वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-39, verse-9

तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा पुत्राणां राजसत्तमः ।
समन्युरब्रवीद्वाक्यं सगरो रघुनन्दन ॥९॥

9. teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā putrāṇāṃ rājasattamaḥ ,
samanyurabravīdvākyaṃ sagaro raghunandana.

9. teṣām tat vacanam śrutvā putrāṇām rājasattamaḥ
samanyuḥ abravīt vākyam sagaraḥ raghunandana

9. raghunandana rājasattamaḥ sagaraḥ teṣām putrāṇām
tat vacanam śrutvā samanyuḥ vākyam abravīt

9. Having heard that statement from his sons, Sagara, the best among kings (O delight of the Raghu dynasty), spoke with anger.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (sons) (of them, their)

• तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that, it)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - statement (word, speech, statement)

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

• पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - from his sons (of the sons)

• राजसत्तमः (rājasattamaḥ) - the best among kings (best of kings, excellent king)

• समन्युः (samanyuḥ) - with anger (angry, with anger, full of wrath)

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

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - a statement (word, speech, statement)

• सगरः (sagaraḥ) - King Sagara (Sagara (a king))

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O delight of the Raghu dynasty (addressing the listener, Rama) (O delight of Raghu, O descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (sons) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sons, modifies 'putrāṇām'

तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'

वचनम् (vacanam) - statement (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, speech, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'

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

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root śru (to hear) + tvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - from his sons (of the sons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Possessive, refers to 'teṣām'

राजसत्तमः (rājasattamaḥ) - the best among kings (best of kings, excellent king)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājasattama

rājasattama - best of kings, most excellent king

superlative suffix -tama

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+sattama)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix -tama

Note: Epithet for Sagara

समन्युः (samanyuḥ) - with anger (angry, with anger, full of wrath)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samanyu

samanyu - angry, wrathful, with anger

bahuvrihi compound: sa (with) + manyu (anger)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+manyu)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• manyu – anger, wrath, passion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes Sagara

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

(verb)

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

Imperfect, 3rd person, singular, active

Root: brū (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - a statement (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

Root: vac

Note: Object of 'abravīt'

सगरः (sagaraḥ) - King Sagara (Sagara (a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sagara

sagara - Sagara (a king)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O delight of the Raghu dynasty (addressing the listener, Rama) (O delight of Raghu, O descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - delight of Raghu, descendant of Raghu

Compound type : tatpurusha (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (an ancient king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, gladdening
  noun (masculine)
  from root nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: A common epithet used to address Rama in the Ramayana