वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-36, verse-5

देवतानां वचः श्रुत्वा सर्वलोकपितामहः ।
सान्त्वयन्मधुरैर्वाक्यैस्त्रिदशानिदमब्रवीत् ॥५॥

5. devatānāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ ,
sāntvayanmadhurairvākyaistridaśānidamabravīt.

5. devatānām vacaḥ śrutvā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
sāntvayan madhuraiḥ vākyaiḥ tridaśān idam abravīt

5. devatānām vacaḥ śrutvā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
madhuraiḥ vākyaiḥ tridaśān sāntvayan idam abravīt

5. Having heard the words of the gods, the grandfather of all worlds (Brahma), consoling the thirty (gods) with sweet words, spoke this.

Words meanings summery:

• देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the gods (of the gods, of the deities)

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

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, having listened)

• सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather of all worlds (Brahma) (grandfather of all worlds)

• सान्त्वयन् (sāntvayan) - consoling (consoling, soothing, appeasing)

• मधुरैः (madhuraiḥ) - with sweet (with sweet, with pleasant)

• वाक्यैः (vākyaiḥ) - with words (with words, with speech)

• त्रिदशान् (tridaśān) - the gods (the gods (literally 'the thirty'))

• इदम् (idam) - this (following statement) (this, this (matter))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

Words meanings and morphology

देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the gods (of the gods, of the deities)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - divinity, godhead, deity, god

Derived from deva with -tā suffix

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Can be nominative or accusative, here accusative as object of śrutvā

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, having listened)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root śru (to hear) with -tvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating a prior action

सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather of all worlds (Brahma) (grandfather of all worlds)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvalokapitāmaha

sarvalokapitāmaha - grandfather of all worlds (epithet of Brahma)

Compound: sarva (all) + loka (world) + pitāmaha (grandfather)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+loka+pitāmaha)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  adjective (masculine)
• loka – world, realm
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• pitāmaha – grandfather (especially Brahma as the grandfather of gods and humans)
  noun (masculine)

सान्त्वयन् (sāntvayan) - consoling (consoling, soothing, appeasing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāntvayat

sāntvayat - consoling, soothing

present active participle

Derived from root sāntv (to console) in present active participle form

Root: sāntv (class 10)

Note: Agrees with sarvalokapitāmahaḥ

मधुरैः (madhuraiḥ) - with sweet (with sweet, with pleasant)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming

Note: Agrees with vākyaiḥ

वाक्यैः (vākyaiḥ) - with words (with words, with speech)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vākya

vākya - word, sentence, speech

Derived from vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

त्रिदशान् (tridaśān) - the gods (the gods (literally 'the thirty'))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tridaśa

tridaśa - the thirty (gods)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/dvigu (tri+daśa)

• tri – three
  numeral (masculine)
• daśa – ten
  numeral (masculine)

Note: Object of sāntvayan and abravīt

इदम् (idam) - this (following statement) (this, this (matter))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Object of abravīt

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect past

Root brū (class 2) in imperfect past (laṅ), third person singular

Root: brū (class 2)

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