वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-68, verse-13

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा ऋषिमध्ये नराधिपः ।
वाक्यं वाक्यविदां श्रेष्ठः प्रत्युवाच महीपतिम् ॥१३॥

13. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā ṛṣimadhye narādhipaḥ ,
vākyaṃ vākyavidāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ pratyuvāca mahīpatim.

13. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā ṛṣimadhye narādhipaḥ
vākyam vākyavidām śreṣṭhaḥ pratyuvāca mahīpatim

13. narādhipaḥ vākyavidām śreṣṭhaḥ tasya tat vacanam
śrutvā ṛṣimadhye mahīpatim vākyam pratyuvāca

13. Having heard his (Janaka's) words, the king (Daśaratha), who was the most eloquent, replied to the lord of the earth (Janaka) in the presence of the sages.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of Janaka (his, of him, of that)

• तत् (tat) - that

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• ऋषिमध्ये (ṛṣimadhye) - in the midst of sages, among the sages

• नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - King Daśaratha (the king, lord of men)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• वाक्यविदाम् (vākyavidām) - of those knowing speech, of the eloquent

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best, most excellent

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied, answered

• महीपतिम् (mahīpatim) - to King Janaka (to the king, to the lord of the earth)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of Janaka (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tat

tat - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, he, she, it

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement

Root: vac

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Root: śru (class 5)

ऋषिमध्ये (ṛṣimadhye) - in the midst of sages, among the sages

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ṛṣimadhya

ṛṣimadhya - the midst of sages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+madhya)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, midst, center
  noun (neuter)

नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - King Daśaratha (the king, lord of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence

Root: vac

वाक्यविदाम् (vākyavidām) - of those knowing speech, of the eloquent

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vākyavid

vākyavid - knowing speech, eloquent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vākya+vid)

• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac
• vid – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  From root vid
  Root: vid (class 2)

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best, most excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief

Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied, answered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of prativac

perfect active

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

महीपतिम् (mahīpatim) - to King Janaka (to the king, to the lord of the earth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)