वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-39, verse-14

तेषामेवं ब्रुवाणानां वानराणां च रक्षसाम् ।
हनूमत्प्रणतो भूत्वा राघवं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥१४॥

14. teṣāmevaṃ bruvāṇānāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca rakṣasām ,
hanūmatpraṇato bhūtvā rāghavaṃ vākyamabravīt.

14. teṣām evam bruvāṇānām vānarāṇām ca rakṣasām
hanūmat praṇataḥ bhūtvā rāghavam vākyam abravīt

14. hanūmat praṇataḥ bhūtvā rāghavam vākyam abravīt
teṣām evam bruvāṇānām vānarāṇām ca rakṣasām

14. While the monkeys and the demons were thus speaking, Hanumat, having bowed down, addressed Rāghava with these words.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

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

• ब्रुवाणानाम् (bruvāṇānām) - of those speaking, while speaking

• वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of the monkeys

• च (ca) - and, also

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the demons, of the Rākṣasas

• हनूमत् (hanūmat) - Hanumat

• प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - bowed, saluted, humble

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - to Rāghava, to Rāma

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, utterance, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to both 'vānarāṇām' and 'rakṣasām'.

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

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवाणानाम् (bruvāṇānām) - of those speaking, while speaking

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bruvāṇa

bruvāṇa - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root √brū (to speak, say) with śānac suffix, indicating a present active participle in the middle voice.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Used here in a genitive absolute construction.

वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of the monkeys

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the demons, of the Rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, Rākṣasa

हनूमत् (hanūmat) - Hanumat

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanumat (name of the monkey general)

Note: Used here as the subject.

प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - bowed, saluted, humble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praṇata

praṇata - bowed, bent, humble, devoted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √nam (to bend, bow) with prefix pra- and suffix -ta.

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Modifies Hanumat, indicating his state of having bowed.

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root √bhū (to be, become) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Connects the action of bowing with the action of speaking.

राघवम् (rāghavam) - to Rāghava, to Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rāma)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, utterance, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, sentence, speech, utterance

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, root class 2

From the root √brū (to speak), 3rd person singular, active voice, imperfect tense.

Root: brū (class 2)