वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-57, verse-30

तच्छ्रुता पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य रक्षसा विकृतं च तत् ।
पुनः प्रोवाच राजानं वसिष्ठः पुरुषर्षभम् ॥३०॥

30. tacchrutā pārthivendrasya rakṣasā vikṛtaṃ ca tat ,
punaḥ provāca rājānaṃ vasiṣṭhaḥ puruṣarṣabham.

30. tat śrutvā pārthivendrasya rakṣasā vikṛtam ca
tat punaḥ provāca rājānam vasiṣṭhaḥ puruṣarṣabham

30. vasiṣṭhaḥ pārthivendrasya rakṣasā vikṛtam tat ca
tat śrutvā punaḥ puruṣarṣabham rājānam provāca

30. Hearing that, which had been distorted by the demon, Vasiṣṭha again spoke to that best among men, the lord of kings.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - referring to the king's words/actions (that, it)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य (pārthivendrasya) - referring to King Kalmāṣapāda (of the lord of kings, of the king)

• रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon who possessed the king (by a demon)

• विकृतम् (vikṛtam) - distorted (the king's words/actions) (distorted, disfigured, changed)

• च (ca) - and

• तत् (tat) - referring to the king's words/actions (that, it)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

• प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke, said

• राजानम् (rājānam) - to King Kalmāṣapāda (to the king)

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (proper noun))

• पुरुषर्षभम् (puruṣarṣabham) - to the king (Kalmāṣapāda) who is like the best among men (to the best among men)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - referring to the king's words/actions (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the words spoken by the king in the preceding context.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from root śru with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य (pārthivendrasya) - referring to King Kalmāṣapāda (of the lord of kings, of the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pārthivendra

pārthivendra - lord of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārthiva+indra)

• pārthiva – earthly, king
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra
  noun (masculine)

रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon who possessed the king (by a demon)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon

विकृतम् (vikṛtam) - distorted (the king's words/actions) (distorted, disfigured, changed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vikṛta

vikṛta - distorted, changed, disfigured

Past Passive Participle

Formed from vi- + kṛ (to do)

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies "tat" (that).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - referring to the king's words/actions (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the words spoken by the king in the preceding context.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

(indeclinable)

प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

राजानम् (rājānam) - to King Kalmāṣapāda (to the king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

पुरुषर्षभम् (puruṣarṣabham) - to the king (Kalmāṣapāda) who is like the best among men (to the best among men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best among men, chief of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for the king.