वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-96, verse-12

तेषां तत् समवेतानां वाक्यं धर्मार्थसंहितम् ।
श्रुत्वा परिषदो मध्ये रामो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत् ॥१२॥

12. teṣāṃ tat samavetānāṃ vākyaṃ dharmārthasaṃhitam ,
śrutvā pariṣado madhye rāmo lakṣmaṇamabravīt.

12. teṣām tat samavetānām vākyam dharmārthasaṃhitam
śrutvā pariṣadaḥ madhye rāmaḥ lakṣmaṇam abravīt

12. rāmaḥ pariṣadaḥ madhye samavetānām teṣām tat
dharmārthasaṃhitam vākyam śrutvā lakṣmaṇam abravīt

12. Rama, having heard that reasonable and beneficial speech from those who were assembled in the midst of the assembly, spoke to Lakshmana.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - from them (of them, to them)

• तत् (tat) - that (speech) (that, it)

• समवेतानाम् (samavetānām) - of those who were assembled (of the assembled ones)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the speech (speech, words, sentence)

• धर्मार्थसंहितम् (dharmārthasaṁhitam) - reasonable and beneficial, consistent with natural law (dharma) and purpose (endowed with natural law (dharma) and purpose, reasonable, beneficial)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• परिषदः (pariṣadaḥ) - of the assembly (of the assembly, of the council)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst (in the middle, among, in the midst)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (proper name))

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - from them (of them, to them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the people assembled.

तत् (tat) - that (speech) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Direct object of 'śrutvā', refers to 'vākyam'.

समवेतानाम् (samavetānām) - of those who were assembled (of the assembled ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of samaveta

samaveta - assembled, collected, joined together

Past Passive Participle

From sam- + ava- + root i (to go)

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'teṣām'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the speech (speech, words, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, sentence, word, saying

From vāc (speech)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

धर्मार्थसंहितम् (dharmārthasaṁhitam) - reasonable and beneficial, consistent with natural law (dharma) and purpose (endowed with natural law (dharma) and purpose, reasonable, beneficial)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmārthasaṃhita

dharmārthasaṁhita - connected with (saṃhita) dharma (natural law/righteousness) and artha (purpose/benefit)

Compound: dharma (natural law) + artha (purpose) + saṃhita (connected with)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+artha+saṃhita)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object, benefit
  noun (masculine)
• saṃhita – joined, connected, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam- + root dhā (to place, hold)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'vākyam'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root śru + suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb 'abravīt'.

परिषदः (pariṣadaḥ) - of the assembly (of the assembly, of the council)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of pariṣad

pariṣad - assembly, council, company, audience

From pari- + root sad (to sit)

Prefix: pari

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: 'In the midst of the assembly' (pariṣado madhye).

मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst (in the middle, among, in the midst)

(indeclinable)

Note: 'Pariṣado madhye' - in the midst of the assembly.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a Hindu deity, hero of the Ramayana)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Augment 'a' for imperfect tense

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.