Shloka 29

नूनं व्याकरणं कृत्स्नमनेन बहुधा श्रुतम्।बहु व्याहरताऽनेन न किञ्चिदपशब्दितम्।।

nūnaṃ vyākaraṇaṃ kṛtsnam anena bahudhā śrutam | bahu vyāharatā ’nena na kiñcid apaśabditam ||

Gewiss hat er die gesamte Grammatik (Vyākaraṇa) auf vielerlei Weise studiert; obgleich er ausführlich sprach, war von ihm nicht das geringste fehlerhafte Wort oder eine falsche Aussprache zu vernehmen.

नूनम्surely
नूनम्:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (certainly)
व्याकरणम्grammar
व्याकरणम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootव्याकरण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
कृत्स्नम्entire
कृत्स्नम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत्स्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; व्याकरणम् इति विशेषणम्
अनेनby him
अनेन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
बहुधाin many ways
बहुधा:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहुधा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकार/प्रकारबहुत्ववाचक (in many ways)
श्रुतम्has been studied
श्रुतम्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु (धातु)
Formकृदन्त; क्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘has been heard/studied’
बहुmuch
बहु:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः (adverbial use ‘much/a lot’)
व्याहरताby (his) speaking
व्याहरता:
Karana (करण)
TypeVerb
Rootवि-आ-√हृ (धातु)
Formकृदन्त; शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘by (him) speaking/uttering’
अनेनby him
अनेन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
not
:
Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेध
किञ्चित्anything at all
किञ्चित्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकिञ्चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘anything (even a little)’
अपशब्दितम्was mispronounced
अपशब्दितम्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअप-√शब्द् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त; क्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘mispronounced/incorrectly uttered’

'Surely, he seems to have studied well the whole of grammar, for there is not a single mispronunciation in his entire speech.

R
Rama
L
Lakshmana
H
Hanuman

FAQs

Dharma of precision in speech: truth is strengthened when language is disciplined—clear pronunciation and correct words prevent misunderstanding and deception.

Rama notes the absence of any linguistic fault in Hanuman’s extended speech, inferring thorough grammatical mastery.

Hanuman’s cultivated excellence: learning joined with control, producing reliable and dignified communication.