वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-38, verse-5

ऊचुः संश्रवणे ये मां द्विजाः कार्तान्तिकाः शुभाम् ।
ते ऽद्य सर्वे हते रामे ऽज्ञानिनो ऽनृतवादिनः ॥५॥

5. ūcuḥ saṃśravaṇe ye māṃ dvijāḥ kārtāntikāḥ śubhām ,
te'dya sarve hate rāme'jñānino'nṛtavādinaḥ.

5. ūcuḥ saṃśravaṇe ye māṃ dvijāḥ kārtāntikāḥ śubhām
te adya sarve hate rāme ajñāninaḥ anṛtavādinaḥ

5. ye kārtāntikāḥ dvijāḥ saṃśravaṇe māṃ śubhām ūcuḥ,
te sarve adya rāme hate ajñāninaḥ anṛtavādinaḥ

5. Those Brahmins skilled in destiny, who spoke auspicious prophecies to me within earshot, all of them are today ignorant and liars, now that Rama has been slain.

Words meanings summery:

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

• संश्रवणे (saṁśravaṇe) - in hearing, upon hearing, within earshot

• ये (ye) - who (referring to the prognosticators) (who, those who)

• माम् (mām) - me

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - Brahmins (specifically prognosticators) (Brahmins, twice-born ones)

• कार्तान्तिकाः (kārtāntikāḥ) - prognosticators, astrologers, those skilled in time/destiny

• शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious (prediction) (auspicious, beautiful, prosperous)

• ते (te) - they (referring back to the prognosticators) (they, those)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, everyone)

• हते (hate) - having been killed (Rama) (killed, slain, destroyed)

• रामे (rāme) - Rama (in the context of being killed) (in Rama, regarding Rama)

• अज्ञानिनः (ajñāninaḥ) - ignorant ones, foolish people

• अनृतवादिनः (anṛtavādinaḥ) - liars, speakers of untruth

Words meanings and morphology

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd plural

From root vac (to speak), perfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

संश्रवणे (saṁśravaṇe) - in hearing, upon hearing, within earshot

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃśravaṇa

saṁśravaṇa - hearing, listening, making heard

From root śru with prefix sam, meaning 'hearing' or 'making heard'. Formed with suffix -ana.

Prefix: sam

Root: śru (class 5)

ये (ye) - who (referring to the prognosticators) (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Relative pronoun, masculine nominative plural.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

First person pronoun, accusative singular.

द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - Brahmins (specifically prognosticators) (Brahmins, twice-born ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born, a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth

Masculine nominative plural. Etymologically 'twice-born' (dvi + jan), referring to Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas by their initiation, or birds (born from egg and then flight), or teeth.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvi+jan)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• jan – to be born, to produce, to beget
  root
  Root: jan (class 4)

कार्तान्तिकाः (kārtāntikāḥ) - prognosticators, astrologers, those skilled in time/destiny

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kārtāntika

kārtāntika - one who knows the end of time, a prognosticator, astrologer

Masculine nominative plural. Derived from kṛtānta (the end of an age, destiny) + ṭhan/ika suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Describes the Brahmins.

शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious (prediction) (auspicious, beautiful, prosperous)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, bright, beautiful, good

Feminine accusative singular, qualifying an implied feminine noun like vāk (speech) or kīrti (fame) or a prediction.

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'prediction' or 'prophecy'.

ते (te) - they (referring back to the prognosticators) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

Masculine nominative plural. Refers back to 'ye dvijāḥ kārtāntikāḥ'.

Note: Refers to the same Brahmins mentioned earlier.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable adverb.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Masculine nominative plural. Qualifies 'te' (they).

Note: Qualifies 'te' (they).

हते (hate) - having been killed (Rama) (killed, slain, destroyed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, kill), past passive participle. Masculine locative singular, forming a locative absolute construction with 'rāme'.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Part of locative absolute with 'rāme'.

रामे (rāme) - Rama (in the context of being killed) (in Rama, regarding Rama)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name)

Masculine locative singular. Part of a locative absolute construction with 'hate' (Rama having been killed).

Note: Part of locative absolute with 'hate'.

अज्ञानिनः (ajñāninaḥ) - ignorant ones, foolish people

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ajñānin

ajñānin - ignorant, foolish, one who lacks knowledge

Masculine nominative plural. Derived from 'a' (not) + 'jñānin' (knower).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+jñānin)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jñānin – knower, wise, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'te sarve'.

अनृतवादिनः (anṛtavādinaḥ) - liars, speakers of untruth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anṛtavādin

anṛtavādin - speaking untruth, a liar

Masculine nominative plural. Derived from 'anṛta' (untruth) + 'vādin' (speaker).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (anṛta+vādin)

• anṛta – untruth, falsehood
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'a' (not) and 'ṛta' (truth).
  Prefix: a
• vādin – speaking, speaker, proclaiming
  adjective (masculine)
  From root vad (to speak) + -in suffix.
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'te sarve'.