वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-94, verse-16

श्रुत्वा पितामहेनोक्तं वाक्यं कालसमीरितम् ।
राघवः प्रहसन् वाक्यं सर्वसंहारमब्रवीत् ॥१६॥

16. śrutvā pitāmahenoktaṃ vākyaṃ kālasamīritam ,
rāghavaḥ prahasan vākyaṃ sarvasaṃhāramabravīt.

16. śrutvā pitāmahena uktam vākyam kālasamīritam
rāghavaḥ prahasan vākyam sarvasaṃhāram abravīt

16. pitāmahena uktam kālasamīritam vākyam śrutvā
rāghavaḥ prahasan sarvasaṃhāram vākyam abravīt

16. Having heard the timely words spoken by the grandfather (Brahmā), Rāghava, smiling, uttered a statement that would effect the annihilation of all.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• पितामहेन (pitāmahena) - by Brahmā (by the grandfather)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement

• कालसमीरितम् (kālasamīritam) - uttered at the right time, timely, inspired by time

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāma)

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement

• सर्वसंहारम् (sarvasaṁhāram) - causing the destruction of all, bringing total annihilation

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolutive (gerund)

पितामहेन (pitāmahena) - by Brahmā (by the grandfather)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather; Brahmā

उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

कालसमीरितम् (kālasamīritam) - uttered at the right time, timely, inspired by time

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kālasamīrita

kālasamīrita - uttered at the right time, opportune, stimulated by time

Tatpuruṣa compound: kāla (time) + samīrita (uttered)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+samīrita)

• kāla – time, appropriate time
  noun (masculine)
• samīrita – uttered, spoken, set in motion
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root īr (to stir, to move) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: īr (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a name for Rāma

Derived from Raghu with a patronymic suffix

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahasat - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

PAP of root has (to laugh) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rāghavaḥ'

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

सर्वसंहारम् (sarvasaṁhāram) - causing the destruction of all, bringing total annihilation

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarvasaṃhāra

sarvasaṁhāra - destruction of all, universal destruction

Tatpuruṣa compound: sarva (all) + saṃhāra (destruction)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+saṃhāra)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• saṃhāra – destruction, bringing together, collection
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root hṛ (to seize, carry) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)