वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-57, verse-22

तच्छ्रुत्वा व्याहृतं वाक्यं रक्षसा कामरूपिणा ।
भक्षसंस्कारकुशलमुवाच पृथिवीपतिः ॥२२॥

22. tacchrutvā vyāhṛtaṃ vākyaṃ rakṣasā kāmarūpiṇā ,
bhakṣasaṃskārakuśalamuvāca pṛthivīpatiḥ.

22. tat śrutvā vyāhṛtam vākyam rakṣasā kāmarūpiṇā
bhakṣasaṃskārakuśalam uvāca pṛthivīpatiḥ

22. kāmarūpiṇā rakṣasā vyāhṛtam tat vākyam śrutvā
pṛthivīpatiḥ bhakṣasaṃskārakuśalam uvāca

22. Hearing that statement spoken by the demon who could assume any form at will, the king addressed the one skilled in preparing food.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• व्याहृतम् (vyāhṛtam) - spoken, uttered

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by a demon, by an evil spirit

• कामरूपिणा (kāmarūpiṇā) - by one who can change form at will

• भक्षसंस्कारकुशलम् (bhakṣasaṁskārakuśalam) - skilled in food preparation, expert in cooking

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to 'vākyam'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Root: śru (class 1)

व्याहृतम् (vyāhṛtam) - spoken, uttered

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyāhṛta

vyāhṛta - spoken, uttered, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √hṛ with prefixes vi- and ā-

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by a demon, by an evil spirit

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, ghoul

कामरूपिणा (kāmarūpiṇā) - by one who can change form at will

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kāmarūpin

kāmarūpin - one who can assume any form at will, shape-shifter

Derived from 'kāma-rūpa' with the suffix -in

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāma+rūpa)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rakṣasā'.

भक्षसंस्कारकुशलम् (bhakṣasaṁskārakuśalam) - skilled in food preparation, expert in cooking

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhakṣasaṃskārakuśala

bhakṣasaṁskārakuśala - skilled in the processing of food, expert cook

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhakṣa+saṃskāra+kuśala)

• bhakṣa – food, eating, that which is eaten
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhakṣ (class 1)
• saṃskāra – preparation, processing, refinement, ritual
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kuśala – skillful, expert, proficient
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to the demon in the guise of a cook.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Liṭ) of √vac

Perfect tense form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - king, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)