वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-103, verse-22

तेषामाज्ञाय वचनं रामो वचनमब्रवीत् ।
एवं निबोध वचनं सुहृदां धर्मचक्षुषाम् ॥२२॥

22. teṣāmājñāya vacanaṃ rāmo vacanamabravīt ,
evaṃ nibodha vacanaṃ suhṛdāṃ dharmacakṣuṣām.

22. teṣām ājñāya vacanam rāmaḥ vacanam abravīt
evam nibodha vacanam suhṛdām dharmacakṣuṣām

22. teṣām vacanam ājñāya rāmaḥ vacanam abravīt
evam dharmacakṣuṣām suhṛdām vacanam nibodha

22. Having understood their statement, Rama spoke. 'Thus, comprehend this message from friends who possess the eye of righteousness (dharma).'

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood, having perceived, having learned

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (proper name)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he/she/it spoke, said

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• निबोध (nibodha) - understand, perceive, know (imperative)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of friends, of good-hearted ones

• धर्मचक्षुषाम् (dharmacakṣuṣām) - of those whose eye is righteousness, of the righteous-sighted

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood, having perceived, having learned

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root jñā- (to know) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, usually referring to the protagonist of the Rāmāyaṇa)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he/she/it spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, perceive, know (imperative)

(verb)

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

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of friends, of good-hearted ones

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, good-hearted person

धर्मचक्षुषाम् (dharmacakṣuṣām) - of those whose eye is righteousness, of the righteous-sighted

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmacakṣus

dharmacakṣus - one whose eye is dharma (righteousness/natural law), righteous-sighted

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dharma+cakṣus)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• cakṣus – eye, sight, vision
  noun (neuter)