वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-64, verse-16

पुरोहितं च कुशलं ये चान्ये द्विजसत्तमाः ।
तौ च तात महेष्वासौ भ्रातरु रामलक्ष्मणौ ॥१६॥

16. purohitaṃ ca kuśalaṃ ye cānye dvijasattamāḥ ,
tau ca tāta maheṣvāsau bhrātaru rāmalakṣmaṇau.

16. purohitam ca kuśalam ye ca anye dvijasattamāḥ
tau ca tāta maheṣvāsau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau

16. tāta! purohitam ca,
ye anye dvijasattamāḥ ca,
tau maheṣvāsau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau ca (kuśalam brūyāḥ).

16. And convey our well-being to the royal priest, and to other excellent Brahmins. And also, dear son, to your two brothers, Rama and Lakshmana, those great archers.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरोहितम् (purohitam) - the family priest of the king of Ayodhya (royal priest, chaplain)

• च (ca) - and, also

• कुशलम् (kuśalam) - well-being, welfare, health

• ये (ye) - who (relative pronoun)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones

• द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

• तौ (tau) - Rama and Lakshmana (those two)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तात (tāta) - dear son (used affectionately by an elder) (dear one, father, son, venerable person)

• महेष्वासौ (maheṣvāsau) - Rama and Lakshmana (great archers, possessing great bows)

• भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - Rama and Lakshmana (two brothers)

• रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rama and Lakshmana

Words meanings and morphology

पुरोहितम् (purohitam) - the family priest of the king of Ayodhya (royal priest, chaplain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purohita

purohita - royal priest, chaplain, one placed in front

Compound from puras (before) + hita (placed)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puras+hita)

• puras – before, in front, eastward
  indeclinable
• hita – placed, put, beneficial, priest
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhā (to place, put)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कुशलम् (kuśalam) - well-being, welfare, health

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - well-being, welfare, healthy, skillful

Note: Functions as an object of 'tell'.

ये (ye) - who (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

relative pronoun

Note: Refers to `dvijasattamāḥ`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

Note: Refers to `dvijasattamāḥ`.

द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best of the twice-born (Brahmin, bird, snake, tooth)

Tatpuruṣa compound of dvija and sattama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, bird, tooth, snake)
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

Note: Used as an object of implied 'tell'.

तौ (tau) - Rama and Lakshmana (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

demonstrative pronoun

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तात (tāta) - dear son (used affectionately by an elder) (dear one, father, son, venerable person)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, son, venerable person

महेष्वासौ (maheṣvāsau) - Rama and Lakshmana (great archers, possessing great bows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, having a great bow

Bahuvrīhi compound: mahā (great) + iṣvāsa (bow)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• iṣvāsa – bow, archer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an epithet for Rama and Lakshmana.

भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - Rama and Lakshmana (two brothers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rama and Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rama and Lakshmana

Dvandva compound of Rama and Lakshmana

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāma – Rama (name of a prince and avatar)
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)