वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-83, verse-10

ते तथोक्ताः समुत्थाय त्वरिता राजशासनात् ।
पञ्च नावां शतान्येव समानिन्युः समन्ततः ॥१०॥

10. te tathoktāḥ samutthāya tvaritā rājaśāsanāt ,
pañca nāvāṃ śatānyeva samāninyuḥ samantataḥ.

10. te tathā uktāḥ samutthāya tvaritāḥ rājaśāsanāt
pañca nāvām śatāni eva samāninnyuḥ samantataḥ

10. tathā uktāḥ te rājaśāsanāt tvaritāḥ samutthāya
pañca śatāni nāvām eva samāninnyuḥ samantataḥ

10. Thus addressed, they rose quickly at the king's command and gathered five hundred boats from all sides.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - addressed (by Rama) (spoken, said, addressed)

• समुत्थाय (samutthāya) - having risen up, having stood up

• त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - quickened, hastened, hurried

• राजशासनात् (rājaśāsanāt) - from the king's command, by royal order

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• नावाम् (nāvām) - of boats

• शतानि (śatāni) - five hundreds of boats (hundreds)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• समानिन्न्युः (samāninnyuḥ) - they brought together, they collected

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine, nominative plural.

Note: Refers to the people who were ordered in the previous verse.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - addressed (by Rama) (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak), past passive participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

समुत्थाय (samutthāya) - having risen up, having stood up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root sthā with prefixes sam and ud.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: An absolutive implies an action completed before the main verb.

त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - quickened, hastened, hurried

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tvarita

tvarita - quick, hurried, expedited

Past Passive Participle

From root tvar (to hurry, to hasten).

Root: tvar (class 1)

राजशासनात् (rājaśāsanāt) - from the king's command, by royal order

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rājaśāsana

rājaśāsana - royal command, king's decree

Tatpurusha compound: rājan + śāsana.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+śāsana)

• rājan – king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• śāsana – command, rule, instruction
  noun (neuter)
  From root śās (to command).
  Root: śās (class 2)

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

Note: Always plural.

नावाम् (nāvām) - of boats

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of nau

nau - boat, ship

शतानि (śatāni) - five hundreds of boats (hundreds)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śata

śata - hundred

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis.

समानिन्न्युः (samāninnyuḥ) - they brought together, they collected

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of √nī

Perfect, 3rd plural, Active Voice

From root nī with prefixes sam and ā.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: nī (class 1)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from 'samanta' (all-surrounding).

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