वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-89, verse-13

एवमुक्त्वा तु वाक्यज्ञः सुषेणो राघवं वचः ।
समीपस्थमुवाचेदं हनूमन्तमभित्वरन् ॥१३॥

13. evamuktvā tu vākyajñaḥ suṣeṇo rāghavaṃ vacaḥ ,
samīpasthamuvācedaṃ hanūmantamabhitvaran.

13. evam uktvā tu vākyajñaḥ suṣeṇaḥ rāghavam vacaḥ
samīpastham uvāca idam hanūmantam abhitvaran

13. vākyajñaḥ suṣeṇaḥ rāghavam evam vacaḥ uktvā tu
abhitvaran samīpastham hanūmantam idam uvāca

13. Having thus spoken to Rāma, Suṣeṇa, who was skilled in speech, then urgently spoke this to Hanumān, who was standing nearby.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having said, having spoken)

• तु (tu) - then (indicating transition) (but, indeed, however, then)

• वाक्यज्ञः (vākyajñaḥ) - skilled in speech (knowing speech, eloquent, skilled in words)

• सुषेणः (suṣeṇaḥ) - Suṣeṇa (Suṣeṇa (proper noun))

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - to Rāma (to Rāma, descendant of Raghu)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, utterance)

• समीपस्थम् (samīpastham) - standing nearby (standing near, being near, nearby)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (said, spoke)

• इदम् (idam) - this (message) (this, this (thing))

• हनूमन्तम् (hanūmantam) - to Hanumān

• अभित्वरन् (abhitvaran) - urging (urging, hastening, quickening)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having said, having spoken)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root vac (to speak) with suffix ktvā.

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - then (indicating transition) (but, indeed, however, then)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

वाक्यज्ञः (vākyajñaḥ) - skilled in speech (knowing speech, eloquent, skilled in words)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyajña

vākyajña - knowing speech, eloquent, knowledgeable in words

Compound of vākya (speech) and jña (knower).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vākya+jña)

• vākya – speech, sentence, word
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'vac' (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)
• jña – knower, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'jñā' (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to Suṣeṇa.

सुषेणः (suṣeṇaḥ) - Suṣeṇa (Suṣeṇa (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suṣeṇa

suṣeṇa - Suṣeṇa (name of a monkey chief, physician to the Vanaras)

Note: Subject of the verbs.

राघवम् (rāghavam) - to Rāma (to Rāma, descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

From raghu + aṇ (patronymic suffix).

Note: Recipient of speech.

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance

Root vac + as suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of uktvā.

समीपस्थम् (samīpastham) - standing nearby (standing near, being near, nearby)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samīpastha

samīpastha - standing near, being near

Compound of samīpa (near) and stha (standing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samīpa+stha)

• samīpa – near, proximity, vicinity
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Hanumān.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of uvāca

Perfect Tense (Liṭ)

From root vac (to speak), perfect tense form.

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this (message) (this, this (thing))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of uvāca.

हनूमन्तम् (hanūmantam) - to Hanumān

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanumān (name of a monkey god)

Possessive adjective derived from hanu (jaw) + matup (suffix 'having').

Note: Recipient of idam uvāca.

अभित्वरन् (abhitvaran) - urging (urging, hastening, quickening)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhitvarat

abhitvarat - hastening, urging, being swift

Present Active Participle

From root tvar (to hasten) with prefix abhi, and active participle suffix śatṛ.

Prefix: abhi

Root: tvar (class 1)

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