वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-15, verse-7

इत्येतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सुराणां विष्णुरात्मवान् ।
पितरं रोचयामास तदा दशरथं नृपम् ॥७॥

7. ityetadvacanaṃ śrutvā surāṇāṃ viṣṇurātmavān ,
pitaraṃ rocayāmāsa tadā daśarathaṃ nṛpam.

7. iti etat vacanam śrutvā surāṇām viṣṇuḥ ātmavān
pitaram rocayāmāsa tadā daśaratham nṛpam

7. surāṇām etat vacanam śrutvā ātmavān viṣṇuḥ
tadā nṛpam daśaratham pitaram rocayāmāsa iti

7. Having heard these words of the gods, Vishnu, the self-possessed (ātman), then chose King Dasharatha as his father.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• एतत् (etat) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - of the gods

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu

• आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - self-possessed, wise, intelligent, having an ātman

• पितरम् (pitaram) - father

• रोचयामास (rocayāmāsa) - he chose, he desired, he preferred

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• दशरथम् (daśaratham) - Dasharatha

• नृपम् (nṛpam) - king, ruler

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, saying

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu (a principal Hindu deity)

आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - self-possessed, wise, intelligent, having an ātman

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmavat

ātmavat - self-possessed, wise, intelligent, courageous, having a soul/self

Derived from ātman with the possessive suffix -vat

पितरम् (pitaram) - father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

रोचयामास (rocayāmāsa) - he chose, he desired, he preferred

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of ruc

Causative form (rocanā) in Perfect tense (āmāsa-ending)

Root: ruc (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

दशरथम् (daśaratham) - Dasharatha

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (a king of Ayodhya, Rama's father)

नृपम् (nṛpam) - king, ruler

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)