वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-26, verse-23

ऊचुश्च मुदिता रामं सर्वे प्राञ्जलयस्तदा ।
इमे स्म परमोदार किंकरास्तव राघव ॥२३॥

23. ūcuśca muditā rāmaṃ sarve prāñjalayastadā ,
ime sma paramodāra kiṃkarāstava rāghava.

23. ūcuḥ ca muditāḥ rāmam sarve prāñjalayaḥ tadā
ime sma paramodāra kiṅkarāḥ tava rāghava

23. tadā sarve muditāḥ prāñjalayaḥ rāmam ūcuḥ he
paramodāra he rāghava ime tava kiṅkarāḥ sma

23. Then, all of them, delighted and with folded hands, said to Rāma, 'O supremely generous one, O scion of Raghu, we are your servants.'

Words meanings summery:

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

• च (ca) - and, also

• मुदिताः (muditāḥ) - delighted, joyful, pleased

• रामम् (rāmam) - to Rāma

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• प्राञ्जलयः (prāñjalayaḥ) - with folded hands, reverently

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• इमे (ime) - In this context, 'we' (referring to the speakers). (these, we)

• स्म (sma) - Implies 'we are indeed' in conjunction with 'ime'. (are (particle indicating past or present))

• परमोदार (paramodāra) - Vocative addressing Rāma. (O supremely generous one, O most noble one)

• किङ्कराः (kiṅkarāḥ) - servants, attendants

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• राघव (rāghava) - Vocative addressing Rāma. (O scion of Raghu, O descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd plural

Irregular perfect formation from root vac (vać)

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मुदिताः (muditāḥ) - delighted, joyful, pleased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mudita

mudita - delighted, joyful, pleased, gladdened

Past Passive Participle

From root mud (mud)

Root: mud (class 1)

रामम् (rāmam) - to Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name), charming, pleasing

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Refers to the implied people speaking.

प्राञ्जलयः (prāñjalayaḥ) - with folded hands, reverently

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāñjali

prāñjali - with folded hands, reverent, respectful

Compound: pra + añjali

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forward, forth, very, excessive
  indeclinable
• añjali – folded hands (as a gesture of reverence), reverence, salutation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: añj (class 7)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from 'tad' (that)

इमे (ime) - In this context, 'we' (referring to the speakers). (these, we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the speakers, hence "we".

स्म (sma) - Implies 'we are indeed' in conjunction with 'ime'. (are (particle indicating past or present))

(indeclinable)

Note: The implied verb is "to be".

परमोदार (paramodāra) - Vocative addressing Rāma. (O supremely generous one, O most noble one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of paramodāra

paramodāra - supremely generous, exceedingly noble, very liberal

Compound: parama + udāra

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+udāra)

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

किङ्कराः (kiṅkarāḥ) - servants, attendants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kiṅkara

kiṅkara - servant, attendant, slave, doing what?

Compound: kim + kara (lit. "doing what?")

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kim+kara)

• kim – what?, who?, which?
  pronoun
  Interrogative pronoun
• kara – doer, maker, hand, ray, tax
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (kṛ) "to do, make"
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun

राघव (rāghava) - Vocative addressing Rāma. (O scion of Raghu, O descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, name of Rāma

Patronymic from Raghu