वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-4, verse-11

तौ राजपुत्रौ कार्त्स्न्येन धर्म्यमाख्यानमुत्तमम् ।
वाचो विधेयं तत् सर्वं कृत्वा काव्यमनिन्दितौ ॥११॥

11. tau rājaputrau kārtsnyena dharmyamākhyānamuttamam ,
vāco vidheyaṃ tat sarvaṃ kṛtvā kāvyamaninditau.

11. tau rāja-putrau kārtsnyena dharmyam ākhyānam uttamam
vācaḥ vidheyam tat sarvam kṛtvā kāvyam aninditau

11. aninditau tau rājaputrau kārtsnyena tat sarvam dharmyam
uttamam ākhyānam vācaḥ vidheyam kṛtvā kāvyam (agāyatām)

11. Those two princes, having made that entire excellent, righteous (dharmya) narrative (ākhyāna) subject to their recitation, recited the flawless poem.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• राज-पुत्रौ (rāja-putrau) - two princes

• कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely, entirely, fully

• धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous, lawful, in accordance with (dharma)

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - the narrative of the Rāmāyaṇa (narrative, tale, story)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

• वाचः (vācaḥ) - of speech, of voice, of recitation

• विधेयम् (vidheyam) - to be made subject, to be performed

• तत् (tat) - that

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• काव्यम् (kāvyam) - the Rāmāyaṇa poem (poem, poetry)

• अनिन्दितौ (aninditau) - two flawless, unblamed

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to Lava and Kuśa.

राज-पुत्रौ (rāja-putrau) - two princes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rājaputra

rājaputra - prince, king's son

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Lava and Kuśa.

कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely, entirely, fully

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kārtsnya

kārtsnya - completeness, totality, entireness

Derived from 'kṛtsna' (all, whole) + 'ṣyañ' suffix.

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'completely'.

धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous, lawful, in accordance with (dharma)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmya

dharmya - righteous, virtuous, in accordance with (dharma), legitimate

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from 'dharma' (natural law, righteousness) with suffix 'yat'.

Note: Qualifies 'ākhyānam'.

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - the narrative of the Rāmāyaṇa (narrative, tale, story)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, tale, story, declaration

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'khyā' (to tell) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Direct object of 'kṛtvā'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, supreme, highest

Note: Qualifies 'ākhyānam'.

वाचः (vācaḥ) - of speech, of voice, of recitation

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Governs 'vidheyam'.

विधेयम् (vidheyam) - to be made subject, to be performed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vidheya

vidheya - to be done, to be performed, to be made, subject to, obedient

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'dhā' (to place, make) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'ākhyānam', indicating it was to be made subject to their speech.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Qualifies 'ākhyānam'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire, complete

Note: Qualifies 'ākhyānam'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from verb root 'kṛ' (to do) + 'tvā' suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

काव्यम् (kāvyam) - the Rāmāyaṇa poem (poem, poetry)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāvya

kāvya - poem, poetry, poetic composition

Derived from 'kavi' (poet)

Note: Direct object of the implied main verb (e.g., 'sang').

अनिन्दितौ (aninditau) - two flawless, unblamed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of anindita

anindita - unblamed, faultless, flawless, not censured

Past Passive Participle

Negative prefix 'a' + Past Passive Participle of root 'nid' (to blame, censure)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nindita)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• nindita – blamed, censured, reproached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'nid' (to blame) + 'kta' suffix.
  Root: nid (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the two princes.