वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-116, verse-13

ततः शत्रुघ्नवचनान्निपुणाः श्मश्रुवर्धकाः ।
सुखहस्ताः सुशीघ्राश्च राघवं पर्युपासत ॥१३॥

13. tataḥ śatrughnavacanānnipuṇāḥ śmaśruvardhakāḥ ,
sukhahastāḥ suśīghrāśca rāghavaṃ paryupāsata.

13. tataḥ śatrughnavacanāt nipuṇāḥ śmaśruvardhakāḥ
sukhahastāḥ suśīghrāḥ ca rāghavaṃ paryupāsata

13. tataḥ śatrughnavacanāt nipuṇāḥ sukhahastāḥ
suśīghrāḥ ca śmaśruvardhakāḥ rāghavaṃ paryupāsata

13. Then, following Śatrughna's instructions, skilled barbers, gentle-handed and very swift, attended upon Rāma.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that)

• शत्रुघ्नवचनात् (śatrughnavacanāt) - by Śatrughna's instructions (from the words of Śatrughna, by the command of Śatrughna)

• निपुणाः (nipuṇāḥ) - skilled (skilled, expert, clever)

• श्मश्रुवर्धकाः (śmaśruvardhakāḥ) - barbers (barbers (literally: beard-growers/trimmers))

• सुखःअस्ताः (sukhaḥastāḥ) - gentle-handed (having pleasant hands, gentle-handed)

• सुशीघ्राः (suśīghrāḥ) - very swift (very swift, very quick)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• राघवं (rāghavaṁ) - Rāma (Rāma (descendant of Raghu))

• पर्युपासत (paryupāsata) - attended upon (attended, served, honored)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that)

(indeclinable)

शत्रुघ्नवचनात् (śatrughnavacanāt) - by Śatrughna's instructions (from the words of Śatrughna, by the command of Śatrughna)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śatrughnavacana

śatrughnavacana - words/command of Śatrughna

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatrughna+vacana)

• śatrughna – Śatrughna (name of a son of Daśaratha, younger brother of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacana – word, speech, saying, command
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

निपुणाः (nipuṇāḥ) - skilled (skilled, expert, clever)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nipuṇa

nipuṇa - skilled, expert, clever, capable

Note: Qualifies 'śmaśruvardhakāḥ'.

श्मश्रुवर्धकाः (śmaśruvardhakāḥ) - barbers (barbers (literally: beard-growers/trimmers))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śmaśruvardhaka

śmaśruvardhaka - barber, one who trims/grows beards

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śmaśru+vardhaka)

• śmaśru – beard, moustache
  noun (neuter)
• vardhaka – one who causes to grow, increasing, trimming (in context of hair)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root vṛdh (to grow, increase) with agent suffix -aka.
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

सुखःअस्ताः (sukhaḥastāḥ) - gentle-handed (having pleasant hands, gentle-handed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sukhaḥasta

sukhaḥasta - having pleasant hands, gentle-handed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sukha+hasta)

• sukha – happiness, comfort, ease, pleasant
  noun (neuter)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'śmaśruvardhakāḥ'.

सुशीघ्राः (suśīghrāḥ) - very swift (very swift, very quick)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suśīghra

suśīghra - very swift, very quick

Compound type : praadi-samāsa (su+śīghra)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
• śīghra – quick, swift, rapid
  adjective

Note: Qualifies 'śmaśruvardhakāḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

राघवं (rāghavaṁ) - Rāma (Rāma (descendant of Raghu))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

Patronymic from Raghu

पर्युपासत (paryupāsata) - attended upon (attended, served, honored)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of ās

Imperfect

Root ās, ātmanepada, 3rd person plural imperfect.

Prefixes: pari+upa

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: The prefixes pari and upa modify the meaning of ās.