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

तच्छ्रुत्वा मन्त्रिणः सर्वे सोपाध्यायाः समासत ।
वसिष्ठस्तु महातेजा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह ॥७॥

7. tacchrutvā mantriṇaḥ sarve sopādhyāyāḥ samāsata ,
vasiṣṭhastu mahātejā vākyametaduvāca ha.

7. tat śrutvā mantriṇaḥ sarve sa-upādhyāyāḥ samāsata
vasiṣṭhaḥ tu mahātejāḥ vākyam etat uvāca ha

7. tat śrutvā sarve sa-upādhyāyāḥ mantriṇaḥ samāsata.
tu mahātejāḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ etat vākyam uvāca ha

7. Having heard that, all the ministers with their preceptors sat together. Then Vasiṣṭha, the greatly radiant one, spoke this statement.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (what the king had said) (that, therefore, accordingly)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (the ministers) (all, every)

• स-उपाध्यायाः (sa-upādhyāyāḥ) - with their teachers/preceptors

• समासत (samāsata) - they sat together, assembled

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

• तु (tu) - then, but (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly radiant one (greatly radiant, very brilliant, illustrious)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - this statement (statement, speech, word)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely (emphasizing particle)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (what the king had said) (that, therefore, accordingly)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Object of the gerund `śrutvā`.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

Note: Subject of `samāsata`.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (the ministers) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies `mantriṇaḥ`.

स-उपाध्यायाः (sa-upādhyāyāḥ) - with their teachers/preceptors

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sa-upādhyāya

sa-upādhyāya - together with preceptors, accompanied by teachers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+upādhyāya)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• upādhyāya – teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa

Note: Qualifies `mantriṇaḥ`.

समासत (samāsata) - they sat together, assembled

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of samās

from sam- + ās- 'to sit'

Prefix: sam

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Pāṇini 2.4.78.

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

तु (tu) - then, but (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly radiant one (greatly radiant, very brilliant, illustrious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - of great splendor, very brilliant, illustrious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power, fire
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `vasiṣṭhaḥ`.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - this statement (statement, speech, word)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence, word

from vac- 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `uvāca`.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Qualifies `vākyam`.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed, surely (emphasizing particle)

(indeclinable)

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