वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-8, verse-4

ततो ऽब्रवीदिदं राजा सुमन्त्रं मन्त्रिसत्तमम् ।
शीघ्रमानय मे सर्वान् गुरूंस्तान् सपुरोहितान् ॥४॥

4. tato'bravīdidaṃ rājā sumantraṃ mantrisattamam ,
śīghramānaya me sarvān gurūṃstān sapurohitān.

4. tataḥ abravīt idam rājā sumantram mantrisattamam
śīghram ānaya me sarvān gurūn tān sapurohitān

4. tataḥ rājā mantrisattamam sumantram idam abravīt:
"me sarvān tān sapurohitān gurūn śīghram ānaya"

4. Then the King spoke this to Sumantra, the best of ministers: "Quickly bring to me all those preceptors, along with their priests."

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• इदम् (idam) - this (statement/command) (this)

• राजा (rājā) - King Daśaratha (king)

• सुमन्त्रम् (sumantram) - to the minister Sumantra (to Sumantra)

• मन्त्रिसत्तमम् (mantrisattamam) - Sumantra, who was the best of ministers (best of ministers)

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• आनय (ānaya) - bring (them) (bring)

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all the preceptors (all, every)

• गुरून् (gurūn) - teachers, preceptors

• तान् (tān) - those preceptors (those)

• सपुरोहितान् (sapurohitān) - the preceptors, accompanied by their priests (with their priests, accompanied by priests)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

Third person singular active imperfect of 'brū'

Root: brū (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this (statement/command) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

राजा (rājā) - King Daśaratha (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

सुमन्त्रम् (sumantram) - to the minister Sumantra (to Sumantra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sumantra

sumantra - Sumantra (name of Daśaratha's chief minister)

मन्त्रिसत्तमम् (mantrisattamam) - Sumantra, who was the best of ministers (best of ministers)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mantrisattama

mantrisattama - best among ministers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantrin+sattama)

• mantrin – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'mantra' (council, sacred utterance)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

आनय (ānaya) - bring (them) (bring)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Second person singular active imperative of 'nī' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all the preceptors (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

गुरून् (gurūn) - teachers, preceptors

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual preceptor, heavy, important

तान् (tān) - those preceptors (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सपुरोहितान् (sapurohitān) - the preceptors, accompanied by their priests (with their priests, accompanied by priests)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sapurohita

sapurohita - accompanied by a priest, with the purohita

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+purohita)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• purohita – family priest, chaplain
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: puras
  Root: dhā (class 3)