वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-4, verse-1

श्रुत्वागस्त्येरितं वाक्यं रामो विस्मयमागतः ।
पूर्वमासीत्तु लङ्कायां रक्षसामिति संभवः ॥१॥

1. śrutvāgastyeritaṃ vākyaṃ rāmo vismayamāgataḥ ,
pūrvamāsīttu laṅkāyāṃ rakṣasāmiti saṃbhavaḥ.

1. śrutvā agastya-īritam vākyam rāmaḥ vismayam āgataḥ
| pūrvam āsīt tu laṅkāyām rakṣasām iti saṃbhavaḥ

1. agastya-īritam vākyam śrutvā rāmaḥ vismayam āgataḥ
pūrvam tu laṅkāyām rakṣasām saṃbhavaḥ āsīt iti

1. Upon hearing the words spoken by Agastya, Rama was struck with wonder: "Was this indeed the origin of the rakshasas in Lanka previously?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• अगस्त्य-ईरितम् (agastya-īritam) - spoken by Agastya

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (proper name)

• विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder, astonishment

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, attained, came into (a state)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

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

• लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Lanka

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rakshasas (demons)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing direct speech or thought)

• संभवः (saṁbhavaḥ) - origin, birth, possibility

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

from root √śru

Root: śru (class 5)

अगस्त्य-ईरितम् (agastya-īritam) - spoken by Agastya

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agastya-īrita

agastya-īrita - spoken by Agastya

Compound type : tatpurusha (agastya+īrita)

• agastya – Agastya (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• īrita – spoken, said
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √īr
  Root: īr (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence, word

from √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated Hindu deity, son of Dasaratha)

Root: ram (class 1)

विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder, astonishment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - astonishment, wonder, surprise

from vi-√smi

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, attained, came into (a state)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained, approached

Past Passive Participle

from root √gam with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Root: pṛ (class 3)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of as

Imperfect

3rd person singular Imperfect active of √as

Root: as (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Lanka

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (name of an island city)

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rakshasas (demons)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, rakshasa

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

संभवः (saṁbhavaḥ) - origin, birth, possibility

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbhava

saṁbhava - origin, birth, production, possibility

from saṃ-√bhū

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)