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

प्रियवादी च भूतानां सत्यवादी च राघवः ।
बहुश्रुतानां वृद्धानां ब्राह्मणानामुपासिता ॥२२॥

22. priyavādī ca bhūtānāṃ satyavādī ca rāghavaḥ ,
bahuśrutānāṃ vṛddhānāṃ brāhmaṇānāmupāsitā.

22. priyavādī ca bhūtānām satyavādī ca rāghavaḥ
bahuśrutānām vṛddhānām brāhmaṇānām upāsitā

22. rāghavaḥ ca bhūtānām priyavādī ca satyavādī
bahuśrutānām vṛddhānām brāhmaṇānām upāsitā

22. And Rama (rāghava) speaks pleasantly to all beings, and he speaks the truth. He is also a server of the highly learned, the elders, and the Brahmins.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रियवादी (priyavādī) - one who speaks pleasantly, pleasing speaker

• च (ca) - and, also

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

• सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - one who speaks truth, truthful speaker

• च (ca) - and, also

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

• बहुश्रुतानाम् (bahuśrutānām) - of the highly learned, of those who have heard much

• वृद्धानाम् (vṛddhānām) - of the elders, of the aged, of the wise

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the Brahmins

• उपासिता (upāsitā) - an attendant, worshiper, one who serves

Words meanings and morphology

प्रियवादी (priyavādī) - one who speaks pleasantly, pleasing speaker

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priyavādin

priyavādin - speaking pleasantly, agreeable in speech

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (priya+vādin)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• vādin – speaking, speaker, proclaiming
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix -in
  Derived from root vad with suffix -in
  Root: vad (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past, happened

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root bhū, often used as a noun for 'being' or 'creature'

Root: bhū (class 1)

सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - one who speaks truth, truthful speaker

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavādin

satyavādin - speaking truth, truthful in speech

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+vādin)

• satya – truth, true, real, authentic
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• vādin – speaking, speaker, proclaiming
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix -in
  Derived from root vad with suffix -in
  Root: vad (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rama

Taddhita suffix -a (aṇ) indicating descendant of Raghu

बहुश्रुतानाम् (bahuśrutānām) - of the highly learned, of those who have heard much

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bahuśruta

bahuśruta - highly learned, very wise, one who has heard much (sacred texts)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+śruta)

• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• śruta – heard, learned (by hearing), sacred tradition, knowledge
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root śru
  Root: śru (class 5)

वृद्धानाम् (vṛddhānām) - of the elders, of the aged, of the wise

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, wise, respected

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root vṛdh

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the Brahmins

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

उपासिता (upāsitā) - an attendant, worshiper, one who serves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāsitṛ

upāsitṛ - one who serves, attends, worships, practices

Agent noun from root ās with upasarga upa, using -tṛ suffix

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)