वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-107, verse-4

एतच्छ्रुत्वा शुभं वाक्यं भरतस्य महात्मनः ।
अब्रुवन्मन्त्रिणः सर्वे वसिष्ठश्च पुरोहितः ॥४॥

4. etacchrutvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ bharatasya mahātmanaḥ ,
abruvanmantriṇaḥ sarve vasiṣṭhaśca purohitaḥ.

4. etat śrutvā śubham vākyam bharatasya mahātmanaḥ
abruvan mantriṇaḥ sarve vasiṣṭhaḥ ca purohitaḥ

4. mahātmanaḥ bharatasya śubham vākyam etat śrutvā
sarve mantriṇaḥ ca purohitaḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ abruvan

4. After hearing this auspicious statement from the great-souled Bharata, all the ministers and the priest Vasiṣṭha spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this, that

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, speech, word, sentence

• भरतस्य (bharatasya) - of Bharata

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled, noble, magnanimous

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha

• च (ca) - and

• पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - priest, chaplain

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Nominative/accusative singular neuter of 'etad'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'śru' (to hear) with suffix 'tvā'.

Root: śru (class 5)

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious

Note: Agrees with 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, speech, word, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - statement, speech, word, sentence

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

भरतस्य (bharatasya) - of Bharata

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (a proper name)

Note: Possessive case, referring to the speaker of the statement.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled, noble, magnanimous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous (referring to ātman - the self)

Compound of 'mahā' (great) + 'ātman' (self/soul).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective in genitive case, agreeing with 'bharatasya'.

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Augmented form of root 'brū' in the imperfect tense.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: The plural subject is 'mantriṇaḥ' and 'vasiṣṭhaḥ'.

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

Note: Subject of 'abruvan'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'mantriṇaḥ'.

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (a proper name, a famous sage)

Note: Co-subject with 'mantriṇaḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'vasiṣṭhaḥ' with 'mantriṇaḥ'.

पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - priest, chaplain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purohita

purohita - priest, chaplain, royal priest

Note: Appositive to 'vasiṣṭhaḥ'.