वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-11, verse-4

ततो राजाब्रवीद्वाक्यं सुमन्त्रं मन्त्रिसत्तमम् ।
सुमन्त्रावाहय क्षिप्रमृत्विजो ब्रह्मवादिनः ॥४॥

4. tato rājābravīdvākyaṃ sumantraṃ mantrisattamam ,
sumantrāvāhaya kṣipramṛtvijo brahmavādinaḥ.

4. tataḥ rājā abravīt vākyam sumantram mantrisattamam
sumantra āvahaya kṣipram ṛtvijaḥ brahmavādinaḥ

4. tataḥ rājā mantrisattamam sumantram vākyam abravīt
sumantra kṣipram brahmavādinaḥ ṛtvijaḥ āvahaya

4. Then the king addressed Sumantra, the most excellent of his ministers, saying, "Sumantra, quickly summon the priests (ṛtvij) who are learned in the Vedas (brahman)."

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said, he declared

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• सुमन्त्रम् (sumantram) - Sumantra (proper name)

• मन्त्रिसत्तमम् (mantrisattamam) - the best of ministers, most excellent minister

• सुमन्त्र (sumantra) - O Sumantra (addressing Sumantra)

• आवहय (āvahaya) - summon, call, bring

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - priests, officiating priests

• ब्रह्मवादिनः (brahmavādinaḥ) - priests learned in Vedic lore (expounders of the Vedas, speakers of sacred truth, theologians)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said, he declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bru

Root: bru (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

सुमन्त्रम् (sumantram) - Sumantra (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sumantra

sumantra - Sumantra (name of Daśaratha's chief minister); good counsel, wise advice

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

मन्त्रिसत्तमम् (mantrisattamam) - the best of ministers, most excellent minister

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mantrisattama

mantrisattama - the best of ministers, most excellent minister

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī-Tatpuruṣa (mantrin+sattama)

• mantrin – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'mantra' (counsel, sacred text).
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix 'tama' added to 'sat' (good).

Note: Qualifies 'Sumantram'.

सुमन्त्र (sumantra) - O Sumantra (addressing Sumantra)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sumantra

sumantra - Sumantra (name of Daśaratha's chief minister); good counsel, wise advice

Note: Direct address.

आवहय (āvahaya) - summon, call, bring

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of āvah

Prefix: ā

Root: vah (class 1)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - priests, officiating priests

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - officiating priest, a priest who performs a sacrifice at fixed seasons

Note: Object of 'āvahaya'.

ब्रह्मवादिनः (brahmavādinaḥ) - priests learned in Vedic lore (expounders of the Vedas, speakers of sacred truth, theologians)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brahmavādin

brahmavādin - expounder of brahman (Vedas or ultimate reality), theologian, speaker of sacred truth

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (brahman+vādin)

• brahman – Vedas, sacred knowledge, ultimate reality, universal spirit
  noun (neuter)
• vādin – speaking, declaring, propounding, one who speaks
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'vad' (to speak) with agent suffix '-in'.
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ṛtvijaḥ'.

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