वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-65, verse-7

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा बलाध्यक्षो निशाचरः ।
स्यन्दनं च बलं चैव समीपं प्रत्यपादयत् ॥७॥

7. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā balādhyakṣo niśācaraḥ ,
syandanaṃ ca balaṃ caiva samīpaṃ pratyapādayat.

7. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā balādhyakṣaḥ niśācaraḥ
syandanam ca balam ca eva samīpam pratyapādayat

7. niśācaraḥ balādhyakṣaḥ tasya tat vacanam śrutvā
syandanam ca balam ca eva samīpam pratyapādayat

7. Hearing his words, the demon (niśācara) commander of the forces brought the chariot and the army close by.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• तत् (tat) - that

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• बलाध्यक्षः (balādhyakṣaḥ) - commander of forces, chief of the army

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - night-wanderer, demon, goblin

• स्यन्दनम् (syandanam) - chariot

• च (ca) - and

• बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, even, only

• समीपम् (samīpam) - near, proximity, vicinity

• प्रत्यपादयत् (pratyapādayat) - he caused to come near, brought forth, presented

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from root śru with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

बलाध्यक्षः (balādhyakṣaḥ) - commander of forces, chief of the army

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balādhyakṣa

balādhyakṣa - commander of forces, chief of the army

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+adhyakṣa)

• bala – force, strength, army
  noun (neuter)
• adhyakṣa – overseer, superintendent, chief
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: akṣ

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - night-wanderer, demon, goblin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, goblin

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, wanderer
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  From root car 'to move'
  Root: car (class 1)

स्यन्दनम् (syandanam) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of syandana

syandana - chariot, flowing, moving

Root: syand (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - army, force, strength

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, even, only

(indeclinable)

समीपम् (samīpam) - near, proximity, vicinity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samīpa

samīpa - near, proximity, vicinity

Note: Used adverbially here

प्रत्यपादयत् (pratyapādayat) - he caused to come near, brought forth, presented

(verb)

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

Causative

Causative of pratipad (prati + apa + pad)

Prefixes: prati+apa

Root: pad (class 4)