वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-15, verse-9

एताश्चान्याश्च सुहृदामुदासीनः कथाः शुभाः ।
आत्मसंपूजनीः शृण्वन्ययौ रामो महापथम् ॥९॥

9. etāścānyāśca suhṛdāmudāsīnaḥ kathāḥ śubhāḥ ,
ātmasaṃpūjanīḥ śṛṇvanyayau rāmo mahāpatham.

9. etāḥ ca anyāḥ ca suhṛdām udāsīnaḥ kathāḥ śubhāḥ
ātmasaṃpūjanīḥ śṛṇvan ayayau rāmaḥ mahāpatham

9. rāmaḥ udāsīnaḥ śṛṇvan etāḥ ca anyāḥ ca śubhāḥ
ātmasaṃpūjanīḥ kathāḥ suhṛdām mahāpatham ayayau

9. Rama, listening to these and other pleasant stories from his friends — stories that glorified his own self (ātman) — went along the main road.

Words meanings summery:

• एताः (etāḥ) - these

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other (other, different)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• उदासीनः (udāsīnaḥ) - (as if) unconcerned, or passively listening (indifferent, neutral, unconcerned, sitting idly)

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories (stories, tales, talks)

• शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious, pleasant (auspicious, beautiful, good, fortunate)

• आत्मसंपूजनीः (ātmasaṁpūjanīḥ) - glorifying his own self (ātman) (glorifying the self, praising oneself)

• शृण्वन् (śṛṇvan) - listening (hearing, listening)

• अययौ (ayayau) - went (went, proceeded)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• महापथम् (mahāpatham) - to the main road (to the great road, main road, highway)

Words meanings and morphology

एताः (etāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other (other, different)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, good-hearted person

bahuvrīhi compound: su- (good) + hṛd (heart)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
  prefix
• hṛd – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)
  Root: hṛd

उदासीनः (udāsīnaḥ) - (as if) unconcerned, or passively listening (indifferent, neutral, unconcerned, sitting idly)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udāsīna

udāsīna - indifferent, neutral, unconcerned, sitting idly

from ud-ās (to sit idly/aloof)

Prefix: ud

Root: ās (class 2)

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories (stories, tales, talks)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, talk, narration

from kath (to tell)

Root: kath (class 10)

शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious, pleasant (auspicious, beautiful, good, fortunate)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, good, fortunate, pure

Root: śubh (class 1)

आत्मसंपूजनीः (ātmasaṁpūjanīḥ) - glorifying his own self (ātman) (glorifying the self, praising oneself)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of ātmasaṃpūjanī

ātmasaṁpūjanī - self-glorifying, praising oneself

tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+saṃpūjanīya)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• saṃpūjanīya – to be worshipped, to be honored, praiseworthy
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  from sam- + pūj (to worship, honor), with suffix -anīya
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pūj (class 10)

शृण्वन् (śṛṇvan) - listening (hearing, listening)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śṛṇvat

śṛṇvat - hearing, listening

Present Active Participle

from śru (to hear), present stem śṛṇu

Root: śru (class 5)

अययौ (ayayau) - went (went, proceeded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of yā

Perfect active, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect form

Root: yā (class 2)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated mythological king, son of Dasaratha)

Root: ram (class 1)

महापथम् (mahāpatham) - to the main road (to the great road, main road, highway)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāpatha

mahāpatha - great road, highway

karma-dhāraya compound: mahā (great) + patha (road)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+patha)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• patha – road, path, way
  noun (masculine)
  from path (to go)
  Root: path (class 1)