वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-2, verse-1

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा राघवस्य महात्मनः ।
कुम्भयोनिर्महातेजा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह ॥१॥

1. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ ,
kumbhayonirmahātejā vākyametaduvāca ha.

1. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ
| kumbhayoniḥ mahātejāḥ vākyam etat uvāca ha

1. mahātmanaḥ rāghavasya tat vacanam śrutvā
mahātejāḥ kumbhayoniḥ etat vākyam uvāca ha

1. Having heard those words of Rāghava, the great-souled one, Kumbhayoni (Agastya), the greatly effulgent sage, indeed spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (Rāghava) (of him, of that)

• तत् (tat) - those (words) (that, those)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Rāghava, who is great-souled (of the great-souled, of the noble-minded)

• कुम्भयोनिः (kumbhayoniḥ) - the sage Agastya (pot-born (Agastya))

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the sage Agastya, who is greatly effulgent (greatly effulgent, of great splendor)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, saying

• एतत् (etat) - these (words) (this, these)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly, verily

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him (Rāghava) (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

तत् (tat) - those (words) (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Also possible as nominative singular; context implies accusative modifying 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, declaration

From √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Also possible as nominative singular; context implies accusative as object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Absolutive (or gerund) form of √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a name for Rāma

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Rāghava, who is great-souled (of the great-souled, of the noble-minded)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, having a great (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Feminine stem form of 'mahat' or a combining form meaning great.
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rāghava.

कुम्भयोनिः (kumbhayoniḥ) - the sage Agastya (pot-born (Agastya))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbhayoni

kumbhayoni - pot-born (an epithet for Agastya)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kumbha+yoni)

• kumbha – pot, pitcher, a measure
  noun (masculine)
• yoni – womb, origin, source, place of birth
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the sage Agastya.

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the sage Agastya, who is greatly effulgent (greatly effulgent, of great splendor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly effulgent, of great splendor

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Feminine stem form of 'mahat' or a combining form meaning great.
• tejas – splendor, effulgence, power, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions adjectivally, modifying 'Kumbhayoniḥ'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, declaration

From √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Also possible as nominative singular; context implies accusative as direct object of 'uvāca'.

एतत् (etat) - these (words) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Also possible as nominative singular; context implies accusative modifying 'vākyam'.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.