वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-10, verse-6

श्रूयन्ते हस्तिभिर्गीताः श्लोकाः पद्मवने क्व चित् ।
पाशहस्तान्नरान्दृष्ट्वा शृणु तान् गदतो मम ॥६॥

6. śrūyante hastibhirgītāḥ ślokāḥ padmavane kva cit ,
pāśahastānnarāndṛṣṭvā śṛṇu tān gadato mama.

6. śrūyante hastibhiḥ gītāḥ ślokāḥ padmavane kva
cit pāśahastān narān dṛṣṭvā śṛṇu tān gadataḥ mama

6. padmavane kva cit hastibhiḥ pāśahastān narān dṛṣṭvā gītāḥ ślokāḥ śrūyante.
mama gadataḥ tān śṛṇu

6. Somewhere in a lotus forest, verses were heard, recited by elephants, after they had seen men holding nooses. Listen to those [verses] as I now tell you.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रूयन्ते (śrūyante) - they are heard (they are heard, listened to)

• हस्तिभिः (hastibhiḥ) - by elephants

• गीताः (gītāḥ) - recited (sung, recited, chanted)

• श्लोकाः (ślokāḥ) - verses (verses, stanzas, fame)

• पद्मवने (padmavane) - in a lotus forest (in a lotus forest, in a lotus pond)

• क्व (kva) - somewhere (with cit) (where?)

• चित् (cit) - somewhere, sometimes (with kva) (particle meaning 'some', 'any', 'ever')

• पाशहस्तान् (pāśahastān) - holding nooses (having nooses in their hands, holding ropes)

• नरान् (narān) - men (men, human beings)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, having perceived)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! (listen!, hear!)

• तान् (tān) - those (verses) (those, them)

• गदतः (gadataḥ) - speaking, as I tell (speaking, telling, reciting (genitive singular))

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

श्रूयन्ते (śrūyante) - they are heard (they are heard, listened to)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Subject is 'ślokāḥ'.

हस्तिभिः (hastibhiḥ) - by elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hastin

hastin - having a hand (hasta), an elephant (due to its trunk)

From hasta (hand) + in (possessive suffix).

गीताः (gītāḥ) - recited (sung, recited, chanted)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gīta

gīta - sung, chanted, recited; a song, canto

Past Passive Participle

From root √gai (to sing, chant).

Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Feminine plural to agree with 'ślokāḥ'.

श्लोकाः (ślokāḥ) - verses (verses, stanzas, fame)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śloka

śloka - verse, stanza, fame, reputation

From √śru (to hear) in a different derivation.

Root: śloka (class 1)

पद्मवने (padmavane) - in a lotus forest (in a lotus forest, in a lotus pond)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of padmavana

padmavana - lotus forest, lotus pond

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padma+vana)

• padma – lotus (flower), specifically Nelumbo nucifera
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, wood, grove; water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates location.

क्व (kva) - somewhere (with cit) (where?)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.

चित् (cit) - somewhere, sometimes (with kva) (particle meaning 'some', 'any', 'ever')

(indeclinable)

Enclitic particle.

पाशहस्तान् (pāśahastān) - holding nooses (having nooses in their hands, holding ropes)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāśahasta

pāśahasta - having a noose in hand

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāśa+hasta)

• pāśa – noose, rope, snare, bond
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

नरान् (narān) - men (men, human beings)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person

From √nṛ (to lead).

Root: nṛ (class 1)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root √dṛś (to see) with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The subject of this action (elephants) is implied from the previous clause.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! (listen!, hear!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Direct command.

तान् (tān) - those (verses) (those, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'śṛṇu'.

गदतः (gadataḥ) - speaking, as I tell (speaking, telling, reciting (genitive singular))

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gadat

gadat - speaking, telling, saying

Present Active Participle

From root √gad (to speak, say) with suffix -at.

Root: gad (class 1)

Note: Implies "from me, who am speaking."

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Pronominal stem for 1st person.

Note: Possessive, "from me."