वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-11, verse-25

इत्येवं परिपृष्टास्ते स्वं स्वं मतमतन्द्रिताः ।
सोपचारं तदा राममूचुर्हितचिकीर्षवः ॥२५॥

25. ityevaṃ paripṛṣṭāste svaṃ svaṃ matamatandritāḥ ,
sopacāraṃ tadā rāmamūcurhitacikīrṣavaḥ.

25. iti evam paripṛṣṭāḥ te svam svam matam atandritāḥ
sopacāram tadā rāmam ūcuḥ hitacikīrṣavaḥ

25. iti evam paripṛṣṭāḥ atandritāḥ hitacikīrṣavaḥ
te tadā svam svam matam sopacāram rāmam ūcuḥ

25. Thus questioned, they, being vigilant and desiring his well-being, then respectfully conveyed their individual opinions to Rāma.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this way, so)

• परिपृष्टाः (paripṛṣṭāḥ) - questioned (questioned, interrogated)

• ते (te) - they

• स्वम् (svam) - their own (own, one's own)

• स्वम् (svam) - individual (their own) (own, one's own)

• मतम् (matam) - opinion (opinion, view, thought)

• अतन्द्रिताः (atandritāḥ) - vigilant (vigilant, attentive, not weary)

• सोपचारम् (sopacāram) - respectfully (with politeness, respectfully)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they conveyed (they spoke, they said)

• हितचिकीर्षवः (hitacikīrṣavaḥ) - desiring his well-being (desiring welfare, wishing good)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the manner of questioning.

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this way, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Reinforces `iti`.

परिपृष्टाः (paripṛṣṭāḥ) - questioned (questioned, interrogated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paripṛṣṭa

paripṛṣṭa - questioned, asked, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

From root prach (to ask) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Qualifies `te`.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Subject of `ūcuḥ`.

स्वम् (svam) - their own (own, one's own)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

Note: Qualifies `matam`.

स्वम् (svam) - individual (their own) (own, one's own)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

Note: Qualifies `matam`.

मतम् (matam) - opinion (opinion, view, thought)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - opinion, view, thought, doctrine

Past Passive Participle

From root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of `ūcuḥ`.

अतन्द्रिताः (atandritāḥ) - vigilant (vigilant, attentive, not weary)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of atandrita

atandrita - vigilant, attentive, not weary, active

Negative prefix 'a' + tandrita (weary)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tandrita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• tandrita – weary, fatigued, slothful
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root tandr (to be weary)
  Root: tandr (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `te`.

सोपचारम् (sopacāram) - respectfully (with politeness, respectfully)

(indeclinable)

Bahuvrihi compound 'sa' (with) + 'upacāra' (respect)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+upacāra)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• upacāra – politeness, respectful conduct, treatment
  noun (masculine)
  From upa + car (to move, behave)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use of neuter accusative singular.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

From tad + dā suffix

Note: Adverb of time.

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper noun, name of the protagonist)

Note: Object of `ūcuḥ`.

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they conveyed (they spoke, they said)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Tense (Lit)

Root vac undergoes samprasarana to 'uc' in perfect forms.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

हितचिकीर्षवः (hitacikīrṣavaḥ) - desiring his well-being (desiring welfare, wishing good)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hitacikīrṣu

hitacikīrṣu - desiring welfare, wishing good

Desiderative noun/adjective

From hita (welfare) + desiderative of kṛ (to do)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hita+cikīrṣu)

• hita – welfare, benefit, good
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhā (to place) with prefix hi (which is sometimes related to hita)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• cikīrṣu – desiring to do
  adjective
  Desiderative (suffix u)
  From desiderative stem of kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies `te`.