वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-52, verse-13

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा साधुवादो महानभूत् ।
ऋषीणामुग्रतपसां यमुनातीरवासिनाम् ॥१३॥

13. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sādhuvādo mahānabhūt ,
ṛṣīṇāmugratapasāṃ yamunātīravāsinām.

13. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā sādhuvādaḥ mahān
abhūt ṛṣīṇām ugratapasām yamunātīravāsinām

13. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā ugratapasām
yamunātīravāsinām ṛṣīṇām mahān sādhuvādaḥ abhūt

13. Having heard his words, a great acclamation arose from the sages, who were endowed with fierce spiritual austerity (tapas) and resided on the bank of the Yamuna.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• तत् (tat) - that

• वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, word

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• साधुवादः (sādhuvādaḥ) - applause, acclaim, approval

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty

• अभूत् (abhūt) - arose, happened, became

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages

• उग्रतपसाम् (ugratapasām) - of those with fierce austerities

• यमुनातीरवासिनाम् (yamunātīravāsinām) - of those dwelling on the bank of the Yamuna

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with `vacanam`.

वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, word

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying

Derived from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `śrutvā`.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

साधुवादः (sādhuvādaḥ) - applause, acclaim, approval

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhuvāda

sādhuvāda - an exclamation of approval, 'well done!', applause

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sādhu+vāda)

• sādhu – good, excellent, well
  adjective
  Root: sādh (class 5)
• vāda – speech, saying, discussion
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vad
  Root: vad (class 1)

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, powerful

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `sādhuvādaḥ`.

अभूत् (abhūt) - arose, happened, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Often translated as 'there was' or 'it happened'.

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

उग्रतपसाम् (ugratapasām) - of those with fierce austerities

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ugratapas

ugratapas - having fierce `tapas`, severe asceticism

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ugra+tapas)

• ugra – fierce, dreadful, powerful
  adjective
• tapas – heat, asceticism, spiritual austerity
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `ṛṣīṇām`.

यमुनातीरवासिनाम् (yamunātīravāsinām) - of those dwelling on the bank of the Yamuna

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yamunātīravāsin

yamunātīravāsin - dwelling on the bank of the Yamuna

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yamunātīra+vāsin)

• yamunā – Yamuna river
  proper noun (feminine)
• tīra – bank, shore
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dweller, resident
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root vas
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `ṛṣīṇām`.