वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-60, verse-16

ऋचीकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा तेषां माता महात्मनाम् ।
उवाच नरशार्दूलमम्बरीषं तपस्विनी ॥१६॥

16. ṛcīkasya vacaḥ śrutvā teṣāṃ mātā mahātmanām ,
uvāca naraśārdūlamambarīṣaṃ tapasvinī.

16. ṛcīkasya vacaḥ śrutvā teṣām mātā mahātmanām
| uvāca naraśārdūlam ambarīṣam tapasvinī

16. ṛcīkasya vacaḥ śrutvā,
teṣām mahātmanām mātā tapasvinī naraśārdūlam ambarīṣam uvāca

16. Having heard Ṛcīka's words, the ascetic mother of those great-souled sons spoke to Ambarīṣa, who was like a tiger among men.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋचीकस्य (ṛcīkasya) - of Ṛcīka

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of Ṛcīka's sons (of them)

• माता (mātā) - mother

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - Referring to Ṛcīka's sons, who are described as noble or great-souled (of the great-souled ones)

• उवाच (uvāca) - she spoke

• नरशार्दूलम् (naraśārdūlam) - Addressing King Ambarīṣa, comparing him to a tiger in strength or eminence (to the tiger among men, to the best of men)

• अम्बरीषम् (ambarīṣam) - The proper name of the king (to Ambarīṣa)

• तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - The wife of Ṛcīka, mother of Śunaḥśepha (the ascetic lady, the devout woman)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋचीकस्य (ṛcīkasya) - of Ṛcīka

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṛcīka

ṛcīka - Ṛcīka (a proper noun, name of a sage)

वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, statement

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form indicating completion of an action.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of Ṛcīka's sons (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - Referring to Ṛcīka's sons, who are described as noble or great-souled (of the great-souled ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, highly intellectual

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – soul, self, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - she spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

नरशार्दूलम् (naraśārdūlam) - Addressing King Ambarīṣa, comparing him to a tiger in strength or eminence (to the tiger among men, to the best of men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of naraśārdūla

naraśārdūla - tiger among men, chief of men, best of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+śārdūla)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, best of its kind, eminent
  noun (masculine)

अम्बरीषम् (ambarīṣam) - The proper name of the king (to Ambarīṣa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ambarīṣa

ambarīṣa - Ambarīṣa (a proper noun, name of a king)

तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - The wife of Ṛcīka, mother of Śunaḥśepha (the ascetic lady, the devout woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tapasvinī

tapasvinī - female ascetic, devout woman, one performing austerity (tapas)

Feminine form of the adjective 'tapasvin' (one who performs tapas)