वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-45, verse-13

राजन्मन्त्रितपूर्वं नः कुशलैः सह मन्त्रिभिः ।
विवादश्चापि नो वृत्तः समवेक्ष्य परस्परम् ॥१३॥

13. rājanmantritapūrvaṃ naḥ kuśalaiḥ saha mantribhiḥ ,
vivādaścāpi no vṛttaḥ samavekṣya parasparam.

13. rājan mantritapūrvaṃ naḥ kuśalaiḥ saha mantribhiḥ
| vivādaḥ ca api naḥ vṛttaḥ samavekṣya parasparam

13. rājan naḥ kuśalaiḥ mantribhiḥ saha mantritapūrvaṃ
ca api naḥ vivādaḥ parasparam samavekṣya vṛttaḥ

13. O King, this matter was previously deliberated by us with expert ministers. And indeed, a discussion also took place among us after mutual consideration.

Words meanings summery:

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (vocative, addressing Rāvaṇa) (O King)

• मन्त्रितपूर्वं (mantritapūrvaṁ) - previously deliberated (matter) (previously deliberated/consulted)

• नः (naḥ) - by us (by us, our, to us)

• कुशलैः (kuśalaiḥ) - by expert (ministers) (by expert, by skillful)

• सह (saha) - with (with, along with)

• मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by ministers

• विवादः (vivādaḥ) - a discussion or debate (discussion, debate, dispute)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also, indeed (also, even, too)

• नः (naḥ) - among us (among us, to us, our)

• वृत्तः (vṛttaḥ) - occurred (took place) (happened, occurred, transpired)

• समवेक्ष्य (samavekṣya) - after mutual consideration (having considered, having surveyed, having looked at)

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually (each other's views) (mutually, reciprocally, each other)

Words meanings and morphology

राजन् (rājan) - O King (vocative, addressing Rāvaṇa) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

मन्त्रितपूर्वं (mantritapūrvaṁ) - previously deliberated (matter) (previously deliberated/consulted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mantritapūrva

mantritapūrva - previously deliberated/consulted

Compound of mantrita (P.P.P. from mantr 'to consult') and pūrva (former, prior)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mantrita+pūrva)

• mantrita – deliberated, consulted
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mantr (to consult)
  Root: mantr (class 10)
• pūrva – prior, former, earlier
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Refers to the subject of the deliberation (the 'matter' being discussed), which is implicitly the current situation.

नः (naḥ) - by us (by us, our, to us)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Implied agent of deliberation.

कुशलैः (kuśalaiḥ) - by expert (ministers) (by expert, by skillful)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuśala

kuśala - expert, skillful, proficient, well-being, welfare

Note: Agrees with `mantribhiḥ`.

सह (saha) - with (with, along with)

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs instrumental case.

मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by ministers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

विवादः (vivādaḥ) - a discussion or debate (discussion, debate, dispute)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivāda

vivāda - discussion, debate, dispute, controversy

From root vad (to speak) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'vṛttaḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, indeed (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - among us (among us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Can also be genitive or accusative. Here implies 'among us' or 'for us'.

वृत्तः (vṛttaḥ) - occurred (took place) (happened, occurred, transpired)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - happened, occurred, transpired, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to be, to happen)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vivādaḥ`.

समवेक्ष्य (samavekṣya) - after mutual consideration (having considered, having surveyed, having looked at)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root īkṣ (to see) with prefixes sam-ava, forming an absolutive (gerund).

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually (each other's views) (mutually, reciprocally, each other)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paraspara

paraspara - mutually, reciprocally, each other

Note: Often used adverbially in accusative singular neuter or masculine, meaning 'mutually'.