वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-81, verse-3

तयोस्तद्वाक्यमाधुर्यं निशम्य परिपृच्छतोः ।
रामः पुनरुवाचेमां प्रजापतिसुते कथाम् ॥३॥

3. tayostadvākyamādhuryaṃ niśamya paripṛcchatoḥ ,
rāmaḥ punaruvācemāṃ prajāpatisute kathām.

3. tayoḥ tat vākyamādhuryam niśamya paripṛcchatoḥ
rāmaḥ punaḥ uvāca imām prajāpatisute kathām

3. rāmaḥ tayoḥ paripṛcchatoḥ tat vākyamādhuryam
niśamya imām kathām punaḥ uvāca prajāpatisute

3. Having heard the sweet words of those two (Lava and Kusha) who were inquiring, Rama again recounted this story, O daughters of Prajāpati.

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of Lava and Kusha (of those two, to those two)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, those)

• वाक्यमाधुर्यम् (vākyamādhuryam) - sweetness of their words (sweetness of speech, eloquence)

• निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard (having heard, having perceived)

• परिपृच्छतोः (paripṛcchatoḥ) - of Lava and Kusha who were inquiring (of the two who were asking, of the two inquiring)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Lord Rama (Rama (a celebrated ancient king, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu))

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, moreover, but)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (this (feminine))

• प्रजापतिसुते (prajāpatisute) - O daughters of Prajāpati (addressed by the narrator or Rama) (O daughters of Prajāpati)

• कथाम् (kathām) - story (story, tale)

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of Lava and Kusha (of those two, to those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Also could be locative dual. Here genitive of possession/relation.

तत् (tat) - that (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Here used as an adjective for vākyamādhuryam.

वाक्यमाधुर्यम् (vākyamādhuryam) - sweetness of their words (sweetness of speech, eloquence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākyamādhuryam

vākyamādhuryam - sweetness of speech, eloquence

Compound type : tatpurusha (vākya+mādhuryam)

• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• mādhuryam – sweetness, charm
  noun (neuter)
  From madhura (sweet) + -ya (suffix for abstract noun)

निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard (having heard, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Gerund of śam with prefix ni. From root śam (to hear, to perceive).

Prefix: ni

Root: śam (class 1)

परिपृच्छतोः (paripṛcchatoḥ) - of Lava and Kusha who were inquiring (of the two who were asking, of the two inquiring)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of paripṛcchat

paripṛcchat - inquiring, asking questions

present active participle

From root prach with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Agrees with tayoḥ.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Lord Rama (Rama (a celebrated ancient king, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasing, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, moreover, but)

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

perfect tense (lit)

Root vac, perfect 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

इमाम् (imām) - this (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to kathām.

प्रजापतिसुते (prajāpatisute) - O daughters of Prajāpati (addressed by the narrator or Rama) (O daughters of Prajāpati)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, dual of prajāpatisutā

prajāpatisutā - daughter of Prajāpati

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajāpati+sutā)

• prajāpati – lord of creation, creator (often Brahmā)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sutā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Direct address.

कथाम् (kathām) - story (story, tale)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Object of uvāca.