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

इति प्रत्यर्च्य तान् राजा ब्राह्मणानिदमब्रवीत् ।
वसिष्ठं वामदेवं च तेषामेवोपशृण्वताम् ॥३॥

3. iti pratyarcya tān rājā brāhmaṇānidamabravīt ,
vasiṣṭhaṃ vāmadevaṃ ca teṣāmevopaśṛṇvatām.

3. iti pratyarcya tān rājā brāhmaṇān idam abravīt
vasiṣṭhaṃ vāmadevaṃ ca teṣām eva upaśṛṇvatām

3. iti rājā tān brāhmaṇān pratyarcya teṣām eva
upaśṛṇvatām vasiṣṭhaṃ vāmadevaṃ ca idam abravīt

3. Thus, having offered his respects to those Brahmins, the king spoke these words to Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva, even while those Brahmins were listening.

Words meanings summery:

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

• प्रत्यर्च्य (pratyarcya) - having worshipped/honored in return

• तान् (tān) - those

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins

• इदम् (idam) - this

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• वसिष्ठं (vasiṣṭhaṁ) - Vasiṣṭha

• वामदेवं (vāmadevaṁ) - Vāmadeva

• च (ca) - and, also

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• उपशृण्वताम् (upaśṛṇvatām) - while listening, in the hearing of

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

प्रत्यर्च्य (pratyarcya) - having worshipped/honored in return

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root √arc with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: arc

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the Brahmins mentioned earlier

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to the words that follow

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

वसिष्ठं (vasiṣṭhaṁ) - Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage)

वामदेवं (vāmadevaṁ) - Vāmadeva

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāmadeva

vāmadeva - Vāmadeva (name of a revered sage)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the Brahmins

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

उपशृण्वताम् (upaśṛṇvatām) - while listening, in the hearing of

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of upaśṛṇvat

upaśṛṇvat - listening, hearing, overhearing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √śru with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: śru

Note: Agrees with 'teṣām'