वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-76, verse-16

तद्वाक्यं धर्मसंयुक्तं श्रुत्वा सर्वे सभासदः ।
हर्षान्मुमुचुरश्रूणि रामे निहितचेतसः ॥१६॥

16. tadvākyaṃ dharmasaṃyuktaṃ śrutvā sarve sabhāsadaḥ ,
harṣānmumucuraśrūṇi rāme nihitacetasaḥ.

16. tat vākyam dharmasaṃyuktam śrutvā sarve sabhāsadaḥ
harṣāt mumucuḥ aśrūṇi rāme nihitacetasaḥ

16. rāme nihitacetasaḥ sarve sabhāsadaḥ dharmasaṃyuktam
tat vākyam śrutvā harṣāt aśrūṇi mumucuḥ

16. Having heard that speech, which was imbued with natural law (dharma), all the assembly members, whose minds were fixed on Rāma, shed tears of joy.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (speech) (that)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, statement (speech, word, saying)

• धर्मसंयुक्तम् (dharmasaṁyuktam) - imbued with natural law (dharma) (endowed with natural law, connected with virtue)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

• सभासदः (sabhāsadaḥ) - assembly members (assembly members, councillors)

• हर्षात् (harṣāt) - out of joy (from joy, due to delight)

• मुमुचुः (mumucuḥ) - they shed (they released, they shed)

• अश्रूणि (aśrūṇi) - tears

• रामे (rāme) - on Rāma (in Rāma, on Rāma)

• निहितचेतसः (nihitacetasaḥ) - whose minds were fixed on Rāma (whose minds are fixed, having fixed thoughts)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (speech) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Adjective to `vākyam`.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, statement (speech, word, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Note: Object of `śrutvā`.

धर्मसंयुक्तम् (dharmasaṁyuktam) - imbued with natural law (dharma) (endowed with natural law, connected with virtue)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmasaṃyukta

dharmasaṁyukta - connected with (dharma), endowed with virtue/righteousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+saṃyukta)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• saṃyukta – joined, united, connected, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'yuj' with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Adjective agreeing with `vākyam`.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'śru' with suffix '-tvā'

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb `mumucuḥ`.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Adjective to `sabhāsadaḥ`.

सभासदः (sabhāsadaḥ) - assembly members (assembly members, councillors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sabhāsad

sabhāsad - member of an assembly, spectator

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sabhā+sad)

• sabhā – assembly, council, court
  noun (feminine)
• sad – sitting, residing, member
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sad' (to sit)
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Subject of `mumucuḥ`.

हर्षात् (harṣāt) - out of joy (from joy, due to delight)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of harṣa

harṣa - joy, delight, happiness, exhilaration

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Indicates cause.

मुमुचुः (mumucuḥ) - they shed (they released, they shed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of muc

Perfect Active Indicative (reduplicated perfect)

root muc, perfect tense, 3rd person plural, parasmaipada

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Subject is `sabhāsadaḥ`.

अश्रूणि (aśrūṇi) - tears

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of aśru

aśru - tear

Note: Object of `mumucuḥ`.

रामे (rāme) - on Rāma (in Rāma, on Rāma)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); pleasing, beautiful, charming

Note: Indicates location or object of `nihitacetasaḥ`.

निहितचेतसः (nihitacetasaḥ) - whose minds were fixed on Rāma (whose minds are fixed, having fixed thoughts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihitacetas

nihitacetas - having one's mind fixed on something

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nihita+cetas)

• nihita – placed, fixed, deposited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dhā' with prefix 'ni'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective agreeing with `sabhāsadaḥ`.