वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-3, verse-1

तेषामज्ञलिपद्मानि प्रगृहीतानि सर्वशः ।
प्रतिगृह्याब्रवीद् राजा तेभ्यः प्रियहितं वचः ॥१॥

1. teṣāmajñalipadmāni pragṛhītāni sarvaśaḥ ,
pratigṛhyābravīd rājā tebhyaḥ priyahitaṃ vacaḥ.

1. teṣām añjalipadmani pragṛhītāni sarvaśaḥ
pratigṛhya abravīt rājā tebhyaḥ priyahitaṃ vacaḥ

1. rājā teṣām añjalipadmani sarvaśaḥ pragṛhītāni
pratigṛhya tebhyaḥ priyahitaṃ vacaḥ abravīt

1. Having completely accepted their respectfully folded hands (añjali), the king spoke agreeable and beneficial words to them.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• अञ्जलिपद्मनि (añjalipadmani) - lotus-like folded hands, reverent gesture

• प्रगृहीतानि (pragṛhītāni) - accepted, received, grasped

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, in every way

• प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received, having accepted

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them

• प्रियहितं (priyahitaṁ) - agreeable and beneficial, pleasant and advantageous

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अञ्जलिपद्मनि (añjalipadmani) - lotus-like folded hands, reverent gesture

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of añjalipadma

añjalipadma - lotus-like folded hands, reverent gesture of folded hands

Compound type : karmadhāraya (añjali+padma)

• añjali – folded hands, reverence, salutation
  noun (masculine)
• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)

प्रगृहीतानि (pragṛhītāni) - accepted, received, grasped

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pragṛhīta

pragṛhīta - accepted, taken, received, grasped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √grah with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: grah

Note: Agrees with 'añjalipadmani'

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, in every way

(indeclinable)

प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received, having accepted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root √grah with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: grah

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

प्रियहितं (priyahitaṁ) - agreeable and beneficial, pleasant and advantageous

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priyahita

priyahita - agreeable and beneficial, pleasant and advantageous

Compound type : dvandva (priya+hita)

• priya – dear, beloved, agreeable
  adjective (masculine)
• hita – beneficial, good, advantageous
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dhā + i (secondary root √hi)
  Root: dhā

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'

वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying