वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-19, verse-1

सारणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा रावणं राक्षसाधिपम् ।
बलमालोकयन् सर्वं शुको वाक्यमथाब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. sāraṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā rāvaṇaṃ rākṣasādhipam ,
balamālokayan sarvaṃ śuko vākyamathābravīt.

1. sāraṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā rāvaṇam rākṣasādhipam
balam ālokayan sarvam śukaḥ vākyam atha abravīt

1. sāraṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā sarvam balam ālokayan
śukaḥ rākṣasādhipam rāvaṇam atha vākyam abravīt

1. Having heard Sāraṇa's words, and while observing the entire army, Śuka then spoke to Rāvaṇa, the king of the rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• सारणस्य (sāraṇasya) - of Sāraṇa

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word; speech; statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; listening

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa (name)

• राक्षसाधिपम् (rākṣasādhipam) - the king of the rākṣasas (lord of rākṣasas; king of demons)

• बलम् (balam) - the army (of vanaras) (army; strength; power)

• आलोकयन् (ālokayan) - while observing (observing; looking at; seeing)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (army) (all; entire; whole)

• शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka (a rākṣasa spy/minister) (parrot; a proper name)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - these words (speech; words; sentence)

• अथ (atha) - then; thereupon; now

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke; he said

Words meanings and morphology

सारणस्य (sāraṇasya) - of Sāraṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sāraṇa

sāraṇa - Sāraṇa (a name)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word; speech; statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word; speech; statement

Note: Can also be nominative singular, but contextual role here is accusative with śrutvā.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; listening

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Verbal indeclinable, does not take gender, number, case.

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa (name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (king of Laṅkā)

राक्षसाधिपम् (rākṣasādhipam) - the king of the rākṣasas (lord of rākṣasas; king of demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord of rākṣasas; king of demons

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+adhipa)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa; demon
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord; ruler; king
  noun (masculine)
  from adhi + root pā (to protect, rule)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

बलम् (balam) - the army (of vanaras) (army; strength; power)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - army; strength; power

आलोकयन् (ālokayan) - while observing (observing; looking at; seeing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ālokayat

ālokayat - observing; looking at; seeing

Present Active Participle

from root lok with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: This participle agrees with Śuka (the subject).

सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (army) (all; entire; whole)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all; entire; whole

Note: Agrees with balam (neuter accusative singular).

शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka (a rākṣasa spy/minister) (parrot; a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - parrot; a proper name

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - these words (speech; words; sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech; words; sentence

अथ (atha) - then; thereupon; now

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke; he said

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

from root brū, imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: brū (class 2)