Shloka 12.20Unverified draft

तथेति च ततस्सर्वे मन्त्रिण: प्रत्यपूजयन्। पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य तद्वाक्यं यथाज्ञप्तमकुर्वत।।1.12.19।।

Meaning

Honoring the king's words with "So be it," all the ministers carried out everything exactly as commanded.

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tathā iti ca tataḥ sarve mantriṇaḥतथा इति च ततः सर्वे मन्त्रिणः'so be it', and then all the ministersNominative plural
pratyapūjayanप्रत्यपूजयन्honored itVerb (imperfect)
pārthiva-indrasya tat vākyamपार्थिव-इन्द्रस्य तत् वाक्यम्that speech of the lord of kingsAccusative singular
yathā-ājñaptam akurvataयथा-आज्ञप्तम् अकुर्वतdid exactly as orderedVerb (imperfect, middle)

Reference: 1.12.20 · Bāla Kāṇḍa