वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-44, verse-16

तेषां चिन्तयतां राम बुद्धिरासीद्विपश्चिताम् ।
क्षीरोदमथनं कृत्वा रसं प्राप्स्याम तत्र वै ॥१६॥

16. teṣāṃ cintayatāṃ rāma buddhirāsīdvipaścitām ,
kṣīrodamathanaṃ kṛtvā rasaṃ prāpsyāma tatra vai.

16. teṣām cintayatām rāma buddhiḥ āsīt vipaścitām
kṣīra-uda-mathanam kṛtvā rasam prāpsyāma tatra vai

16. rāma teṣām vipaścitām cintayatām buddhiḥ āsīt
tatra kṣīra-uda-mathanam kṛtvā rasam prāpsyāma vai

16. O Rāma, for those wise ones who were contemplating, an idea arose: "Having churned the ocean of milk, we shall indeed obtain the essence (rasa) from it."

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those gods/beings (of them, their)

• चिन्तयताम् (cintayatām) - of those thinking, of those contemplating

• राम (rāma) - Refers to Lord Rāma, the addressee of the narration. (O Rāma)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - An idea or plan. (intellect, understanding, idea, thought)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• विपश्चिताम् (vipaścitām) - Refers to the wise beings (gods, etc.) contemplating. (of the wise, of the learned)

• क्षीर-उद-मथनम् (kṣīra-uda-mathanam) - Refers to the famous Samudra manthan (ocean churning) episode. (the churning of the ocean of milk)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• रसम् (rasam) - Refers to the divine essence or nectar (amṛta) sought from the churning. (essence, juice, taste, nectar)

• प्राप्स्याम (prāpsyāma) - we shall obtain

• तत्र (tatra) - From that churning. (there, then)

• वै (vai) - Emphasizes the certainty of obtaining the essence. (indeed, certainly, verily)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those gods/beings (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

चिन्तयताम् (cintayatām) - of those thinking, of those contemplating

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of cintayat

cintayat - thinking, contemplating (present participle)

Present Active Participle

From √cint (class 10) + śatṛ.

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'teṣām' and 'vipaścitām'.

राम (rāma) - Refers to Lord Rāma, the addressee of the narration. (O Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name); pleasing, charming

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - An idea or plan. (intellect, understanding, idea, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, idea

From √budh.

Root: budh

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root √as (class 2).

Root: as (class 2)

विपश्चिताम् (vipaścitām) - Refers to the wise beings (gods, etc.) contemplating. (of the wise, of the learned)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vipaścit

vipaścit - wise, learned, intelligent

Note: Qualifies 'teṣām' and 'cintayatām'.

क्षीर-उद-मथनम् (kṣīra-uda-mathanam) - Refers to the famous Samudra manthan (ocean churning) episode. (the churning of the ocean of milk)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣīra-uda-mathana

kṣīra-uda-mathana - churning of the ocean of milk

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣīra+uda+mathana)

• kṣīra – milk
  noun (neuter)
• uda – water, ocean
  noun (neuter)
• mathana – churning, agitation
  noun (neuter)
  From √math.
  Root: math

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √kṛ (class 8) + ktvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

रसम् (rasam) - Refers to the divine essence or nectar (amṛta) sought from the churning. (essence, juice, taste, nectar)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rasa

rasa - essence, juice, taste, flavor, sentiment, nectar

Note: Object of 'prāpsyāma'.

प्राप्स्याम (prāpsyāma) - we shall obtain

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of prāp

Future tense, 1st person plural

From √āp with prefix pra- (class 5).

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: The subject 'we' is implied.

तत्र (tatra) - From that churning. (there, then)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that).

वै (vai) - Emphasizes the certainty of obtaining the essence. (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

Note: Serves to emphasize the statement.