वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-12, verse-15

तथा भवन्तः कुर्वन्तु प्रीतिस्निग्धेन चेतसा ।
ततः सर्वे समागम्य वसिष्ठमिदमब्रुवन् ॥१५॥

15. tathā bhavantaḥ kurvantu prītisnigdhena cetasā ,
tataḥ sarve samāgamya vasiṣṭhamidamabruvan.

15. tathā bhavantaḥ kurvantu prītisnigdhena cetasā
tataḥ sarve samāgamya vasiṣṭham idam abruvan

15. tathā bhavantaḥ prītisnigdhena cetasā kurvantu
tataḥ sarve samāgamya idam vasiṣṭham abruvan

15. Therefore, may you all act with a mind softened by affection. Following this, everyone, having assembled, spoke these words to Vasiṣṭha.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - therefore (thus, so, in that manner, similarly, and)

• भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you all (referring to the audience, likely sages or kings) (you (plural, honorific), respected sirs)

• कुर्वन्तु (kurvantu) - may you all do, please act (may they do, let them do, they should do, please do)

• प्रीतिस्निग्धेन (prītisnigdhena) - with a heart softened by affection (with a loving and tender, with a mind softened by affection)

• चेतसा (cetasā) - with a heart/mind (by the mind, with the heart, by consciousness)

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, following this (then, thereupon, from that, therefore)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (all, every)

• समागम्य (samāgamya) - having gathered (having assembled, having met, having approached)

• वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - to Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (proper noun))

• इदम् (idam) - these words (implied) (this, these)

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke (these words) (they said, they spoke)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - therefore (thus, so, in that manner, similarly, and)

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + suffix -thā.

भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you all (referring to the audience, likely sages or kings) (you (plural, honorific), respected sirs)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor, being, existing, future (present participle)

Present Active Participle

From root bhū (to be, become) + -at suffix. Used as a second-person honorific pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

कुर्वन्तु (kurvantu) - may you all do, please act (may they do, let them do, they should do, please do)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

3rd person plural imperative.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रीतिस्निग्धेन (prītisnigdhena) - with a heart softened by affection (with a loving and tender, with a mind softened by affection)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of prītisnigdha

prītisnigdha - loving and tender, soft with affection, full of kindness

Tatpuruṣa compound of prīti (love, affection) + snigdha (tender, soft, loving).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prīti+snigdha)

• prīti – love, affection, joy, pleasure
  noun (feminine)
  From root prī (to please, love).
  Root: prī (class 9)
• snigdha – tender, soft, loving, affectionate, smooth, oily
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root snih (to be affectionate, to oil).
  Root: snih (class 4)

चेतसा (cetasā) - with a heart/mind (by the mind, with the heart, by consciousness)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness, spirit

From root cit (to perceive, know).

Root: cit (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, following this (then, thereupon, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + suffix -tas.

सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (all, every)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Subject of 'abruvan'.

समागम्य (samāgamya) - having gathered (having assembled, having met, having approached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From prefix sam + ā + root gam (to go) + suffix -ya.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - to Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a celebrated Vedic sage), most excellent, wealthiest

Superlative form of vasu (good, wealthy).

इदम् (idam) - these words (implied) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

Neut. sg. of idaṃ.

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke (these words) (they said, they spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

3rd person plural imperfect active. The 'a-' is the augment for past tense.

Root: brū (class 2)