वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-66, verse-5

तामादाय तु मञ्जूषामायतीं यत्र तद्धनुः ।
सुरोपमं ते जनकमूचुर्नृपतिमन्त्रिणः ॥५॥

5. tāmādāya tu mañjūṣāmāyatīṃ yatra taddhanuḥ ,
suropamaṃ te janakamūcurnṛpatimantriṇaḥ.

5. tām ādāya tu mañjūṣām āyatīm yatra tat dhanuḥ
surupamam te janakam ūcuḥ nṛpatimantriṇaḥ

5. nṛpatimantriṇaḥ te tām āyatīm mañjūṣām ādāya
tu yatra tat dhanuḥ surupamam janakam ūcuḥ

5. Having brought that long chest, where that bow lay, the king's ministers spoke to Janaka, who was like a god.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (specific chest) (that (feminine))

• आदाय (ādāya) - having brought (having taken, having brought)

• तु (tu) - (connective particle) (but, yet, indeed, and)

• मञ्जूषाम् (mañjūṣām) - the chest (box, casket, chest)

• आयतीम् (āyatīm) - long (describing the chest) (long, extended, reaching, coming)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which, when)

• तत् (tat) - that (specific) (that, that one)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - the bow (bow)

• सुरुपमम् (surupamam) - like a god (god-like, resembling a god)

• ते (te) - they (the ministers) (they)

• जनकम् (janakam) - King Janaka (Janaka)

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke (they spoke, they said)

• नृपतिमन्त्रिणः (nṛpatimantriṇaḥ) - the king's ministers

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (specific chest) (that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'mañjūṣām'.

आदाय (ādāya) - having brought (having taken, having brought)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root 'dā' with upasarga 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Indicates an action completed before 'ūcuḥ'.

तु (tu) - (connective particle) (but, yet, indeed, and)

(indeclinable)

मञ्जूषाम् (mañjūṣām) - the chest (box, casket, chest)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mañjūṣā

mañjūṣā - box, casket, chest

Note: Object of 'ādāya'.

आयतीम् (āyatīm) - long (describing the chest) (long, extended, reaching, coming)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āyatī

āyatī - long, extended, spacious; coming, future

From root 'yam' (to stretch) with upasarga 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Adjective qualifying 'mañjūṣām'.

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which, when)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (specific) (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Adjective for 'dhanuḥ'.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - the bow (bow)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'was' or 'lay'.

सुरुपमम् (surupamam) - like a god (god-like, resembling a god)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of surupamam

surūpama - god-like, resembling a god

Compound of 'sura' (god) and 'upama' (comparison, resemblance).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+upama)

• sura – god, deity, celestial being
  noun (masculine)
• upama – comparison, resemblance; resembling, similar
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying 'janakam'.

ते (te) - they (the ministers) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'nṛpatimantriṇaḥ'.

जनकम् (janakam) - King Janaka (Janaka)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - father, progenitor; name of a king

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'ūcuḥ'.

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke (they spoke, they said)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

नृपतिमन्त्रिणः (nṛpatimantriṇaḥ) - the king's ministers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛpatimantrin

nṛpatimantrin - king's minister, royal counselor

Compound of 'nṛpati' (king) and 'mantrin' (minister).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nṛpati+mantrin)

• nṛpati – king, lord of men
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'nṛ' (man) and 'pati' (master).
• mantrin – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'ūcuḥ'.