वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-50, verse-3

स तौ निषण्णौ संप्रेक्ष्य सुखासीनौ नृपात्मजौ ।
शतानन्दो मुनिश्रेष्ठं विश्वामित्रमथाब्रवीत् ॥३॥

3. sa tau niṣaṇṇau saṃprekṣya sukhāsīnau nṛpātmajau ,
śatānando muniśreṣṭhaṃ viśvāmitramathābravīt.

3. saḥ tau niṣaṇṇau samprekṣya sukhāsīnau nṛpātmajau
śatānandaḥ muniśreṣṭham viśvāmitram atha abravīt

3. saḥ śatānandaḥ tau sukhāsīnau niṣaṇṇau nṛpātmajau
samprekṣya atha muniśreṣṭham viśvāmitram abravīt

3. He, Shatananda, observing those two princes comfortably seated, then addressed Vishvamitra, the foremost among sages.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Shatananda, Gautama's son (he)

• तौ (tau) - Rama and Lakshmana (those two)

• निषण्णौ (niṣaṇṇau) - seated; sitting

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen well; having observed

• सुखासीनौ (sukhāsīnau) - comfortably seated

• नृपात्मजौ (nṛpātmajau) - Rama and Lakshmana (the two princes; sons of the king)

• शतानन्दः (śatānandaḥ) - Shatananda (proper name)

• मुनिश्रेष्ठम् (muniśreṣṭham) - to the chief of sages; best ascetic

• विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - Vishvamitra (proper name)

• अथ (atha) - then; thereupon

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; said

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Shatananda, Gautama's son (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that; he; she; it

तौ (tau) - Rama and Lakshmana (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that; he; she; it

निषण्णौ (niṣaṇṇau) - seated; sitting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of niṣaṇṇa

niṣaṇṇa - seated; sitting; settled

Past Passive Participle

from root sad with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'nṛpātmajau'.

सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen well; having observed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root īkṣ with prefixes sam and pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

सुखासीनौ (sukhāsīnau) - comfortably seated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of sukhāsīna

sukhāsīna - comfortably seated

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+āsīna)

• sukha – comfort; happiness; pleasure
  noun (neuter)
• āsīna – seated; sitting
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  from root ās (to sit)
  Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'nṛpātmajau'.

नृपात्मजौ (nṛpātmajau) - Rama and Lakshmana (the two princes; sons of the king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of nṛpātmaja

nṛpātmaja - son of a king; prince

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+ātmaja)

• nṛpa – king; ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son; born of oneself
  noun (masculine)
  from ātman (self) + ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

शतानन्दः (śatānandaḥ) - Shatananda (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatānanda

śatānanda - Shatananda; a proper name (son of Gautama)

मुनिश्रेष्ठम् (muniśreṣṭham) - to the chief of sages; best ascetic

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muniśreṣṭha

muniśreṣṭha - chief of sages; best ascetic

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+śreṣṭha)

• muni – sage; ascetic; seer
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best; chief; most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of praśasta (excellent)

Note: Modifies 'viśvāmitram'.

विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - Vishvamitra (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Vishvamitra (proper name of a sage)

अथ (atha) - then; thereupon

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; said

(verb)

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

Imperfect

root brū, 2nd conjugation, 'abravīt' is 3rd person singular imperfect active

Root: brū (class 2)