वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-1, verse-23

श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तेषामृषीणां भावितात्मनाम् ।
विस्मयं परमं गत्वा रामः प्राञ्जलिरब्रवीत् ॥२३॥

23. śrutvā tu vacanaṃ teṣāmṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām ,
vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatvā rāmaḥ prāñjalirabravīt.

23. śrutvā tu vacanam teṣām ṛṣīṇām bhāvitātmanām
vismayam paramam gatvā rāmaḥ prāñjaliḥ abravīt

23. Upon hearing the words of those enlightened sages, Rama, filled with great astonishment, spoke with joined palms.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages, of the seers

• भावितात्मनाम् (bhāvitātmanām) - of those with purified souls, of enlightened souls

• विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder, astonishment, surprise

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, greatest

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, having attained, having reached

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, reverently

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

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

Root: śru (class 5)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages, of the seers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

भावितात्मनाम् (bhāvitātmanām) - of those with purified souls, of enlightened souls

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhāvitātman

bhāvitātman - one whose soul (ātman) has been purified/cultivated/enlightened

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhāvita+ātman)

• bhāvita – purified, cultivated, produced, developed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū (to be, to exist) with prefix bhā and suffix -ita
  Prefix: bhā
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – soul, self, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)

विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder, astonishment, surprise

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - wonder, astonishment, surprise

Root: smi (class 1)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, greatest

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, greatest, excellent

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, having attained, having reached

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -tvā

Root: gam (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (the seventh avatar of Vishnu)

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, reverently

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - one who has joined palms (in reverence)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forward, forth, before
  indeclinable
  prefix
• añjali – palms joined in reverence, cupped hands
  noun (masculine)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Third person singular imperfect active of root brū (to speak)

Root: brū (class 2)

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