वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-78, verse-1

तच्छ्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणेनोक्तं वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः ।
प्रत्युवाच महातेजाः प्रहसन् राघवो वचः ॥१॥

1. tacchrutvā lakṣmaṇenoktaṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ ,
pratyuvāca mahātejāḥ prahasan rāghavo vacaḥ.

1. tat śrutvā lakṣmaṇena uktam vākyam vākyaviśāradaḥ
pratyuvāca mahātejāḥ prahasan rāghavaḥ vacaḥ

1. vākyaviśāradaḥ mahātejāḥ rāghavaḥ tat lakṣmaṇena
uktam vākyam śrutvā prahasan vacaḥ pratyuvāca

1. The greatly refulgent Rāma, an expert in speech, smiled and replied to that statement spoken by Lakṣmaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that, it)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakṣmaṇa

• उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken (spoken, said)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (word, speech, statement)

• वाक्यविशारदः (vākyaviśāradaḥ) - expert in speech

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied (replied, answered)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly refulgent (greatly refulgent, highly glorious)

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling (smiling, laughing)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (Rāma (descendant of Raghu))

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (in reply) (word, speech, statement)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root śru- 'to hear' with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rāma's brother)

उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken (spoken, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

From root vac- 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

वाक्यविशारदः (vākyaviśāradaḥ) - expert in speech

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyaviśārada

vākyaviśārada - skilled in speech, eloquent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vākya+viśārada)

• vākya – word, speech, statement
  noun (neuter)
• viśārada – skilled, expert, clever
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rāma.

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied (replied, answered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of prativac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly refulgent (greatly refulgent, highly glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, highly glorious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, energy, glory
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Rāma.

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling (smiling, laughing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasant

prahasant - smiling, laughing

Present Active Participle

From root has- 'to laugh, smile' with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rāma.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (Rāma (descendant of Raghu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

Patronymic from Raghu

Note: Subject of 'pratyuvāca'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (in reply) (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Note: Object of 'pratyuvāca'.