वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-38, verse-6

एताश्चान्याश्च राजानः कथास्तत्र सहस्रशः ।
कथयन्तः स्वराष्ट्राणि विविशुस्ते महारथाः ॥६॥

6. etāścānyāśca rājānaḥ kathāstatra sahasraśaḥ ,
kathayantaḥ svarāṣṭrāṇi viviśuste mahārathāḥ.

6. etāḥ ca anyāḥ ca rājānaḥ kathāḥ tatra sahasraśaḥ
kathayantaḥ svarāṣṭrāṇi viviśuḥ te mahārathāḥ

6. ते महारथाः राजानः एताः च अन्याः च सहस्रशः कथाः
तत्र कथयन्तः (सन्तः) स्वराष्ट्राणि विविशुः

6. While narrating these and thousands of other stories, those great warrior kings entered their respective kingdoms.

Words meanings summery:

• एताः (etāḥ) - these

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other, different

• च (ca) - and, also

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings, rulers

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, tales, discussions

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands, innumerable

• कथयन्तः (kathayantaḥ) - narrating, telling, speaking

• स्वराष्ट्राणि (svarāṣṭrāṇi) - their own kingdoms/countries

• विविसुः (vivisuḥ) - they entered

• ते (te) - they (those)

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors, great chariot-fighters

Words meanings and morphology

एताः (etāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Agrees with 'kathāḥ' (stories) as direct object, but form is nominative.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with 'kathāḥ' (stories) as direct object, but form is nominative.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings, rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, tales, discussions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, talk, conversation

Note: Object of 'kathayantaḥ'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands, innumerable

(indeclinable)

Taddhita suffix '-śas' indicating 'by units of'.

कथयन्तः (kathayantaḥ) - narrating, telling, speaking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kathayat

kathayat - telling, narrating, speaking

Present Active Participle

From the causative stem of root 'kath' (to tell) or denominative from 'kathā'.

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'rājānaḥ'.

स्वराष्ट्राणि (svarāṣṭrāṇi) - their own kingdoms/countries

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of svarāṣṭra

svarāṣṭra - one's own kingdom, native country

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+rāṣṭra)

• sva – one's own, self, own
  pronoun
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, country, realm, state
  noun (neuter)

विविसुः (vivisuḥ) - they entered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of viś

Root: viś (class 6)

ते (te) - they (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'rājānaḥ'.

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors, great chariot-fighters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - a great warrior, a warrior fighting from a great chariot, a commander of many chariots

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahat – great, large, mighty, excellent
  adjective (neuter)
• ratha – chariot; warrior (especially one who fights from a chariot)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'rājānaḥ'.