वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-16, verse-16

तयोस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा रामो दशरथात्मजः ।
अब्रवीत् प्रहसन् वाक्यं सर्वभूतहिते रतः ॥१६॥

16. tayostadvacanaṃ śrutvā rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ ,
abravīt prahasan vākyaṃ sarvabhūtahite rataḥ.

16. tayoḥ tat vacanam śrutvā rāmaḥ daśarathātmajaḥ
| abravīt prahasan vākyam sarvabhūtahite rataḥ

16. daśarathātmajaḥ rāmaḥ tayoḥ tat vacanam śrutvā
sarvabhūtahite rataḥ prahasan vākyam abravīt

16. Having heard their words, Rāma, the son of Daśaratha, who was intent on the welfare of all creatures, spoke (to them) with a smile.

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (spies) (of those two, their)

• तत् (tat) - those (words) (that, those)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• दशरथात्मजः (daśarathātmajaḥ) - son of Daśaratha

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, words

• सर्वभूतहिते (sarvabhūtahite) - intent on the welfare of all creatures (in the welfare of all beings)

• रतः (rataḥ) - engaged, devoted, intent

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (spies) (of those two, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

तत् (tat) - those (words) (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, declaration

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Root: śru (class 5)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name)

दशरथात्मजः (daśarathātmajaḥ) - son of Daśaratha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśarathātmaja

daśarathātmaja - son of Daśaratha

Compound type : Genitive Tatpuruṣa (daśaratha+ātmaja)

• daśaratha – Daśaratha (proper name, father of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born of oneself
  noun (masculine)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahasat - smiling, laughing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'has' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, words

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, assertion

सर्वभूतहिते (sarvabhūtahite) - intent on the welfare of all creatures (in the welfare of all beings)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarvabhūtahita

sarvabhūtahita - welfare of all beings

Compound type : Locative Tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta+hita)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• hita – welfare, benefit, good
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dhā' (to place) with prefix 'hi'
  Prefix: hi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

रतः (rataḥ) - engaged, devoted, intent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rata

rata - engaged in, devoted to, delighted in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'ram' (to delight, to rest)

Root: ram (class 1)