वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-72, verse-16

तद्वाक्यं जनकेनोक्तं श्रुत्वा दशरथस्तदा ।
प्रवेशयामास सुतान् सर्वानृषिगणानपि ॥१६॥

16. tadvākyaṃ janakenoktaṃ śrutvā daśarathastadā ,
praveśayāmāsa sutān sarvānṛṣigaṇānapi.

16. tat vākyam janakena uktam śrutvā daśarathaḥ
tadā praveśayāmāsa sutān sarvān ṛṣi-gaṇān api

16. daśarathaḥ tadā janakena uktam tat vākyam
śrutvā sarvān sutān api ṛṣi-gaṇān praveśayāmāsa

16. Having heard that statement uttered by Janaka, Daśaratha then brought in all his sons and also the assembled sages.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - (that) statement (that)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, speech, word

• जनकेन (janakena) - by Janaka

• उक्तम् (uktam) - (statement) spoken (by Janaka) (spoken, said)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - King Daśaratha (Daśaratha)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• प्रवेशयामास (praveśayāmāsa) - caused to enter, sent in, introduced

• सुतान् (sutān) - (his) sons (sons)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - (all) sons, (all) groups of sages (all, entire)

• ऋषि-गणान् (ṛṣi-gaṇān) - (all) groups of sages (groups of sages)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - (that) statement (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Neuter accusative singular or nominative singular.

Note: Agrees with 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, speech, word

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, sentence, word, statement

From root vac (to speak) + ṇyaT suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

जनकेन (janakena) - by Janaka

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - father, producer, Janaka (proper name)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agent of 'uktam'.

उक्तम् (uktam) - (statement) spoken (by Janaka) (spoken, said)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Past Passive Participle acting adjectivally.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - King Daśaratha (Daśaratha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Daśaratha (a king of Ayodhyā, father of Rāma)

Note: Subject of 'praveśayāmāsa'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal stem 'tad'.

प्रवेशयामास (praveśayāmāsa) - caused to enter, sent in, introduced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of praveśayā

Perfect (Lit) Active, Causative

From root viś (to enter) with upasarga pra and causative suffix -i. The `āmāsa` ending is characteristic of the periphrastic perfect (Lit) for causative verbs.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Causative verb, 'caused (someone) to enter'.

सुतान् (sutān) - (his) sons (sons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, begotten, produced

From root sū (to bear, bring forth).

Root: sū (class 2)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - (all) sons, (all) groups of sages (all, entire)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Pronoun/adjective used as a quantifier.

ऋषि-गणान् (ṛṣi-gaṇān) - (all) groups of sages (groups of sages)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṛṣigaṇa

ṛṣigaṇa - group of sages, assembly of rishis

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+gaṇa)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, flock, collection
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gaṇ (class 10)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Emphasizes inclusion.