वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-32, verse-5

तासां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा परमधार्मिकः ।
प्रत्युवाच महातेजाः कन्याशतमनुत्तमम् ॥५॥

5. tāsāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rājā paramadhārmikaḥ ,
pratyuvāca mahātejāḥ kanyāśatamanuttamam.

5. tāsām tat vacanam śrutvā rājā paramadhārmikaḥ
pratyuvāca mahātejāḥ kanyāśatam anuttamam

5. paramadhārmikaḥ mahātejāḥ rājā tāsām tat
vacanam śrutvā anuttamam kanyāśatam pratyuvāca

5. Having heard their words, the supremely righteous (dharma) and greatly radiant king replied to the excellent hundred maidens.

Words meanings summery:

• तासाम् (tāsām) - of the maidens (of them; their)

• तत् (tat) - that (word) (that; it)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word; speech; statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• राजा (rājā) - king

• परमधार्मिकः (paramadhārmikaḥ) - supremely righteous; extremely devoted to (dharma)

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied; he spoke in return

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly radiant; mighty-splendored

• कन्याशतम् (kanyāśatam) - a hundred maidens; a hundred daughters

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - excellent; unsurpassed; best

Words meanings and morphology

तासाम् (tāsām) - of the maidens (of them; their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, that one, it

तत् (tat) - that (word) (that; it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

वचनम् (vacanam) - word; speech; statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

Derived from root √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root √śru with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

परमधार्मिकः (paramadhārmikaḥ) - supremely righteous; extremely devoted to (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramadhārmika

paramadhārmika - supremely righteous, very virtuous

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+dhārmika)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective
• dhārmika – righteous, virtuous, conforming to (dharma)
  adjective
  Derived from dharma.

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied; he spoke in return

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of prati-vac

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly radiant; mighty-splendored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - of great splendor/radiance/energy

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – radiance, splendor, energy, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)

कन्याशतम् (kanyāśatam) - a hundred maidens; a hundred daughters

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kanyāśata

kanyāśata - a hundred maidens/daughters

Compound type : tatpurusha (kanyā+śata)

• kanyā – maiden, girl, daughter
  noun (feminine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - excellent; unsurpassed; best

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unexcelled, unsurpassed, excellent, best

Compound type : tatpurusha (an+uttama)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• uttama – highest, best, chief
  adjective