वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-63, verse-4

एतदाख्यान्ति ते सर्वे हरयो राम संनिधौ ।
वैदेहीमक्षतां श्रुत्वा रामस्तूत्तरमब्रवीत् ॥४॥

4. etadākhyānti te sarve harayo rāma saṃnidhau ,
vaidehīmakṣatāṃ śrutvā rāmastūttaramabravīt.

4. etad ākhyānti te sarve harayaḥ rāma saṃnidhau |
vaidehīm akṣatām śrutvā rāmaḥ tu uttaram abravīt

4. All those monkeys reported this in the presence of Rāma. Having heard that Vaidehī was safe and unharmed, Rāma then spoke in reply.

Words meanings summery:

• एतद् (etad) - this (report) (this)

• आख्यान्ति (ākhyānti) - they reported (they relate, they report, they narrate)

• ते (te) - those (monkeys) (those, they)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (the monkeys) (all, every)

• हरयः (harayaḥ) - the monkeys (monkeys)

• राम (rāma) - Rāma

• संनिधौ (saṁnidhau) - in the presence (of Rāma) (in the presence, near, close proximity)

• वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Vaidehī (Sītā)

• अक्षताम् (akṣatām) - unharmed (unharmed, intact, uninjured)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand)

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - an answer/reply (answer, reply, subsequent, northern)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

Words meanings and morphology

एतद् (etad) - this (report) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Direct object of ākhyānti.

आख्यान्ति (ākhyānti) - they reported (they relate, they report, they narrate)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ākhyā

present active

From ā (upasarga) + khyā (root), third person plural present active. Root khyā is a substitute for cakṣ.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Subject is te sarve harayaḥ.

ते (te) - those (monkeys) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with harayaḥ.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (the monkeys) (all, every)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Universal pronoun/adjective.

Note: Agrees with harayaḥ.

हरयः (harayaḥ) - the monkeys (monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, lion, sun, Viṣṇu, horse, green, yellow

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of ākhyānti.

राम (rāma) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the prince, incarnation of Vishnu)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: In rāma saṃnidhau, rāma functions adjectivally to saṃnidhau or as a component of an implicit compound, meaning "in the presence of Rāma". Grammatically, it can be treated as an uninflected base in a compound, or as genitive here.

संनिधौ (saṁnidhau) - in the presence (of Rāma) (in the presence, near, close proximity)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃnidha

saṁnidha - proximity, presence, neighborhood

From sam (upasarga) + ni (upasarga) + dhā (root).

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Vaidehī (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - princess of Videha (Sītā)

Feminine patronymic from videha.

Note: Object of śrutvā.

अक्षताम् (akṣatām) - unharmed (unharmed, intact, uninjured)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of akṣata

akṣata - unharmed, uninjured, intact, whole

past passive participle

From a (negative prefix) + kṣata (past passive participle of kṣan 'to injure').

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣata)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kṣata – injured, wounded, broken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṣan.
  Root: kṣan (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vaidehīm.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root śru (to hear) + ktvā (absolutive suffix).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Refers to the action performed by Rāma.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the prince, incarnation of Vishnu)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of abravīt.

तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - an answer/reply (answer, reply, subsequent, northern)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - answer, reply, subsequent, northern, superior

From ud (prefix) + tṛ (root to cross, overcome).

Prefix: ud

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Direct object of abravīt.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bravī

imperfect active

From root brū (to speak), third person singular imperfect active. a is the augment.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Subject is rāmaḥ.