वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-22, verse-3

तस्यर्षेः परमोदारं वचः श्रुत्वा नृपात्मजौ ।
स्नात्वा कृतोदकौ वीरौ जेपतुः परमं जपम् ॥३॥

3. tasyarṣeḥ paramodāraṃ vacaḥ śrutvā nṛpātmajau ,
snātvā kṛtodakau vīrau jepatuḥ paramaṃ japam.

3. tasya ṛṣeḥ paramodāram vacaḥ śrutvā nṛpātmajau
snātvā kṛtodakau vīrau jepatuḥ paramam japam

3. nṛpātmajau vīrau tasya ṛṣeḥ paramodāram vacaḥ
śrutvā snātvā kṛtodakau paramam japam jepatuḥ

3. Having heard the most noble words of that sage, the two royal sons (nṛpātmajau), those heroes, after bathing and offering water (kṛtodakau), recited the supreme recitation (japa).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (of that, his)

• ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage (Viśvāmitra) (of the sage)

• परमोदारम् (paramodāram) - most noble (most noble, very generous, excellent)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, utterance)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• नृपात्मजौ (nṛpātmajau) - the two princes (Rama and Lakshmana) (two sons of the king, two princes)

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• कृतोदकौ (kṛtodakau) - having offered water (having offered water, having performed water libations)

• वीरौ (vīrau) - the two heroes (Rama and Lakshmana) (two heroes, two brave ones)

• जेपतुः (jepatuḥ) - they two recited (they two recited, they two murmured)

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

• जपम् (japam) - recitation (japa) (recitation, muttering, repeating of sacred formulas (japa))

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Viśvāmitra.

ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage (Viśvāmitra) (of the sage)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

परमोदारम् (paramodāram) - most noble (most noble, very generous, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paramodāra

paramodāra - most noble, very generous, excellent, splendid

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+udāra)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• udāra – noble, generous, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies vacaḥ.

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root śru with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

नृपात्मजौ (nṛpātmajau) - the two princes (Rama and Lakshmana) (two sons of the king, two princes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nṛpātmaja

nṛpātmaja - king's son, prince

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+ātmaja)

• nṛpa – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born of oneself
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rama and Lakshmana.

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root snā with suffix -tvā

Root: snā (class 2)

कृतोदकौ (kṛtodakau) - having offered water (having offered water, having performed water libations)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛtodaka

kṛtodaka - one who has offered water (for libations), having performed ablutions

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+udaka)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with nṛpātmajau and vīrau.

वीरौ (vīrau) - the two heroes (Rama and Lakshmana) (two heroes, two brave ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, valiant

Note: Agrees with nṛpātmajau.

जेपतुः (jepatuḥ) - they two recited (they two recited, they two murmured)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of jap

Perfect

3rd person dual, active voice

Root: jap (class 1)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, excellent, principal

Note: Qualifies japam.

जपम् (japam) - recitation (japa) (recitation, muttering, repeating of sacred formulas (japa))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of japa

japa - muttering, whispering, repeating prayers or mantras (japa)

From root jap (to mutter)

Root: jap (class 1)