वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-97, verse-16

स तेषां निश्चयं ज्ञात्वा कृतान्तं च निरीक्ष्यच ।
पौराणां दृढभक्तिं च बाढमित्येव सो ऽब्रवीत् ॥१६॥

16. sa teṣāṃ niścayaṃ jñātvā kṛtāntaṃ ca nirīkṣyaca ,
paurāṇāṃ dṛḍhabhaktiṃ ca bāḍhamityeva so'bravīt.

16. saḥ teṣām niścayam jñātvā kṛtāntam ca nirīkṣya ca
paurāṇām dṛḍhabhaktim ca bāḍham iti eva saḥ abravīt

16. saḥ teṣām niścayam kṛtāntam ca paurāṇām dṛḍhabhaktim
ca jñātvā nirīkṣya saḥ bāḍham iti eva abravīt

16. Having understood their firm resolve, and observing both fate (kṛtānta) and the unwavering devotion of the citizens, he simply said, "Indeed."

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (Rama) (he, that)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (citizens) (of them)

• निश्चयम् (niścayam) - their firm resolve (decision, resolve, certainty)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having understood (having known, understanding)

• कृतान्तम् (kṛtāntam) - fate (kṛtānta) (end of action, fate, destiny, death)

• च (ca) - and

• निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - having observed (having seen, having observed)

• च (ca) - and

• पौराणाम् (paurāṇām) - of the citizens (of citizens, of town dwellers)

• दृढभक्तिम् (dṛḍhabhaktim) - unwavering devotion (firm devotion, steadfast loyalty)

• च (ca) - and

• बाढम् (bāḍham) - Indeed! (certainly, indeed, yes, alright)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, a particle used to indicate a quotation or to complete an idea)

• एव (eva) - merely, simply (only, just, indeed)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he, that)

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

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (Rama) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (citizens) (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निश्चयम् (niścayam) - their firm resolve (decision, resolve, certainty)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - decision, certainty, resolve

Prefix: niḥ

Root: ci (class 5)

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having understood (having known, understanding)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root jñā (9th class) with suffix -tvā

Root: jñā (class 9)

कृतान्तम् (kṛtāntam) - fate (kṛtānta) (end of action, fate, destiny, death)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛtānta

kṛtānta - end of action, fate, destiny, death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛta+anta)

• kṛta – done, made, action
  past passive participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ (8th class)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• anta – end, boundary
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - having observed (having seen, having observed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root īkṣ (1st class) with upasarga nir and suffix -ya

Prefix: nir

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पौराणाम् (paurāṇām) - of the citizens (of citizens, of town dwellers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paura

paura - citizen, town dweller

दृढभक्तिम् (dṛḍhabhaktim) - unwavering devotion (firm devotion, steadfast loyalty)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛḍhabhakti

dṛḍhabhakti - firm devotion, steadfast loyalty

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dṛḍha+bhakti)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, steadfast
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dṛh (1st class)
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• bhakti – devotion, loyalty, attachment (bhakti)
  noun (feminine)
  from root bhaj (1st class)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

बाढम् (bāḍham) - Indeed! (certainly, indeed, yes, alright)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, a particle used to indicate a quotation or to complete an idea)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - merely, simply (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active Third Person Singular

from root brū (2nd class), imperfect tense, parasmaipada

Root: brū (class 2)