वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-23, verse-42

ततस्तथेति प्रतिगृह्य तद्वचो बलाधिपास्ते महदात्मनो बलम् ।
समानयंश्चैव समागतं च ते न्यवेदयन्भर्तरि युद्धकाङ्क्षिणि ॥४२॥

42. tatastatheti pratigṛhya tadvaco balādhipāste mahadātmano balam ,
samānayaṃścaiva samāgataṃ ca te nyavedayanbhartari yuddhakāṅkṣiṇi.

42. tatas tathā iti pratigṛhya tat vacaḥ
balādhipāḥ te mahat ātmanaḥ balam
samānayan ca eva samāgatam ca te
nyavedayan bhartari yuddhakāṅkṣiṇi

42. tatas te balādhipāḥ tathā iti tat
vacaḥ pratigṛhya mahat ātmanaḥ
balam samānayan ca eva samāgatam ca
yuddhakāṅkṣiṇi bhartari nyavedayan

42. Then, having accepted that command with the words 'so be it', those army commanders, after gathering their own large force and also the already assembled troops, reported to their lord, who was desirous of war.

Words meanings summery:

• ततस् (tatas) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus (as in 'so be it') (thus, so, in that manner)

• इति (iti) - indicating a quotation ('so be it') (thus, in this manner, indicates quotation)

• प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted (the command) (having accepted, having received)

• तत् (tat) - that (command) (that)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - command (word, speech, command)

• बलाधिपाः (balādhipāḥ) - army commanders (commanders of forces, army chiefs)

• ते (te) - those (commanders) (they, those)

• महत् (mahat) - large, great (great, large, important)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of their own (army) (of oneself, of the self, own)

• बलम् (balam) - army (army, force, strength)

• समानयन् (samānayan) - gathering (their own army) (gathering, bringing together)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed, also (only, indeed, just)

• समागतम् (samāgatam) - assembled (troops) (assembled, collected, arrived)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ते (te) - they (the commanders) (they, those)

• न्यवेदयन् (nyavedayan) - they reported (they reported, they announced)

• भर्तरि (bhartari) - to their lord (to the lord, master, supporter)

• युद्धकाङ्क्षिणि (yuddhakāṅkṣiṇi) - who was eager for war (desirous of battle, eager for war)

Words meanings and morphology

ततस् (tatas) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal base tad, ablative suffix -tas

तथा (tathā) - so, thus (as in 'so be it') (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal base tad + suffix -thā

इति (iti) - indicating a quotation ('so be it') (thus, in this manner, indicates quotation)

(indeclinable)

प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted (the command) (having accepted, having received)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

root grah + prefix prati + suffix -ya

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

तत् (tat) - that (command) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वचः (vacaḥ) - command (word, speech, command)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, voice, command

Root: vac (class 2)

बलाधिपाः (balādhipāḥ) - army commanders (commanders of forces, army chiefs)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of balādhipa

balādhipa - commander of an army, chief of forces

Compound type : tatpurusha (bala+adhipa)

• bala – strength, power, army, force
  noun (neuter)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, chief
  noun (masculine)
  from adhi + pā (to protect/rule)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

ते (te) - those (commanders) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to balādhipāḥ.

महत् (mahat) - large, great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Qualifies balam.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of their own (army) (of oneself, of the self, own)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: Used reflexively to indicate "their own".

बलम् (balam) - army (army, force, strength)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, army, force

Note: Object of samānayan.

समानयन् (samānayan) - gathering (their own army) (gathering, bringing together)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samānayat

samānayat - gathering, bringing together

present active participle

root nī + prefixes sam + ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Qualifies te (commanders) and indicates an ongoing action.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, also (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

समागतम् (samāgatam) - assembled (troops) (assembled, collected, arrived)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samāgata

samāgata - come together, assembled, collected, arrived

past passive participle

root gam + prefixes sam + ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used substantively to mean "the assembled (force)".

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they (the commanders) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Reiterates the subject balādhipāḥ.

न्यवेदयन् (nyavedayan) - they reported (they reported, they announced)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of niveday

causative of vid

root vid (to know) + prefix ni + causative suffix -ay

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 6)

भर्तरि (bhartari) - to their lord (to the lord, master, supporter)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - lord, master, husband, supporter

agent noun from root bhṛ

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Locative used to indicate indirect object ("to whom").

युद्धकाङ्क्षिणि (yuddhakāṅkṣiṇi) - who was eager for war (desirous of battle, eager for war)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of yuddhakāṅkṣin

yuddhakāṅkṣin - desirous of war, eager for battle

Compound type : tatpurusha (yuddha+kāṅkṣin)

• yuddha – battle, war, fight
  noun (neuter)
  from root yudh
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• kāṅkṣin – desirous, longing
  adjective (masculine)
  from root kāṅkṣ
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies bhartari.