वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-54, verse-2

राघवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा ऋषयः सर्व एव ते ।
ततो निवेदयामासुर्लवणो ववृधे यथा ॥२॥

2. rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā ṛṣayaḥ sarva eva te ,
tato nivedayāmāsurlavaṇo vavṛdhe yathā.

2. rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā ṛṣayaḥ sarve eva te
tataḥ nivedayāmāsuḥ lavaṇaḥ vavṛdhe yathā

2. Having heard the words of Rāghava (Rāma), all those sages then reported how Lavaṇa grew powerful.

Words meanings summery:

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava, Rāma's

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• ते (te) - they, those

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, therefore

• निवेदयामासुः (nivedayāmāsuḥ) - they reported, they informed

• लवणः (lavaṇaḥ) - Lavaṇa

• ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - he grew, he flourished, he became powerful

• यथा (yathā) - how, as, in what manner

Words meanings and morphology

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava, Rāma's

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

Patronymic from Raghu

Note: Possessive case.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

kṛtvā pratyaya (absolutive suffix)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolutive verb form.

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer

Root: ṛṣ

Note: Subject of 'nivedayāmāsuḥ'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'ṛṣayaḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'ṛṣayaḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, therefore

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of sequence.

निवेदयामासुः (nivedayāmāsuḥ) - they reported, they informed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of nivedayā

perfect tense, active voice (causal)

Periphrastic perfect (lit-lakāra, parasmaipada, 3rd person plural) of the causal verb nivedayati (from root vid with prefix ni)

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 2)

लवणः (lavaṇaḥ) - Lavaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lavaṇa

lavaṇa - Lavaṇa (proper name of a demon), salt, salty

Note: Subject of 'vavṛdhe'.

ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - he grew, he flourished, he became powerful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (lit) of vṛdh

perfect tense, middle voice

lit-lakāra, ātmanepada, 3rd person singular, reduplicated perfect form

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - how, as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Relative adverb.