वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-72, verse-22

जनकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा पाणीन्पाणिभिरस्पृशन् ।
चत्वारस्ते चतसृणां वसिष्ठस्य मते स्थिताः ॥२२॥

22. janakasya vacaḥ śrutvā pāṇīnpāṇibhiraspṛśan ,
catvāraste catasṛṇāṃ vasiṣṭhasya mate sthitāḥ.

22. janakasya vacaḥ śrutvā pāṇīn pāṇibhiḥ aspṛśan
catvāraḥ te catasṛṇām vasiṣṭhasya mate sthitāḥ

22. janakasya vacaḥ śrutvā vasiṣṭhasya mate sthitāḥ
te catvāraḥ catasṛṇām pāṇīn pāṇibhiḥ aspṛśan

22. Upon hearing Janaka's words, those four (princes), abiding by the counsel of Vasiṣṭha, clasped the hands of the four (brides) with their own hands.

Words meanings summery:

• जनकस्य (janakasya) - of Janaka

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• पाणीन् (pāṇīn) - hands

• पाणिभिः (pāṇibhiḥ) - with hands, by hands

• अस्पृशन् (aspṛśan) - they touched

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - the four princes (Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata, Shatrughna) (four)

• ते (te) - those (princes) (those, they)

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

• वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha

• मते (mate) - in the opinion, in the counsel, in the thought

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, abiding, standing

Words meanings and morphology

जनकस्य (janakasya) - of Janaka

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - a father, progenitor; King Janaka (father of Sītā)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Note: Can also be nominative singular; here interpreted as accusative.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from the root śru (to hear) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

पाणीन् (pāṇīn) - hands

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

पाणिभिः (pāṇibhiḥ) - with hands, by hands

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

अस्पृशन् (aspṛśan) - they touched

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of spṛś

Root: spṛś (class 6)

चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - the four princes (Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata, Shatrughna) (four)

(numeral)

ते (te) - those (princes) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

चतसृणाम् (catasṛṇām) - of the four (brides) (of the four)

(numeral)

Note: Refers to feminine 'four' (the brides).

वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage)

मते (mate) - in the opinion, in the counsel, in the thought

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, opinion, counsel, intention

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, abiding, standing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sthā (to stand) with the suffix -ta.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'te catvāraḥ'.