वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-31, verse-3

कुशस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा चत्वारो लोकसंमताः ।
निवेशं चक्रिरे सर्वे पुराणां नृवरास्तदा ॥३॥

3. kuśasya vacanaṃ śrutvā catvāro lokasaṃmatāḥ ,
niveśaṃ cakrire sarve purāṇāṃ nṛvarāstadā.

3. kuśasya vacanam śrutvā catvāraḥ lokasaṃmatāḥ
niveśam cakrire sarve purāṇām nṛvarāḥ tadā

3. kuśasya vacanam śrutvā sarve catvāraḥ
lokasaṃmatāḥ nṛvarāḥ tadā purāṇām niveśam cakrire

3. Having heard Kuśa's command, all four of those sons, who were respected by the people and were the best among men, then established (their own) cities.

Words meanings summery:

• कुशस्य (kuśasya) - of Kuśa (son of Rāma) (of Kuśa)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, command, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

• लोकसंमताः (lokasaṁmatāḥ) - respected by the people, approved by the world

• निवेशम् (niveśam) - settlement, establishment, founding (of a city)

• चक्रिरे (cakrire) - they made, they did, they founded

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• पुराणाम् (purāṇām) - of cities

• नृवराः (nṛvarāḥ) - best among men, chief of men

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

कुशस्य (kuśasya) - of Kuśa (son of Rāma) (of Kuśa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kuśa

kuśa - Kuśa (name of Rāma's son); a kind of grass (Poa cynosuroides)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, command, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying, command

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (ktvā)

formed from root śru with suffix -ktvā

Root: śru (class 5)

चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

(numeral)

लोकसंमताः (lokasaṁmatāḥ) - respected by the people, approved by the world

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lokasaṃmata

lokasaṁmata - approved by people, esteemed by the public

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+saṃmata)

• loka – world, people, folk
  noun (masculine)
• saṃmata – agreed upon, approved, esteemed, honored
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root man with prefix sam- and suffix -kta
  Prefix: sam
  Root: man (class 4)

निवेशम् (niveśam) - settlement, establishment, founding (of a city)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niveśa

niveśa - entering, dwelling, settlement, encampment, founding (of a city)

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

चक्रिरे (cakrire) - they made, they did, they founded

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

पुराणाम् (purāṇām) - of cities

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

नृवराः (nṛvarāḥ) - best among men, chief of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛvara

nṛvara - best of men, excellent man, chief

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+vara)

• nṛ – man, male, hero
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, choice, boon
  adjective
  Root: vṛ (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)