वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-71, verse-11

एकाह्ना राजपुत्रीणां चतसृणां महामुने ।
पाणीन् गृह्णन्तु चत्वारो राजपुत्रा महाबलाः ॥११॥

11. ekāhnā rājaputrīṇāṃ catasṛṇāṃ mahāmune ,
pāṇīn gṛhṇantu catvāro rājaputrā mahābalāḥ.

11. ekāhnā rājaputrīṇām catasṛṇām mahāmune
pāṇīn gṛhṇantu catvāraḥ rājaputrāḥ mahābalāḥ

11. mahāmune,
catvāraḥ mahābalāḥ rājaputrāḥ ekāhnā catasṛṇām rājaputrīṇām pāṇīn gṛhṇantu.

11. O great sage, let the four powerful princes take the hands (marry) of the four princesses in a single day.

Words meanings summery:

• एकाह्ना (ekāhnā) - in a single day, within one day

• राजपुत्रीणाम् (rājaputrīṇām) - of the princesses

• चतसृणाम् (catasṛṇām) - of the four (feminine)

• महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

• पाणीन् (pāṇīn) - hands

• गृह्णन्तु (gṛhṇantu) - let them take

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four (masculine)

• राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - very strong, powerful

Words meanings and morphology

एकाह्ना (ekāhnā) - in a single day, within one day

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ekāhan

ekāhan - one day, a single day

Compound type : karmadharaya (eka+ahan)

• eka – one, single
  numeral adjective (masculine)
• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially to denote 'in one day'

राजपुत्रीणाम् (rājaputrīṇām) - of the princesses

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of rājaputrī

rājaputrī - princess, daughter of a king

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+putrī)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• putrī – daughter
  noun (feminine)

चतसृणाम् (catasṛṇām) - of the four (feminine)

(numeral adjective)

महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)

पाणीन् (pāṇīn) - hands

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

गृह्णन्तु (gṛhṇantu) - let them take

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four (masculine)

(numeral adjective)

राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājaputra

rājaputra - prince, son of a king

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - very strong, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, powerful, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)