वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-32, verse-27

रावणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा मन्त्रिणो ऽथार्जुनस्य ते ।
उत्तस्थुः सायुधास्तं च रावणं वाक्यमब्रुवन् ॥२७॥

27. rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā mantriṇo'thārjunasya te ,
uttasthuḥ sāyudhāstaṃ ca rāvaṇaṃ vākyamabruvan.

27. rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā mantriṇaḥ atha arjunasya te
uttasthuḥ sāyudhāḥ tam ca rāvaṇam vākyam abruvan

27. rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā atha te arjunasya mantriṇaḥ
sāyudhāḥ uttasthuḥ ca tam rāvaṇam vākyam abruvan

27. Having heard Rāvaṇa's words, those ministers of Arjuna then stood up, armed, and spoke these words to Rāvaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers

• अथ (atha) - then, next, thereupon

• अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

• ते (te) - those, they

• उत्तस्थुः (uttasthuḥ) - stood up, rose up

• सायुधाः (sāyudhāḥ) - armed, with weapons

• तम् (tam) - to him (Rāvaṇa) (him, that)

• च (ca) - and, also

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

Words meanings and morphology

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name, the demon king of Laṅkā)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Indeclinable participle (gerund) formed from root śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, one who has a mantra

अथ (atha) - then, next, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (proper name)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the ministers.

उत्तस्थुः (uttasthuḥ) - stood up, rose up

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect indicative (lit) of sthā

Perfect tense (lit) 3rd person plural of root sthā with prefix ud-.

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

सायुधाः (sāyudhāḥ) - armed, with weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāyudha

sāyudha - armed, bearing weapons

Bahuvrīhi compound: sa- (with) + āyudha (weapon).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+āyudha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix used in compounds to mean 'with'.
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'mantriṇaḥ'.

तम् (tam) - to him (Rāvaṇa) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, sentence, speech, statement

Derived from vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect indicative (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense (laṅ) 3rd person plural of root brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

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