

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (name of Rāvaṇa's brother)