वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-67, verse-1

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः ।
अवाक्शिरास्तथाभूतो वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह ॥१॥

1. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ ,
avākśirāstathābhūto vākyametaduvāca ha.

1. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā rāmasya akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ
avākśirāḥ tathābhūtaḥ vākyam etat uvāca ha

1. akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ rāmasya tat vacanam śrutvā,
tathābhūtaḥ avākśirāḥ etat vākyam uvāca ha

1. Having heard those words from Rāma, whose actions were unblemished, he, with his head bowed low and in that very state, spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (Śambūka) (of him, of that)

• तत् (tat) - those (words) (that, those)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ) - Rāma, whose actions are unblemished (whose actions are unblemished, whose deeds are effortless)

• अवाक्शिराः (avākśirāḥ) - having one's head bent down, with bowed head

• तथाभूतः (tathābhūtaḥ) - being in such a state, having become such

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - sentence, speech, word

• एतत् (etat) - these (words) (this, these)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely, a particle indicating emphasis or past event

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that (Śambūka) (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - those (words) (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Adjectival use, modifying 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, particularly the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ) - Rāma, whose actions are unblemished (whose actions are unblemished, whose deeds are effortless)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of akliṣṭakarman

akliṣṭakarman - one whose actions are unblemished, one whose deeds are effortless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kliṣṭa+karman)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kliṣṭa – troubled, distressed, soiled, blemished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kliś (to trouble, torment).
  Root: kliś (class 4)
• karman – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अवाक्शिराः (avākśirāḥ) - having one's head bent down, with bowed head

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avākśiras

avākśiras - having one's head bent down

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avāc+śiras)

• avāc – downward, downwards
  indeclinable
• śiras – head, top
  noun (neuter)

तथाभूतः (tathābhūtaḥ) - being in such a state, having become such

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tathābhūta

tathābhūta - being in such a state, having become such

Past Passive Participle

Compound of tathā (thus, in that manner) and bhūta (become, being), which is a PPP of bhū (to be, become).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tathā+bhūta)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• bhūta – become, happened, existing, being
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū (to be, to become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - sentence, speech, word

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - sentence, speech, word

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - these (words) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this

Note: Adjectival use, modifying 'vākyam'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of uvāca

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular active, from root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed, surely, a particle indicating emphasis or past event

(indeclinable)

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