वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-38, verse-2

ऊचुर्लक्षणिका ये मां पुत्रिण्यविधवेति च ।
ते ऽस्य सर्वे हते रामे ऽज्ञानिनो ऽनृतवादिनः ॥२॥

2. ūcurlakṣaṇikā ye māṃ putriṇyavidhaveti ca ,
te'sya sarve hate rāme'jñānino'nṛtavādinaḥ.

2. ūcuḥ lakṣaṇikāḥ ye mām putriṇī avidhavā iti ca
te asya sarve hate rāme ajñāninaḥ anṛtavādinaḥ

2. ye lakṣaṇikāḥ mām putriṇī avidhavā ca iti ūcuḥ
te sarve asya rāme hate ajñāninaḥ anṛtavādinaḥ

2. Those omen-readers who told me, 'You will have sons and not be a widow,' all of them, now that Rāma is slain, are ignorant and liars.

Words meanings summery:

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

• लक्षणिकाः (lakṣaṇikāḥ) - omen-readers (astrologers, diagnosticians, those skilled in reading omens/marks)

• ये (ye) - who (who, which)

• माम् (mām) - me

• पुत्रिणी (putriṇī) - having sons (having sons, blessed with children)

• अविधवा (avidhavā) - not a widow (not a widow, one whose husband is alive)

• इति (iti) - marks quoted speech (thus, so, in this way (marks quoted speech))

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• ते (te) - they (they, those)

• अस्य (asya) - in this situation (of this, of him, its)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

• हते (hate) - slain (slain, killed, destroyed)

• रामे (rāme) - Rāma (Rāma (proper name))

• अज्ञानिनः (ajñāninaḥ) - ignorant (ignorant, unknowing, foolish)

• अनृतवादिनः (anṛtavādinaḥ) - liars (liars, speakers of untruth)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural (irregular formation from vac)

Root: vac (class 2)

लक्षणिकाः (lakṣaṇikāḥ) - omen-readers (astrologers, diagnosticians, those skilled in reading omens/marks)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lakṣaṇika

lakṣaṇika - astrologer, prognosticator, one skilled in distinguishing characteristic marks

Derived from lakṣaṇa (mark, sign, characteristic)

Note: Subject for 'ūcuḥ'.

ये (ye) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to 'lakṣaṇikāḥ'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Object of 'ūcuḥ', referring to Sītā.

पुत्रिणी (putriṇī) - having sons (having sons, blessed with children)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of putriṇ

putriṇ - having sons, blessed with children

Feminine form of putriṇ

Note: Used as a predicate in indirect speech.

अविधवा (avidhavā) - not a widow (not a widow, one whose husband is alive)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidhavā

avidhavā - not a widow, one whose husband is alive

Negative compound (na + vidhavā)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidhavā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vidhavā – widow
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used as a predicate in indirect speech.

इति (iti) - marks quoted speech (thus, so, in this way (marks quoted speech))

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'putriṇī' and 'avidhavā'.

ते (te) - they (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, they

Note: Refers back to 'lakṣaṇikāḥ ye'.

अस्य (asya) - in this situation (of this, of him, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

Note: Temporal/situational genitive.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Qualifies 'te'.

हते (hate) - slain (slain, killed, destroyed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - slain, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction 'hate rāme'.

रामे (rāme) - Rāma (Rāma (proper name))

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (prince of Ayodhyā)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction 'hate rāme'.

अज्ञानिनः (ajñāninaḥ) - ignorant (ignorant, unknowing, foolish)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ajñānin

ajñānin - ignorant, unknowing, foolish

Negative compound (na + jñānin)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñānin)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• jñānin – knowing, wise, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Predicate for 'te sarve'.

अनृतवादिनः (anṛtavādinaḥ) - liars (liars, speakers of untruth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anṛtavādin

anṛtavādin - liar, speaker of untruth

Compound: anṛta (untruth) + vādin (speaking)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (anṛta+vādin)

• anṛta – untruth, falsehood
  noun (neuter)
  Negative compound (na + ṛta)
• vādin – speaking, speaker
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Predicate for 'te sarve'.