वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-8, verse-15

वक्ष्यन्ति ते महीपालं ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः ।
विभाण्डकसुतं राजन् सर्वोपायैरिहानय ॥१५॥

15. vakṣyanti te mahīpālaṃ brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ ,
vibhāṇḍakasutaṃ rājan sarvopāyairihānaya.

15. vakṣyanti te mahīpālam brāhmaṇāḥ veda-pārāgāḥ
vibhāṇḍaka-sutam rājan sarva-upāyaiḥ iha ānaya

15. te veda-pārāgāḥ brāhmaṇāḥ mahīpālam vakṣyanti rājan,
vibhāṇḍaka-sutam sarva-upāyaiḥ iha ānaya

15. Those Brahmins, who are masters of the Vedas, will say to the king: "O King, bring the son of Vibhāṇḍaka here by all possible means."

Words meanings summery:

• वक्ष्यन्ति (vakṣyanti) - they will say, they will speak, they will tell

• ते (te) - they, those

• महीपालम् (mahīpālam) - to the king, to the protector of the earth

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the Brahmins

• वेद-पारागाः (veda-pārāgāḥ) - those who have mastered the Vedas, experts in the Vedas

• विभाण्डक-सुतम् (vibhāṇḍaka-sutam) - Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, the son of Vibhāṇḍaka (the son of Vibhāṇḍaka)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king!

• सर्व-उपायैः (sarva-upāyaiḥ) - by all means, by all strategies, by all methods

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• आनय (ānaya) - bring! (imperative), fetch!

Words meanings and morphology

वक्ष्यन्ति (vakṣyanti) - they will say, they will speak, they will tell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future Tense, 3rd person plural

From root vac (to speak) + syanti (future suffix)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject is `brāhmaṇāḥ`.

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they, those

Note: Subject of `vakṣyanti`.

महीपालम् (mahīpālam) - to the king, to the protector of the earth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, protector of the earth, ruler

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Direct object of `vakṣyanti`.

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, member of the priestly class, relating to Brahman

Note: Appears to be in apposition to `te`.

वेद-पारागाः (veda-pārāgāḥ) - those who have mastered the Vedas, experts in the Vedas

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda-pārāga

veda-pārāga - one who has mastered the Vedas, skilled in the Vedas, having reached the other shore of the Vedas

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (veda+pāraga)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge, scripture
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• pāraga – one who has reached the other shore, master, expert, proficient
  adjective (masculine)
  From pāra (other side) + ga (going)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `brāhmaṇāḥ`.

विभाण्डक-सुतम् (vibhāṇḍaka-sutam) - Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, the son of Vibhāṇḍaka (the son of Vibhāṇḍaka)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhāṇḍaka-suta

vibhāṇḍaka-suta - son of Vibhāṇḍaka

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vibhāṇḍaka+suta)

• vibhāṇḍaka – Vibhāṇḍaka (proper name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sū (to beget)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Object of `ānaya`.

राजन् (rājan) - O king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Direct address to the king.

सर्व-उपायैः (sarva-upāyaiḥ) - by all means, by all strategies, by all methods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva-upāya

sarva-upāya - all means, every method, all strategies

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarva+upāya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• upāya – means, method, stratagem, device
  noun (masculine)
  From upa-i (to go near, resort to)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Indicates the manner of bringing him.

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `ānaya`.

आनय (ānaya) - bring! (imperative), fetch!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ānī

Imperative Mood, 2nd person singular

From ā-nī (to bring)

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: The subject is the implied 'you' (the king).