वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-31, verse-4

राघवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा अगस्त्यो भगवानृषिः ।
उवाच रामं प्रहसन्पितामह इवेश्वरम् ॥४॥

4. rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā agastyo bhagavānṛṣiḥ ,
uvāca rāmaṃ prahasanpitāmaha iveśvaram.

4. rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā agastyaḥ bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
uvāca rāmam prahasan pitāmahaḥ iva īśvaram

4. rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā bhagavān ṛṣiḥ agastyaḥ
prahasan pitāmahaḥ iva īśvaram rāmam uvāca

4. Having heard the words of Rāma, the revered sage Agastya spoke to Rāma, smiling, as Brahmā (pitāmaha) would speak to the Supreme Lord (īśvara).

Words meanings summery:

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāma (of Rāghava, of Rāma)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ) - Agastya

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered (sage) (revered, divine, glorious)

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• रामम् (rāmam) - to Rāma

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Brahmā (the creator deity) (a grandfather, Brahmā)

• इव (iva) - like, as

• ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - to the Supreme Lord (to the lord, to God, to Shiva)

Words meanings and morphology

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāma (of Rāghava, of Rāma)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma

derived from Raghu (Raghu + aṇ-pratyaya)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Root: vac

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

formed with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ) - Agastya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - name of a revered Vedic sage

भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered (sage) (revered, divine, glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - glorious, divine, fortunate, revered

Root: bhuj

Note: Qualifies 'Agastyaḥ'.

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - a Vedic sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ

Note: In apposition to 'Agastyaḥ'.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

perfect form of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

रामम् (rāmam) - to Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the seventh avatar of Viṣṇu)

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahas - to laugh, to smile

Present Active Participle

Derived from root has (to laugh) with prefix pra-, in nominative singular masculine form

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'Agastyaḥ'.

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Brahmā (the creator deity) (a grandfather, Brahmā)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, paternal grandfather, an epithet for Brahmā

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - to the Supreme Lord (to the lord, to God, to Shiva)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - master, lord, king, ruler, God, Shiva

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Object of comparison.