वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-83, verse-21

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा महापार्श्वो ऽब्रवीद्वचः ।
बलाध्यक्षान् स्थितांस्तत्र बलं संत्वर्यतामिति ॥२१॥

21. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā mahāpārśvo'bravīdvacaḥ ,
balādhyakṣān sthitāṃstatra balaṃ saṃtvaryatāmiti.

21. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā mahāpārśvaḥ abravīt vacaḥ
balādhyakṣān sthitān tatra balam saṁtvarayatām iti

21. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā mahāpārśvaḥ tatra sthitān
balādhyakṣān vacaḥ abravīt balam saṁtvarayatām iti

21. Having heard his words, Mahāpārśva spoke to the commanders of the army who were standing there, saying, 'Let the army be swiftly mobilized!'

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Rāvaṇa's) (his, its)

• तत् (tat) - that (Rāvaṇa's speech) (that)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words, speech (word, speech)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• महापार्श्वः (mahāpārśvaḥ) - Mahāpārśva (one of Rāvaṇa's generals) (Mahāpārśva (a proper name))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (said, spoke)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech)

• बलाध्यक्षान् (balādhyakṣān) - commanders of the army (army commanders, chiefs of forces)

• स्थितान् (sthitān) - standing (standing, situated)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

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

• संत्वरयताम् (saṁtvarayatām) - let it (the army) be swiftly mobilized (let it be hastened, let it be quickened)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of a quote) (thus, so, in this manner)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (Rāvaṇa's) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that (Rāvaṇa's speech) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वचनम् (vacanam) - words, speech (word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, utterance

Derived from root `vac` (to speak) + `ana` suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root `śru` (to hear) + `ktvā` suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)

महापार्श्वः (mahāpārśvaḥ) - Mahāpārśva (one of Rāvaṇa's generals) (Mahāpārśva (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāpārśva

mahāpārśva - one with large sides; a proper name

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+pārśva)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• pārśva – side, flank
  noun (neuter)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - speech, word, utterance

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Often used idiomatically with verbs like `brū` (to speak) to mean 'spoke words' or 'said thus'.

बलाध्यक्षान् (balādhyakṣān) - commanders of the army (army commanders, chiefs of forces)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of balādhyakṣa

balādhyakṣa - superintendent of forces, army commander

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bala+adhyakṣa)

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

स्थितान् (sthitān) - standing (standing, situated)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `sthā` (to stand) + `kta` suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `balādhyakṣān`.

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, army, force

Note: Object of the implied verb `saṁtvarayatām`.

संत्वरयताम् (saṁtvarayatām) - let it (the army) be swiftly mobilized (let it be hastened, let it be quickened)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (lot) of saṁtvar

Causative

Root `tvar` (to hurry) with prefix `sam` and causative suffix `ṇic`.

Prefix: sam

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Used as an injunctive command.

इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of a quote) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Quotation marker.