वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-70, verse-3

वसिष्ठस्य वचः श्रुत्वा भरतो धारणां गतः ।
प्रेतकार्याणि सर्वाणि कारयामास धर्मवित् ॥३॥

3. vasiṣṭhasya vacaḥ śrutvā bharato dhāraṇāṃ gataḥ ,
pretakāryāṇi sarvāṇi kārayāmāsa dharmavit.

3. vasiṣṭhasya vacaḥ śrutvā bharataḥ dhāraṇām
gataḥ pretakāryāṇi sarvāṇi kārayāmāsa dharmavit

3. vasiṣṭhasya vacaḥ śrutvā dharmavit bharataḥ
dhāraṇām gataḥ sarvāṇi pretakāryāṇi kārayāmāsa

3. Having heard Vasiṣṭha's words, the one knowledgeable in the intrinsic nature (dharma) of things, Bharata, regained his composure. He then had all the funeral rites performed.

Words meanings summery:

• वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

• धारणाम् (dhāraṇām) - composure, steadfastness, resolve, understanding

• गतः (gataḥ) - attained, reached, gone

• प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - funeral rites, rites for the deceased

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all

• कारयामास (kārayāmāsa) - he caused to be done, he performed

• धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - one who knows dharma, knower of righteousness, knowledgeable in intrinsic nature (dharma)

Words meanings and morphology

वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (proper name of a celebrated sage)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root: śru (class 5)

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (proper name, son of Daśaratha and Kaikeyī)

धारणाम् (dhāraṇām) - composure, steadfastness, resolve, understanding

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhāraṇā

dhāraṇā - holding, firmness, steadfastness, retention, resolve, composure

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

गतः (gataḥ) - attained, reached, gone

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

Root: gam (class 1)

प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - funeral rites, rites for the deceased

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pretakārya

pretakārya - rites for the dead, funeral ceremonies

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (preta+kārya)

• preta – departed, deceased, ghost
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: pra
  Root: i (class 2)
• kārya – to be done, duty, action, work
  participle (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

कारयामास (kārayāmāsa) - he caused to be done, he performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of kṛ

Causative Perfect

Perfect tense (Lit) of the causative form of √kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - one who knows dharma, knower of righteousness, knowledgeable in intrinsic nature (dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavid

dharmavid - knower of dharma, righteous, expert in law

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dharma+vid)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, justice, intrinsic nature, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vid – knowing, knower, wise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)