वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-2, verse-16

इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा तेषां मनःप्रियम् ।
अजानन्निव जिज्ञासुरिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१६॥

16. iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rājā teṣāṃ manaḥpriyam ,
ajānanniva jijñāsuridaṃ vacanamabravīt.

16. iti tat vacanam śrutvā rājā teṣām manaḥpriyam
ajānan iva jijñāsuḥ idam vacanam abravīt

16. rājā teṣām manaḥpriyam tat vacanam iti śrutvā
ajānan iva jijñāsuḥ idam vacanam abravīt

16. Having heard their words, which were pleasing to his mind, the king, feigning ignorance and being inquisitive, spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• तत् (tat) - referring to the words just spoken by them (that, those)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• राजा (rājā) - King Dasharatha (king)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - referring to the assembled people (their, of them)

• मनःप्रियम् (manaḥpriyam) - pleasing to the mind, agreeable

• अजानन् (ajānan) - feigning ignorance (not knowing, ignorant)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• जिज्ञासुः (jijñāsuḥ) - desirous to know, inquisitive

• इदम् (idam) - referring to the king's subsequent words (this, these)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - referring to the words just spoken by them (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from root śru with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

राजा (rājā) - King Dasharatha (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

तेषाम् (teṣām) - referring to the assembled people (their, of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मनःप्रियम् (manaḥpriyam) - pleasing to the mind, agreeable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manaḥpriya

manaḥpriya - pleasing to the mind, agreeable, beloved

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+priya)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: prī

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'.

अजानन् (ajānan) - feigning ignorance (not knowing, ignorant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajānat

ajānat - not knowing, ignorant

Present Active Participle

formed from root jñā (to know) with negative prefix a-

Prefix: a

Root: jñā (class 9)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

जिज्ञासुः (jijñāsuḥ) - desirous to know, inquisitive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jijñāsu

jijñāsu - desirous to know, inquisitive

desiderative noun/adjective

formed from desiderative stem of root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

इदम् (idam) - referring to the king's subsequent words (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

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