वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-51, verse-16

ततो दशरथस्त्रीणां प्रासादेभ्यस्ततस्ततः ।
रामशोकाभितप्तानां मन्दं शुश्राव जल्पितम् ॥१६॥

16. tato daśarathastrīṇāṃ prāsādebhyastatastataḥ ,
rāmaśokābhitaptānāṃ mandaṃ śuśrāva jalpitam.

16. tataḥ daśarathastrīṇām prāsādebhyaḥ tataḥ tataḥ
rāmaśokābhitaptānām mandam śuśrāva jalpitam

16. tataḥ daśarathastrīṇām rāmaśokābhitaptānām
prāsādebhyaḥ tataḥ tataḥ mandam jalpitam śuśrāva

16. Then, from various parts of the palaces, he softly heard the lamentations of Dasaratha's wives, who were distressed by sorrow for Rama.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, next (then, thence, from that)

• दशरथस्त्रीणाम् (daśarathastrīṇām) - referring to the queens and other women of King Dasaratha's household (of Dasaratha's wives / women)

• प्रासादेभ्यः (prāsādebhyaḥ) - from the various royal apartments (from the palaces, from the mansions)

• ततः (tataḥ) - from one place (in the palace) (from there, from that place)

• ततः (tataḥ) - from another place (in the palace) (from there, from that place)

• रामशोकाभितप्तानाम् (rāmaśokābhitaptānām) - referring to Dasaratha's wives who were deeply grieved by Rama's exile (of those distressed by sorrow for Rama)

• मन्दम् (mandam) - softly (describing the sound of the lamentations) (softly, gently, slowly, quietly)

• शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - Sumantra heard (the lamentations) (he heard, he listened)

• जल्पितम् (jalpitam) - the soft lamentations or sad talk (murmuring, talking, lamentation, confused talk)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, next (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

दशरथस्त्रीणाम् (daśarathastrīṇām) - referring to the queens and other women of King Dasaratha's household (of Dasaratha's wives / women)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of daśarathastrī

daśarathastrī - Dasaratha's wife, a woman of Dasaratha's household

compound: Daśaratha + strī

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpurusha (daśaratha+strī)

• daśaratha – Dasaratha
  proper noun (masculine)
• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)

Note: Possessive of prāsādebhyaḥ and rāmaśokābhitaptānām.

प्रासादेभ्यः (prāsādebhyaḥ) - from the various royal apartments (from the palaces, from the mansions)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of prāsāda

prāsāda - palace, mansion, lofty building, temple

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Expresses origin or source.

ततः (tataḥ) - from one place (in the palace) (from there, from that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place. Used in repetition tataḥ tataḥ for 'here and there, from various places'.

ततः (tataḥ) - from another place (in the palace) (from there, from that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place. Paired with previous tataḥ to mean 'from various places'.

रामशोकाभितप्तानाम् (rāmaśokābhitaptānām) - referring to Dasaratha's wives who were deeply grieved by Rama's exile (of those distressed by sorrow for Rama)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of rāmaśokābhitapta

rāmaśokābhitapta - distressed by sorrow for Rama; tormented by grief for Rama

Bahuvrīhi compound: rāmaśoka (sorrow for Rama) + abhitapta (distressed, tormented)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rāmaśoka+abhitapta)

• rāma – Rama (name of a prince)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• abhitapta – distressed, tormented, heated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √tap (to heat, torment) with prefix abhi
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying daśarathastrīṇām.

मन्दम् (mandam) - softly (describing the sound of the lamentations) (softly, gently, slowly, quietly)

(indeclinable)

Root: mand (class 1)

Note: Adverb modifying śuśrāva.

शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - Sumantra heard (the lamentations) (he heard, he listened)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of śru

Perfect Tense (Liṭ Lakāra)

reduplicated perfect of √śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

जल्पितम् (jalpitam) - the soft lamentations or sad talk (murmuring, talking, lamentation, confused talk)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jalpita

jalpita - spoken, muttered, murmured; talk, speech, lament

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

from root √jalp (to murmur, speak)

Root: jalp (class 1)