रामायणम्
Shloka 12.4-5Unverified draft

ततो राजाऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं सुमन्त्रं मन्त्रिसत्तमम्। सुमन्त्रावाहय क्षिप्रं ऋत्विजो ब्रह्मवादिन:।।1.12.4।। सुयज्ञं वामदेवं च जाबालिमथ काश्यपम्। पुरोहितं वसिष्ठं च ये चान्ये द्विजसत्तमा:।।1.12.5।।

Meaning

Then the king said to Sumantra, finest of ministers: "Quickly summon the Vedic priests — Suyajna, Vamadeva, Jabali, Kashyapa, the family priest Vasishtha, and other excellent brahmins."

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

Shloka 1.12.4

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tataḥ rājā abravīt vākyamततः राजा अब्रवीत् वाक्यम्then the king spoke this wordVerb (imperfect)
sumantram mantri-sattamamसुमन्त्रम् मन्त्रि-सत्तमम्to Sumantra, best of ministersAccusative singular
sumantraसुमन्त्रO SumantraVocative singular
āvāhaya kṣipramआवाहय क्षिप्रम्quickly summonVerb (imperative, causative)
ṛtvijaḥ brahma-vādinaḥऋत्विजः ब्रह्म-वादिनःthe officiating priests, speakers of sacred truthAccusative plural

Shloka 1.12.5

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
suyajñamसुयज्ञम्SuyajnaAccusative singular
vāmadevam caवामदेवम् चand VamadevaAccusative singular
jābālim atha kāśyapamजाबालिम् अथ काश्यपम्Jabali and KashyapaAccusative singular
purohitam vasiṣṭham caपुरोहितम् वसिष्ठम् चand the family priest VasishthaAccusative singular
ye ca anye dvija-sattamāḥये च अन्ये द्विज-सत्तमाःand whichever other best of the twice-bornNominative plural

Reference: 1.12.4-5 · Bāla Kāṇḍa