वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-13, verse-46

तथेति च स राजानमुवाच द्विजसत्तमः ।
भविष्यन्ति सुता राजंश्चत्वारस्ते कुलोद्वहाः ॥४६॥

46. tatheti ca sa rājānamuvāca dvijasattamaḥ ,
bhaviṣyanti sutā rājaṃścatvāraste kulodvahāḥ.

46. tathā iti ca sa rājānam uvāca dvijasattamaḥ
bhaviṣyanti sutāḥ rājan catvāraḥ te kulodvahāḥ

46. ca sa dvijasattamaḥ rājānam tatheti uvāca
rājan te catvāraḥ kulodvahāḥ sutāḥ bhaviṣyanti

46. And so, the best among the Brahmins (dvijasattama) said to the king, "Yes, O king, you shall have four sons who will carry on your lineage."

Words meanings summery:

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

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• च (ca) - and, also

• स (sa) - he, that

• राजानम् (rājānam) - to the king

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - the best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

• भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - they will be

• सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• कुलोद्वहाः (kulodvahāḥ) - perpetuate the lineage, bearers of the family

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

राजानम् (rājānam) - to the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - the best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among the twice-born, excellent Brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born, Brahmin, bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix tamaP

भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - they will be

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of catur

catur - four

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

कुलोद्वहाः (kulodvahāḥ) - perpetuate the lineage, bearers of the family

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kulodvaha

kulodvaha - carrying the family, perpetuating the lineage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+udvaha)

• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• udvaha – carrying, bearing, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)