वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-9, verse-35

मातुस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दशग्रीवः प्रतापवान् ।
अमर्षमतुलं लेभे प्रतिज्ञां चाकरोत्तदा ॥३५॥

35. mātustadvacanaṃ śrutvā daśagrīvaḥ pratāpavān ,
amarṣamatulaṃ lebhe pratijñāṃ cākarottadā.

35. mātuḥ tat vacanam śrutvā daśagrīvaḥ pratāpavān
amarṣam atulam lebhe pratijñām ca akarot tadā

35. pratāpavān daśagrīvaḥ mātuḥ tat vacanam śrutvā
atulam amarṣam lebhe ca tadā pratijñām akarot

35. Having heard that statement from his mother, the powerful Daśagrīva felt immeasurable indignation and then made a vow.

Words meanings summery:

• मातुः (mātuḥ) - of his mother (of the mother)

• तत् (tat) - that (statement/word) (that, that (neuter accusative/nominative singular))

• वचनम् (vacanam) - statement (word, speech, statement)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa))

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, mighty, glorious

• अमर्षम् (amarṣam) - indignation, wrath, impatience

• अतुलम् (atulam) - immeasurable, incomparable, unequalled

• लेभे (lebhe) - he felt (indignation) (he obtained, he gained)

• प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - a vow (promise, vow, agreement)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अकरोत् (akarot) - he made (a vow) (he made, he did)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

मातुः (mātuḥ) - of his mother (of the mother)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

ṛ-ending noun.

तत् (tat) - that (statement/word) (that, that (neuter accusative/nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to `vacanam`.

वचनम् (vacanam) - statement (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, utterance

from root `vac` (to speak) + `ana` suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `śrutvā`.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root `śru` + `tvā` suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - one having ten necks, Rāvaṇa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+grīvā)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of `lebhe` and `akarot`.

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, mighty, glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - mighty, powerful, glorious, majestic

from `pratāpa` (power, glory) + `matup` suffix

Note: Agrees with `daśagrīvaḥ`.

अमर्षम् (amarṣam) - indignation, wrath, impatience

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amarṣa

amarṣa - indignation, wrath, impatience, intolerance

from `a` (not) + root `mṛṣ` (to bear, tolerate)

Prefix: a

Root: mṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of `lebhe`.

अतुलम् (atulam) - immeasurable, incomparable, unequalled

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atula

atula - unequalled, incomparable, immeasurable

from `a` (not) + `tula` (weight, measure, comparison)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+tula)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• tula – measure, comparison, weight
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tul (class 10)

लेभे (lebhe) - he felt (indignation) (he obtained, he gained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: 3rd person singular past perfect middle.

प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - a vow (promise, vow, agreement)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratijñā

pratijñā - promise, vow, agreement, assertion

from `prati` + root `jñā` (to know, ascertain)

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Object of `akarot`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अकरोत् (akarot) - he made (a vow) (he made, he did)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: 3rd person singular past imperfect active.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)