वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-107, verse-7

मन्त्रिणां वचनं श्रुत्वा यथाभिलषितं प्रियम् ।
अब्रवीत् सारथिं वाक्यं रथो मे युज्यतामिति ॥७॥

7. mantriṇāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā yathābhilaṣitaṃ priyam ,
abravīt sārathiṃ vākyaṃ ratho me yujyatāmiti.

7. mantriṇām vacanam śrutvā yathābhilaṣitam priyam
abravīt sārathim vākyam rathaḥ me yujyatām iti

7. mantriṇām yathābhilaṣitam priyam vacanam śrutvā
sārathim vākyam abravīt me rathaḥ yujyatām iti

7. After hearing the ministers' pleasing and desired statement, he said to the charioteer, "Let my chariot be yoked."

Words meanings summery:

• मन्त्रिणाम् (mantriṇām) - of the ministers

• वचनम् (vacanam) - statement, word, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• यथाभिलषितम् (yathābhilaṣitam) - as desired, wished for

• प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing, dear, beloved

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• सारथिम् (sārathim) - to the charioteer

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

• रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot

• मे (me) - my, of me

• युज्यताम् (yujyatām) - let it be yoked, let it be joined

• इति (iti) - thus, so

Words meanings and morphology

मन्त्रिणाम् (mantriṇām) - of the ministers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

Note: Possessive, modifying 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - statement, word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - statement, word, speech, saying

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

यथाभिलषितम् (yathābhilaṣitam) - as desired, wished for

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yathābhilaṣita

yathābhilaṣita - as desired, wished for, agreeable to wish

Past Passive Participle (formed from abhilaṣ)

Compound of 'yathā' (as) + 'abhilaṣita' (desired).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+abhilaṣita)

• yathā – as, like, in the manner of
  indeclinable
• abhilaṣita – desired, wished, longed for
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'laṣ' with prefix 'abhi'.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: laṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'.

प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing, dear, beloved

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - pleasing, dear, beloved, favorite

Note: Adjective modifying 'vacanam'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

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

Root: brū (class 2)

सारथिम् (sārathim) - to the charioteer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sārathi

sārathi - charioteer, driver

Note: Direct object of 'abravīt' (or rather, recipient of the statement, implying dative).

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - statement, speech, word, sentence

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: The actual direct object of 'abravīt', referring to the subsequent quoted speech.

रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Note: Subject of the imperative clause.

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Enclitic form for genitive/dative singular.

Note: Possessive, modifying 'rathaḥ'.

युज्यताम् (yujyatām) - let it be yoked, let it be joined

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of yuj

Imperative Passive

From root 'yuj' in the imperative mood, passive voice.

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Command addressed to the charioteer regarding the chariot.

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

Used to mark the end of a quotation or direct speech.

Note: Quotative particle.