वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-59, verse-4

विश्वामित्रवचः श्रुत्वा सर्व एव महर्षयः ।
ऊचुः समेत्य सहिता धर्मज्ञा धर्मसंहितम् ॥४॥

4. viśvāmitravacaḥ śrutvā sarva eva maharṣayaḥ ,
ūcuḥ sametya sahitā dharmajñā dharmasaṃhitam.

4. viśvāmitravacaḥ śrutvā sarve eva maharṣayaḥ
ūcuḥ sametya sahitāḥ dharmajñāḥ dharmasaṃhitam

4. viśvāmitravacaḥ śrutvā,
sarve eva dharmajñāḥ sahitāḥ maharṣayaḥ sametya dharmasaṃhitam ūcuḥ.

4. Having heard Viśvāmitra's words, all the great sages, being knowers of natural law (dharma), assembled together and spoke words that were consonant with natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• विश्वामित्रवचः (viśvāmitravacaḥ) - the words spoken by Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra's word, speech of Viśvāmitra)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (the great sages) (all, every)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages, great seers

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

• समेत्य (sametya) - having met, having assembled, having gathered

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together (as a group) (united, accompanied, together, connected)

• धर्मज्ञाः (dharmajñāḥ) - knowers of natural law, those who know dharma

• धर्मसंहितम् (dharmasaṁhitam) - words consonant with natural law (dharma) (consonant with natural law, righteous, lawful)

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वामित्रवचः (viśvāmitravacaḥ) - the words spoken by Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra's word, speech of Viśvāmitra)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viśvāmitravacas

viśvāmitravacas - the speech of Viśvāmitra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viśvāmitra+vacas)

• viśvāmitra – Name of a famous sage, 'friend of all' or 'friend of the universe'.
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech, voice, saying
  noun (neuter)
  From root vac (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of the gerund śrutvā.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Formed from root śru (to hear) + suffix ktvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (the great sages) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with maharṣayaḥ.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly

(indeclinable)

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages, great seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, great seer, enlightened one

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  A stem often used in compounds, from mahat.
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet of Vedic hymns
  noun (masculine)
  From root ṛṣ (to go, move, flow, know).
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb ūcuḥ.

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect tense (lit)

Irregular perfect form from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

समेत्य (sametya) - having met, having assembled, having gathered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund (prefix sam + root i + suffix lyap)

Formed from prefix sam + root i (to go) + suffix lyap.

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together (as a group) (united, accompanied, together, connected)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - united, accompanied by, joined with, endowed with, collected

Past Passive Participle

From prefix sa (with) or sah (to bear) + ita (gone), but often taken as saha + ita (having gone together). Related to root dhā (to place) in some contexts of 'composed'.

Root: sah (class 1)

धर्मज्ञाः (dharmajñāḥ) - knowers of natural law, those who know dharma

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of dharma, righteous, skilled in duty or law

Formed from dharma (natural law) + jña (knower).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to uphold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knowing, skilled in, acquainted with, knower
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun suffix
  From root jñā (to know) + suffix ka or directly used as a suffix for 'knower'.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

धर्मसंहितम् (dharmasaṁhitam) - words consonant with natural law (dharma) (consonant with natural law, righteous, lawful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmasaṃhita

dharmasaṁhita - consonant with dharma, righteous, lawful, containing dharma

Formed from dharma (natural law) + saṃhita (put together, combined, consonant).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+saṃhita)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to uphold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• saṃhita – joined, connected, combined, consonant, collected, placed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix sam + root dhā (to place, put) + suffix kta.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with an implied object like 'vacanam'.